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this remains my stand out favourite project on LFGSS at the moment. Your stress testing is fascinating, and impressively detailed.

What's the latest on this?

sub'd. this is going to be good...

subbed. this looks ace.

Coach back in 2012 was a 'mare, didn't make it in '13, but this year will ride it then head down to Ipswich for the train after grabbing breakfast and a pint in the ship

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Very tempted - but need to see that dent before making a decision - already have a 'dale tourer which has had a dent in the downtube for the last 5 years with no problems, so not that concerned...

Been following this thread with interest and that is a thing of beauty. Amazing build, and looking forward to seeing it completed.

Is this still for sale?

It's a lovely frame, really sorry it's not quite right. more I looked at it the more I felt it was just a little too small, and having built up a bike a size too small before and being hugely uncomfortable I decided this just wasn't worth the risk. Going to keep an eye out for another. Hope you had a good journey to the US and all the best.

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This is a frame I bought with the hope of building up with nice dura-ace kit but unfortunately it's just a little too small so I'm putting it up for sale at the price I bought it for - £130 (that includes the £10 I paid for delivery to London)

It's gloriously purple, and without any dents or cracks. The paintwork's old, but in relatively good nick. The fork supplied is an aluminium Sakae which is straight and true - but would benefit from being cleaned up a little - a polish and a fresh coat of lacquer would sort it.

The headset's a little rough - a bog standard Tange - and could do with a service by the looks of things. Of course, if you're feeling really flash you could replace it for something a bit posher

Sizing - c-t 54cm, c-c 55.5cm
Serial Number - 65410890072
Tubing –Threading – Britsih
Seatpost Size – 27.2mm
Rear Spacing – 126mm
Date of manufacture - October 1989

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All good advice, but sadly it looks like this frame and I are going to have to part ways. It's a 54cm frame, not 56cm. At 6'1" It's just too small for me to ride comfortably, especially given the already quite aggressive geometry. Going to put it up for sale at the price I paid for it (£130) on the classifieds thread. PM me if you're interested....
Pics and details: http://www.lfgss.com/thread119185.html

Just collected the frame from Tom and it's a lovely thing, light and clean and dent free. However the paintwork is not great, poorly touched up, and tired, after all it is 24 years old. The fork is also not original and plain ALU - with some mild corrosion meaning that it needs at the very least to be stripped polished and clearcoated. So...I think I'm going to go for a respray and new decal set from vintagecannondale.com after all. Question now is what colour... so, to the floor:

original options are:

Red / white decals
Blue / white decals
Black / gold

Or should I look at something more interesting / contemporary? Basically I have all the colours at Armourtex's disposal to play with - but only have black / white / gold decals ...

Thoughts?

Seriously considering stripping it back to the metal and getting it professionally polished and lacquered with fresh decals. Embrace its aluminium goodness...

Gonna see how it looks in the metal. But agree - touching it up is not a route to go down. If the paintwork is really ropey then will consider a bare metal stripdown / then fresh paint job matched to original colours with new decals from vintagecannondale.com, but otherwise it will probably just be a matter of cleaning it up and fitting out with a decent groupset..

It really is a moose-tery why no-one's bought these yet. They'd be excellent affixed to the back of a bike to caribous, or maybe some other non - elkoholic drinks.

dibs on those Sante / Mavic wheels - perfect for my '90 C'dale criterium, shall PM...

Bought this purple beauty on a bit of a whim from TomVanHalen, should get it next week, now debating what to do with it. Love the paint, but suspect it may need a little sprucing up. Love the idea of taking it back to its roots with a 7400 groupset, and possibly a new paintjob. Also wondering whether it might be worth investing in a carbon fork to take a little of the stiffness out of the ride... Any suggestions would be appreciated...
http://i.imgur.com/1t2jSD8.jpg

It's an alu cannondale frame - shoving 130 in there isn't going to work. Looks like I'll have to stick to 126 and 7spd... You're right, these are a bargain tho - just for someone else, not me :(

what size is that rear hub? am looking for a 126mm...

Nice choice. I have an earlier version of that, an '05 Cannondale T800 and it's built like a tank - the thing just goes and goes. Not the lightest or fastest bike in the world, but utterly reliable. Very jealous of your trip.

PM'd.

Perfect - mail me - jonmundy(at)gmail.com to sort payment / address, etc. - I'm not sure I can PM yet...

Could you take a pic of it in its current state just for reference?

fuckit. always wanted one of these. Might try and build it up as vintage. £130 inc. postage and you've got a deal

Forks and headset included?

Am in London - not able to get to norwich to collect - how much incl postage?