Cannondale (hand made in USA) refurb.

[woodbutchmaster]

I would appreciate any views or advice with regard to getting this back on track . The bike is complete apart from tyres/tubes and hand grips , all of which are shot.

I have taken it apart to clean it up and thats as far as l have got.

 

[dan_bo]

Looks like a CAAD3 bad boy. Solid frame. Clean up nice that.

 

[Cycleops]

About fifteen or so years old and quite low spec but should make a nice bike. Mountain bike lite. I guess it was cheap? Assembled in the USA . Have fun with it.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

About fifteen or so years old and quite low spec but should make a nice bike. Mountain bike lite. I guess it was cheap? Assembled in the USA . Have fun with it.

Very cheap , l was given it by a friend who didn't want it anymore

 

[Venod]

Assembled in the USA

They made the frames in the US until 2010.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

They made the frames in the US until 2010.

few more pics :

 

[Grant Fondo]

I would appreciate any views or advice with regard to getting this back on track . The bike is complete apart from tyres/tubes and hand grips , all of which are shot.
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I have taken it apart to clean it up and thats as far as l have got.

Not sure if its a Bad Boy or not? Those 'USA Made' frames are great though. I use this link to identify the old ones
https://vintagecannondale.com/catalog/

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Not sure if its a Bad Boy or not? Those 'USA Made' frames are great though. I use this link to identify the old ones
https://vintagecannondale.com/catalog/

Many thanks for the link. Looks like will have an interesting afternoon browsing

 

[DRM]

That’s going to make a pretty good hybrid type bike, might cost a few quid to sort, but a heck of a lot cheaper than a brand new bike, plus the satisfaction of sorting it yourself too

 

[woodbutchmaster]

That’s going to make a pretty good hybrid type bike, might cost a few quid to sort, but a heck of a lot cheaper than a brand new bike, plus the satisfaction of sorting it yourself too

It'll be my first hybrid , all my bikes are strictly road. That said, l am in sw. France and there are kilometres of forest tracks in the area so could be fun !

 

[Drago]

I didn't realise the robots that welded up that frame had hands?

Nice frame though, will you be treating it to a repait or powder coat?

 

[woodbutchmaster]

I didn't realise the robots that welded up that frame had hands?

Nice frame though, will you be treating it to a repait or powder coat?

I quite like its care worn , been through the mill current appearance .
l'm pretty sure that the welders came from a place not so far from planet earth

 

[Blue Hills]

I have an old dale US-made frame.
Now broken down (I may have been stupid enough to jam a BB in it and it had short-travel suspension on the front which was a maintenance issue.)

But it was/is a wondferful frame.

it's ally but the welding on it puts most modern ally frames to shame.
Even expensive ones.
Many are an abomination in my eyes.
Enjoy building that back up.

 

[Cycleops]

l'm pretty sure that the welders came from a place not so far from planet earth
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It wasn't the welders that came from another plant but the beings that applied the filler over the welds

 

[Blue Hills]

It wasn't the welders that came from another plant but the beings that applied the filler over the welds

maybe, but the joints on the tubes of mine are superb.
Many modern ally frames remind me of hand-made artisan pie crusts.
I wouldn't be seen dead on them (and I'm not a lug fetishist - all my bikes are welded)