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Re: I did something to my '88 Cannondale. Can you see it? YES! We have a winner. I needed more bar height to make the dirt drop work, and extending the stem more was a no-go. Cannondale made 26" front/24" rear wheeled bikes earlier in the 80s, so I figured a 27.5/26 combo would be a nice...

Re: Not those, although I will be trying a set of Suntour Command shifters that I lucked into on a donor bike last summer. The RSX brifters are working fine but I hate the way they look. The side profile offers the best clue. Also, the mod pays homage to a unique Cannondale attribute from...

Re: Re: Thanks! Cannondales of this vintage work well for drop bar builds. It's not a custom post, although a Hite-Rite 'dropper' would be a good addition. Getting the proper fit with these bars prompted the alteration, however. I had to change a couple parts, though they are...

Hello all! I don't get here much any more, but I love my 80s and 90s rides and still play around with them all the time. Nice to see this forum still doing well in the age of facebook. I love old Cannondales, this '88 has been my commuter for a couple years. Aside from the drop bar setup...

:D :D You will love riding it! The fillet brazed Modas are finely crafted and detailed. It looks to be in nice original condition, congrats on your find. What is the serial number, if you don't mind sharing?

Sweet-one vote for blue outers. Maybe I'll stick with that if I can find the other black shifter and brake caliper. It's turning into a blue Commando! I wonder if Sugino AT cranksets were available in black? I'm thinking no.

That's pretty neat. My problem with fatbikes (at least here in the States) is the bizarre amnesia that has accompanied their rise to popularity. To me, the intent is much the same as the 80's era of MTBs-exploring areas where bikes are not typically being ridden. In the 80's it was about...

Very cool bike, I'd love one. I'd think the Prestige tubing would indicate a later build also. Have fun with the build.

Thanks! All week things kept getting in the way of finishing this up, and all I had left was installing brake pads and the chain, which for some reason I was dreading. Turned out I was correct-ever since I let a local homeless fellow 'borrow forever' my 1980's era chainbreak tool (a solid Park...

Re: Thanks! The black M700 parts are out there, just harder to find. I already have one waiting-left and right are the same shifter (clever design there), so that simplifies things a bit. I think I may shave down the rubber covers so they blend better with the shift levers. The abrupt cut...

Re: 1984 Ritchey Timberwolf. Perfect bars found, parts going on. Alright-this project hit the back burner a bit, warm weather hit and the reality of spring household projects took over. I did manage to score my ideal set of handlebars from ebay a couple weeks ago: Black anodized, Nitto...

Spectacular! A personal favorite of mine, these bikes. My LBS had one hanging around the upstairs museum several years ago. It wasn't my size, but....I wanted it bad! I went in a few years later, and it was gone. The last one I saw in the flesh was just down the street from my work-I was...

Hello, I have a NOS 58cm 1992 Cannondale Track frameset I would like to sell. It is in new, unbuilt condition, with minor cosmetic blemishes from 25 years of storage. Part of the original packing is still attached to the seatstay. The headset is Stronglight. ***blemish is in center of...

I wanted to post a few pics of a nearly original spec IBOC I picked up today and found several threads about various years and models, but no thread collecting them together. It would be cool to see the models and changes over the years, so feel free to post yours here. I'll start: 1989 IBOC...

Re: Exceptional. Great color. Glad you are enjoying it.

Re: 1984 Ritchey Timberwolf. Big box arrives. Fun day ensues. Thanks guys! Ductape, the thumbies worked really well for me, I have large hands. Cool mod! The wheelset is bizarre, 600 rear hub, 730 front, and late 90's rims, not right for anything. The blue set isn't perfect but will be...

Re: It's in decent shape, quite a bit of touch up in various spots. The paint seems to be getting a bit more delicate as time passes, but it also gets used in the winter, and lives in a cold garage. I should be nicer to it. My frame measures the same as yours, and is stamped RS and JD, so...

Your Cannondale is spectacular, I particularly like the color, and the build looks spot on. I love the roller-cam fork also-cams up front make a bike look like it means business. I have a drop bar Cannondale as well, an '88 running Specialized RM-2's, our frames look to be the same size, I'd...

Re: 1984 Ritchey Timberwolf. Big box arrives. Fun day ensues. Thanks everyone! Stumpjumper1990, I know they are not the 'correct' grips-I'm going to be using Grab-Ons from First Flight if they are still available. When riding I do not like mushroom grips of any style. Right now the build is...

Re: Hey, a fellow New Englandah on Retrobike! Always nice to see 'locals' here. I live in Vermont now, but am from Maine. We had a great day for riding here also. Very, very nice Fat, love the black with the Ti and blue.