1987 Cannondale SR500 - A New Lease on Life

[peteg]

This was the condition of the bicycle when I obtained it on the cheap a ways back:

Makes the baby jesus cry, huh?

So I found someone about an hour away to powder coat the frameset for me. While away, I ordered new cables, crankset, aero hoods, wraps, etc. Upon completion of the painting, I meticulous took to cleaning it all up and ended up with this result:

 

[latman]

nice one , is the "cannondale" writing a sticker on the Top tube ?

 

[ktuludays]

nice refurb. lovely colour

 

[peteg]

nice one , is the "cannondale" writing a sticker on the Top tube ?

Thanks. Yes, I ordered a bunch of them from an online vendor. They were applied and cleared.

 

[peteg]

nice refurb. lovely colour

Thank you.

 

[oonaff]

hi,whats the roads like there in jersey ? are all the millionairs contributing to the tarmac ?
i am a big fan of steel forks,and i recently got some nos alloy forks for £25 so i will be trying those out
for the first time on a trek 2300.
not really purism,i just reckon a rounder fork crown would suit the build better,not sure if they did a 1"threaded
carbon fork ? best wishes

 

[peteg]

Sure they do - I bought the very same product and use it on another bike. Here you go:

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10 ... _174894_-1

As for the roads, there's some very excellent places throughout the state to ride.

 

[oonaff]

cheers,shades look good value also.please forgive the mix up me thinking you were in the channel islands