Afternoon chaps
Thought it was about time I posted up one of my ongoing projects.
I much prefer the riding position on old bikes and I have a particular like of old Cannondales from 1989 onwards.
Among the various bits I have packed away is an 18" Cannondale MTB frame from 1990 which is the perfect size for me.
I recently managed to pick up another frame (extremely small 14") with a set of Pepperoni Aluminium forks for £49. The forks have the steerer cut to the correct length for an 18" frame.
I also have an almost complete but not original Specialized Stumpjumper from 1989ish that I got for free with a mixture of DX and XT but the frame is a 22" so unusable for most normal size people, nearly all the parts will be swapped over to this frame to create a cheap usable quality bike.
After a dry build the frame will be powder coated, not sure what colour yet and re-decaled so should look pretty original not that originality is the plan.
So far the bottom bracket has been fitted as well as the forks using a Stronglight A9 headset and a bottom race neoprene seal. A 135mm Girvin flexstem has also been added. The seatpost will probably be replaced with either a suspension type or a 350mm Kalloy.
At the moment it looks like this.
To give you an idea of the size of the frame going into storage.
There is some damage to the frame that will need cleaning up before powder coating. Scrapes on the top tube and chain suck. It's not too bad but will need dressing.
Thought it was about time I posted up one of my ongoing projects.
I much prefer the riding position on old bikes and I have a particular like of old Cannondales from 1989 onwards.
Among the various bits I have packed away is an 18" Cannondale MTB frame from 1990 which is the perfect size for me.
I recently managed to pick up another frame (extremely small 14") with a set of Pepperoni Aluminium forks for £49. The forks have the steerer cut to the correct length for an 18" frame.
I also have an almost complete but not original Specialized Stumpjumper from 1989ish that I got for free with a mixture of DX and XT but the frame is a 22" so unusable for most normal size people, nearly all the parts will be swapped over to this frame to create a cheap usable quality bike.
After a dry build the frame will be powder coated, not sure what colour yet and re-decaled so should look pretty original not that originality is the plan.
So far the bottom bracket has been fitted as well as the forks using a Stronglight A9 headset and a bottom race neoprene seal. A 135mm Girvin flexstem has also been added. The seatpost will probably be replaced with either a suspension type or a 350mm Kalloy.
At the moment it looks like this.
To give you an idea of the size of the frame going into storage.
There is some damage to the frame that will need cleaning up before powder coating. Scrapes on the top tube and chain suck. It's not too bad but will need dressing.
