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I got this about 2 years ago from a chap that works within the carbon structure team for Ferrari F1 cars. He very kindly delivered it to me and he told me the tale of this bike because I was stunned that I had never seen this colour let alone it to have a carbon swingarm .
He told me that Cannondale were involved some what with the F1 circuit during the 90's and he spotted a Super V that was on the top of a Volvo estate that a dale rep was driving around. The chap that I bought it from told me that he asked the rep where he could get his hands on a Super V and that the rep had told him that he could get him a custom jobie Super V for some sort of carbon info that Cannondale were after at that time.
Now I have no idea if this is honest or not but he had no reason to lie to me as the bike had already been purchased by me and he seemed very honest and he did turn up in a Ferrari team estate car so I take it it's true :?
However he told me that the rep lived up to his word and came back with this baby, The thing that surprises me is there is little to no information about this particular model/colour and to have a carbon swingarm I am very surprised I just can't find a single picture of one anywhere on the net. Anyhow I have posted it up a few times on the forum with hardly any interest at all, I kind of know Cannondales are not liked too much by folk on here but I think this a rare find please correct me if I am wrong?
Anyway it is kitted out with Shimano STX and has XT thumbies for good measure along with coda cranks and fox air rear shock and a head shok on the front. I am about to kit it out completely with a full NOS M560 LX group set and just wondered what you fellas thought
He told me that Cannondale were involved some what with the F1 circuit during the 90's and he spotted a Super V that was on the top of a Volvo estate that a dale rep was driving around. The chap that I bought it from told me that he asked the rep where he could get his hands on a Super V and that the rep had told him that he could get him a custom jobie Super V for some sort of carbon info that Cannondale were after at that time.
Now I have no idea if this is honest or not but he had no reason to lie to me as the bike had already been purchased by me and he seemed very honest and he did turn up in a Ferrari team estate car so I take it it's true :?
However he told me that the rep lived up to his word and came back with this baby, The thing that surprises me is there is little to no information about this particular model/colour and to have a carbon swingarm I am very surprised I just can't find a single picture of one anywhere on the net. Anyhow I have posted it up a few times on the forum with hardly any interest at all, I kind of know Cannondales are not liked too much by folk on here but I think this a rare find please correct me if I am wrong?
Anyway it is kitted out with Shimano STX and has XT thumbies for good measure along with coda cranks and fox air rear shock and a head shok on the front. I am about to kit it out completely with a full NOS M560 LX group set and just wondered what you fellas thought