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05-09-18, 02:08 AM
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I agree, that thing looks pretty sweet. Cannondale had some good grey bikes in those days (my favorite days). Looks like a 63cm, which is my size, so I think it's even cooler. 
05-09-18, 11:01 AM
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SR's make great flat bar bikes. I just put one together with a low riser & Shimano 1051 for my daughter to use as a city bike when hauling the bambino around.
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05-11-18, 02:45 PM
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CL pick up '86 50cm SR400
Added new Shimano wheels for a daily commuter
05-16-18, 06:51 PM
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'98 R300 48cm
'98 SR300 48cm-Finding some real CL bargains on these ol' C'dales (this one not as old as the others)
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05-16-18, 07:08 PM
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Not sure if I've shared this here or not. My 93 r400. Built it up last spring. Currently torn back down to be stripped and polished. The black powder coat is in sorry shape.
05-17-18, 05:57 AM
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05-18-18, 09:08 AM
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Just got back from picking up this 1985 ST400.
05-18-18, 09:27 AM
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@sloar, nice ST. Looks like a decently wide-range freewheel on there. I do like the cannondale colors. My ST is black, but it's my only black bike.
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05-20-18, 09:07 PM
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05-21-18, 02:41 PM
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05-29-18, 11:19 PM
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1993 Turquoise Metallic T700, 19"
This is my 1st taste of touring geometry, very smooth ride with a longer wheelbase and sloping top tube. Interesting how they listed it with English frame size measurements (19, 21, 22 etc)
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05-30-18, 12:19 AM
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1988 R500 Cannondale Crest team 60cm
Some consider this the Holy Grail of Cannondales. It's way too big for me so if anyone has a 48, 50, or 52 to trade.....
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05-30-18, 11:12 AM
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Now there is another 80's R model with the Cannondale decal on the downtube instead of on the top tube. My 87 Black Lighting is the very same way and I've never found out why or saw another like that until you posted this. They didn't start putting them on the downtube until 1992 if I'm not mistaken. I do notice though that your Cannondale decal has a much smaller font compared to mine. I'm guessing yours is because of the Crest decal on the toptube.
Very cool bike though, can't say I've ever saw one before.
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Very cool bike though, can't say I've ever saw one before.
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05-30-18, 11:33 AM
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05-30-18, 11:56 AM
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05-30-18, 12:01 PM
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Now there is another 80's R model with the Cannondale decal on the downtube instead of on the top tube. My 87 Black Lighting is the very same way and I've never found out why or saw another like that until you posted this. They didn't start putting them on the downtube until 1992 if I'm not mistaken. I do notice though that your Cannondale decal has a much smaller font compared to mine. I'm guessing yours is because of the Crest decal on the toptube.
Very cool bike though, can't say I've ever saw one before.
fasthair
Very cool bike though, can't say I've ever saw one before.
fasthair
The decals are super thick (like stickers) not like the flush decals that come on regular C'dales. It's almost the consistency of "puffy paint", kinda plasticky per se
I rode it reluctantly and it's too tall on the stand over (I had lean it way over at the stop lights) and as you can see the seat is as far down and it barely allows me to reach the pedals.
Scroll down to page 9 in the 1989 catalog and it shows a picture of the team version.
https://vintagecannondale.com/year/1989/1989.pdf
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05-30-18, 05:31 PM
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My 1991 ST600 still had the horizontal top tube. Sometimes I wish it were that sloping variety. 🙄😉
05-31-18, 12:07 AM
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Cannondale Black Lightning converted to single speed because person who sold it to me didn't mention the derailler threading was completely stripped. It was my first bike so I was quiet ignorant of what to look for. About a year after owning it was stolen from my back yard and havent seen it since. This is the only photo I could find of it.
05-31-18, 08:48 AM
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Cannondale Black Lightning converted to single speed because person who sold it to me didn't mention the derailler threading was completely stripped. It was my first bike so I was quiet ignorant of what to look for. About a year after owning it was stolen from my back yard and havent seen it since. This is the only photo I could find of it.
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Pretty sure that this was a "not in the catalog special make up", if you google Cannondale Crest, there's info that they had a Crest sponsored team from 1988-1992(?) so this could be a 1992 model with the down tube decal. There's no stamping on the chain stay or bottom bracket indicating frame size or year of manufacture.
The decals are super thick (like stickers) not like the flush decals that come on regular C'dales. It's almost the consistency of "puffy paint", kinda plasticky per se
I rode it reluctantly and it's too tall on the stand over (I had lean it way over at the stop lights) and as you can see the seat is as far down and it barely allows me to reach the pedals.
Scroll down to page 9 in the 1989 catalog and it shows a picture of the team version.
https://vintagecannondale.com/year/1989/1989.pdf
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06-02-18, 11:39 AM
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Crest for Crest
Crest for Crest anyone?
06-02-18, 03:09 PM
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Cannondale Black Lightning converted to single speed because person who sold it to me didn't mention the derailler threading was completely stripped.
It was my first bike so I was quiet ignorant of what to look for. About a year after owning it was stolen from my back yard and havent seen it since.
This is the only photo I could find of it
It was my first bike so I was quiet ignorant of what to look for. About a year after owning it was stolen from my back yard and havent seen it since.
This is the only photo I could find of it
06-02-18, 04:03 PM
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Cannondale Black Lightning converted to single speed because person who sold it to me didn't mention the derailler threading was completely stripped.
It was my first bike so I was quiet ignorant of what to look for. About a year after owning it was stolen from my back yard and havent seen it since.
This is the only photo I could find of it
It was my first bike so I was quiet ignorant of what to look for. About a year after owning it was stolen from my back yard and havent seen it since.
This is the only photo I could find of it
06-02-18, 05:54 PM
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Yea I like to maximize space so I went ahead an used the space under the shelf, which to me was a nagging void needing to be filled.