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Regulatori
Thanks, appreciate it.
Don't even look up prices for a 90's Cannondale Track frame go for now....like $2500+ It's crazy but the CDale track frame geo is just iconic.
How is the aluminum on the late 90's Cannondale? I know that was kind of the first decade of fat tube thin wall aluminum with Cannondale and Klein.
Curious if you've heard any issues with stress, cracks, etc.. for the fact they're 25 years old now.
I was thinking of maybe a Klein too. I've had a few of their mountain bikes.
In a 1997 fatigue test of 12 high-end racing bike frames, sponsored by the German magazine Tour, the only frames that didn't fail were Trek's OCLV carbon frame and two aluminum frames, a Principia and a Cannondale. (All the steel and titanium frames failed.)
The report noted that at least some of the failures among the frames (including a Klein) likely could have been prevented with better design work and QC control. Anyway, the percentages of frame failures are very low regardless of the material used.