Originally Posted by
oldtimeyirv
I wondered about the fork. The front brake is a replacement also. Wheels are matching but unsure how original. They are Sun Rims AT18. Do/did they make 1" threaded suspension forks?
Also, I'm aware of the Cannondale move to Taiwan. Worked at a bike shop in Chicago during that time. Have a CAAD 9 that I bought. Robot bikes don't have the same character!
Now that I remember, I did once bend a fork with no damage to the wheel in 94. Crashing into a mailbox, IIRC.
1" suspension did exist, right up to the SID SL
As for builds, I like something like this:
not mine