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Isn't that slate/anthracite grey just the best? I liked how Cannondale kept it exclusive to their top tourer.
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@mkeller234, I like your ST a lot. What year is your ST? I have an '85 ST 400. I picked up the bike on CL last year and fixed it up. I'm running it with 700c wheels (and 700 by 32c tires). I really like the bike. I'm currently running it with a compact double but I plan on installing a triple crank and using bar end shifters or perhaps brifters. I like how the bike rides and it may be my favorite long distance machine.
Liking the way a bike looks is not a bad reason! Also, I will add that I have about 10 bikes. NONE of them feel the same as the Cannondale. I have enjoyed the difference in the oversized aluminum frame. I wouldn't say it's better or worse, just that it is noticeably different. When I am choosing a bike for a ride, they all have different qualities, components and comfort levels that make each better or worse for a given task.
My Cannondale ST has a long wheel base and steel fork. I would like to try one of the more radical shorter wheel base, cantilevered dropout frame Cannondale frames some day too.
My Cannondale ST has a long wheel base and steel fork. I would like to try one of the more radical shorter wheel base, cantilevered dropout frame Cannondale frames some day too.
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2. Rack mount on seat stays
3. Eyelets on dropouts
4. Brake bosses on stays & forks, instead of regular caliper brakes.
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Later and higher end models did have canti brakes. Cannondale trickled them in starting in the late '80s and then brought it down through the whole line (my '90 ST400 has them). Low-rider bosses were present right away, though excluded on a model here and there (don't know why). You can use them for touring for sure, but if you need a bike that still has to accelerate or work out of the saddle, these behave like a race bike--no whippy-ness or slop.
Vintage brochures are always your friend if you want more info.
Vintage brochures are always your friend if you want more info.
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My new commuting/light touring ride. 1993 Cannondale T700
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Beautiful colors and composition! The black seat post, stem, bars, brake levers, and rims really add depth and substance to it visually, IMO.
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Thanks. Super happy with the way this one rides AND looks. Browsing the Klein thread I'm surprised how similar the two bikes look, especially the Performance.
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Thank you, I like it a lot too! It’s an 83 AA frame, about as early as it gets for them. I’ve ridden it to work a lot, but haven’t taken it out for a long ride yet. It’s defin a different animal compared to my steel bikes. That’s a nice ST you have too. I think the simple decals from these early years are the best.
@mkeller234, I like your ST a lot. What year is your ST? I have an '85 ST 400. I picked up the bike on CL last year and fixed it up. I'm running it with 700c wheels (and 700 by 32c tires). I really like the bike. I'm currently running it with a compact double but I plan on installing a triple crank and using bar end shifters or perhaps brifters. I like how the bike rides and it may be my favorite long distance machine.
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They do look similar, though to me, vintage for vintage, Cannondales have always been better proportioned in both their touring and road offerings. It's subtle, but unmistakable. Enjoy your ST!
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Thank you, I like it a lot too! It’s an 83 AA frame, about as early as it gets for them. I’ve ridden it to work a lot, but haven’t taken it out for a long ride yet. It’s defin a different animal compared to my steel bikes. That’s a nice ST you have too. I think the simple decals from these early years are the best.
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I totally agree, on the early decals. 👍 And what are you waiting for, to go on a longish ride? These early ones just grow on ya more, after a few hundred miles. 😁 Another cool thing about my '85 frame, with the CC serial number, is that those are my initials. 😎 Still haven't found the welder's initials though, might be buried under the paint. These letters & numbers are noticeably smaller than any later ones I've seen. 🤔
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Fair enough then, sir, kids have priority, even over a 'dale. 😁👍 I never had kids myself, so often seem kinda brain dead, to the folks who do. 🙄😉
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