BentLink

My '86 SR400 frame, bought when I was in my teens, was welded about 50mi from my house...weird nostalgia and it's still my winter/rain bike. I also ride steel and carbon, but I don't think I'll give it up...

rccardr 

This one's a litle newer- it's a '94- but DA 7700 9 speed with down tube shifters. Sadly, off to a new rider...

Niloc

Old thread I know, but I'm curious about how much do these typically weigh in at?

I'm like Alu frame, DA group for DT shifters, decent wheelset, got to be pretty light right?

bradtx

Niloc, Typically a 3.0/CAAD2 like rccardr's black bike weigh ~20 lbs. with a quality build. Rounding up a couple of ozs. the bike I pictured earlier is a 20 lb. 3.0 w/600 primarily and 7700 D-A hubs road ready. rccardr's bike with it's aluminum fork a bit lighter than my 3.0.

An earlier model SR project bike I have will likely to be in the 22-23 lb. range with it's heavy wheel set and mostly RX100 bits.

Brad

rccardr 

Yep, brad is right. Most come in somewhere between 20.5 and 22, depends on the components and wheelset.

RobbieTunes

'95, I think, SC800, aluminum fork. 6400 crankset/BB/FD, RX100 RD, "new" Shimano 8-sp DT shifters and brake levers,
Cinelli steering, DA7700/CXP-33 wheels. Just under 20lbs, but your filllings better be solidly in your teeth and your kidneys healthy.

Cannondale listened during the "harsh" years, and has since rewarded loyal fans with really nice bikes for excellent prices.
The CAAD series simply improved and improved, along with many other models. My Six13 is sweet, quiet, comfortable, and under 18lbs.

trailmix

Not sure what all this "harsh" stuff is all about. I have been riding Cannondales since 89, never considered them harsh.

oldbikenewbike

Here's my 1990 Cannondale Black Lightning that I purchased last year from the original owner. I Also have a 1990 Cannondale Criterium (in white) that I purchased from the original owner years ago who put a carbon fiber fork on it.

To me, both ride great. Not as harsh as others have stated, but I switch bikes often on weekend rides (depending the mood I'm in), from steel to aluminum. That's what collections are for!!

OldsCOOL

***SIGH***

Thanx for yet another great C-Dale thread. I am really looking forward to owning one this year. And I will rock this thing like it was built for.

RobbieTunes

Some people don't feel the difference in the ride. I can't tell a square taper BB from an external ceramic, for pedaling force. I can't tell between a steel bike and a new carbon bike for BB flex. I don't think I've ever felt flex or not on a stem or bars. My butt can't tell carbon from aluminum from steel from Ti.....

...however....

...my hands can. I always use the same Cinelli bar/stem combo. On three bikes, my hands would get numb on a mile of chip seal on an 80-degree day. '86 Centurion Facet, '95 Cannondale R800, '95 Cannondale SC800. The R800 had a Performance carbon fork, the other two had aluminum forks. Loved the bikes, just couldn't abide the ride. I miss all three, but I simply couldn't ride them.

bradtx

Robbie, I had the same problem when using some Vredestein Fortezza tires on my 2.8. Smallest 23 mm tire I ever saw and they required 120 PSI (140 PSI max). My son's SPX tubed Olmo is as stiff as any of my Cannondales and has some supple Hutchinson Equinox 23 mm tires on it, which helps a lot.

Brad

Cache

HTFU Robbie ;-)

I'm sure many of you have seen my updated 1990 Cannondale before (thread here). But just in case the OP has missed it...

bradtx

Cache, The 3.0 has only one butted tube, and you're clamped onto it.

Brad

bradtx

In my notes I did have an entry noting the '89 weighing 18 lbs. No way it could weigh that and be road ready. I must've been looking for some forgotten data during one of it's builds, but I didn't document the reason for the weight and recently deleted the entry. The '89 has simply benefited from hand-me-downs from other builds (4 1/2 builds for the '89). Frame size is a big factor in a bike's weight, my '89 is a 56 cm frame, same as the project SR. When it warms up I'll install the SR's wheel set onto the '89 for a fun and meaningless comparo. By far the best weight reduction has been for me losing ~30 lbs.

WRT the 2.8s and the very similar CAAD3s, I've had roughly a four pound difference between lightest and heaviest that nicely brackets your 2.8 weights. While I'm not a weight weenie per se, it is a fun and interesting topic.

Brad

Cache

Chillax, clamp isn't tight, for any wrenching I clamp the seat pin. But thx for the concern. It's all good.

Rocket-Sauce 

Not my bike (wish it was )
Those frames look great even by modern standards
Another Forum Member's bike:

Looks like a brand new bike... About the only thing that dates it are the cable guides.

bradtx

The 2.8 was a major design advancement for Cannondale and became the foundation for many of the later designs. Cannondale knew that more recreational riders buy bikes than elite riders and this was when stiffness became more concentrated on the BB area and less so in other places. While I never noticed a difference between the CAAD3 and the 2.8, even riding back-to-back, the cantilever seat stays became history perhaps just for the visual impression.

Brad

bradtx

They do "modernize" well. That's a beautiful 3.0.

Brad

OldsCOOL

Lovely, absolutely gorgeous....in a masculine sense, of course.

stingx

My'87 SR500 powder-coated with mostly 105 groupset and a newer crank (since replaced with Ultegra).

bradtx

I installed a 12-21 8S cassette I don't use anymore and weighed the '89 with the budget wheel set. It gained 8.1 oz. (229.6 g.). Then for fun photographed it. Not quite right for this bike, but should be okay for the SR.

Brad

brandenjs

Ok, I'll throw another Black Lightning into the thread.

Cache

Rocketsauce, great looking 'new' Cannondale! Thanks for posting, and congrats to the owner. If reading, point me to your build thread, I'd be interested in what fork you are using and how you like it over the stock one.

Brandenjs, Great looking bone stock original Black Lightning. Well, except for the upgraded pedals from what I can see. And maybe that inner ring.

pastorbobnlnh 

While not quite vintage yet at only 18 years old, here is my '96 2.8 SR500, equipped with the Silk Road Headshok to take all the "vibrations" out of the road. Bring on the cobbles in the spring classics! We call them "frost heaves" here in Northern New England.

OldsCOOL

I got your frost heaves RIGHT HERE!!!

Love that paint scheme. Is that custom/factory that year?