MTB, the way it was!

[Spokey]

Clearing out my shed, I came across this. This was the "mutts nuts" back in the UK around 1989! I am glad that the sport has progressed somewhat!

[broncoza]

Clearing out my shed, I came across this. This was the "mutts nuts" back in the UK around 1989! I am glad that the sport has progressed somewhat! image.jpg

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I will post some pics of my newly restomodded Cannondale SM700 in a good natural habitat of Niottingham Road. Rides like a dream despite being 1988 model. Thumbs up to Fixer for keeping her safe all these years and to Josh and Mdu for a bit of Spannering where my skills were lacking.

[Guest notmyname]

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I will post some pics of my newly restomodded Cannondale SM700 in a good natural habitat of Niottingham Road. Rides like a dream despite being 1988 model. Thumbs up to Fixer for keeping her safe all these years and to Josh and Mdu for a bit of Spannering where my skills were lacking.

Do it! Do it now!!!

[EmptyB]

Clearing out my shed, I came across this. This was the "mutts nuts" back in the UK around 1989! I am glad that the sport has progressed somewhat!image.jpg

Still looks cool...

[TheJ]

I miss those years.

[HowardSteele]

Miss my youthfullness and recovery ability ...don't miss the carpel-tunnell..from my first rigid not even a front sus....man i could bounce in those days

[Spokey]

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I will post some pics of my newly restomodded Cannondale SM700 in a good natural habitat of Niottingham Road. Rides like a dream despite being 1988 model. Thumbs up to Fixer for keeping her safe all these years and to Josh and Mdu for a bit of Spannering where my skills were lacking.

 

The pics??? I would like to see that SM700, I really liked (still do) the welding on those Cannondale frames, artwork to me!

[Spokey]

 

My '89 Claud Butler, in Reynolds tubing, only 501, but sporting, XT, Mavic, Campag, Onza, etc. Was the trusty transport on an over 20000 km tour 24 years ago.

 

Perhaps, this should move to retro Bikes!

[Serious Panda]

 

[Rushdee]

 

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[broncoza]

The pics??? I would like to see that SM700, I really liked (still do) the welding on those Cannondale frames, artwork to me!

There you go....proof always in pics.  This was on a ride two weekends ago in the southern Drakensburg

[Slowbee]

yip the way it was...... since then we have upgraded to backpacks from saddle bags

[DJR]

Beattbox, Beattbox, come in, post pics of your Gary "kanniedood" Fisher!

[Belgarath]

 

Not a good photo, but I got this pre-2000s Cannondale M500 that is now my commuter. Really like this bike.

 

It is in the process of being cleaned up. I want to get rid of the stickers, but not sure how to without damaging the paintwork.

[Skinnyone]

I had a Cannondale M500 with a Girvin flexstem with Curve cantilever brakes that took about 2 hours per wheel to set up to get a good bite...

 

I remember the craze of everyone going from 7 to 8 speed and having to replace everyone's freehub bodies on their wheels to do so.

[Skinnyone]

Oh yes and the Gripshift (long before Sram bought them out) Xray 400 shifters that you had to disassemble to change the cables on...