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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.

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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!!!

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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!attachicon.gifimage.jpg

Still looks cool...

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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.

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

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