1990's Cannondale R800 roadbike XL

[Ruben Hechter]

Any collectors interested? Bike is in good condition

[DieselnDust]

Not many of those around in working order. The 2.8 frame was quite a character

[Ruben Hechter]

@DieselnDustWhat would you recon the bike is worth?

[Dicky DQ]

But, But they were the original Crackondales or did that only start with CAAD6's.
All jokes aside I love my Crackondale Evo6. It has not cracked yet........... 

[Dicky DQ]

Very interesting rear triangle/dropout setup.

 

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Dicky DQ said:

Very interesting rear triangle/dropout setup.

 

Yes and that was the source of the crackendale joke. Many of those frames cracked at the drop out especially under heavier riders. Although cannondale would become the leader in the reliable production of aluminium frames the learning curve was steep when it came to the 3.0 and 2.8 frames. The CAAD series that came after were a big improvement. By CAAD 4 cannondale was the world leader in alloy frame production.

in terms of value, that is in the eye of the collector. On the open market the 3.0 and 2.8 arent very popular. To a collector it’s probably worth a few thousand rond 

 

Nils at Woodstock Cyckeworks is the man to talk to.

Edited August 14, 2022 by DieselnDust

[The Ouzo]

did those not come with quil stems ? I seem to recall mine having a quil stem

I'll try and remember to check later on, my dad has it at his house

[DieselnDust]

7 minutes ago, ouzo said:

did those not come with quil stems ? I seem to recall mine having a quil stem

I'll try and remember to check later on, my dad has it at his house

The first model had quil stems. The last model year had switched to Aheadset which is the current standard

[The Ouzo]

21 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

The first model had quil stems. The last model year had switched to Aheadset which is the current standard

yep, checked my old one yesterday. Quil stem. must have been one of the first models then.

[Ruben Hechter]

6 hours ago, ouzo said:

yep, checked my old one yesterday. Quil stem. must have been one of the first models then.

What year model is your crackendale?

[The Ouzo]

1 minute ago, Ruben Hechter said:

What year model is your crackendale?

no idea, i bought it used circa 2001

[Mongoose!]

15 minutes ago, ouzo said:

no idea, i bought it used circa 2001

8 speed Sora STI's came out 2012/2013?

Edited August 15, 2022 by Mongoose!

[The Ouzo]

50 minutes ago, Mongoose! said:

8 speed Sora STI's came out 2012/2013?

mine came with downtube shifters, I converted to STi's at a later stage (although I seem to recall it being much sooner that 2012). By 2012 I was riding the Scott I have advertised in classifieds, and thats a 2005 with STi's that I'm sure were factory fitted.

[DJuice]

1 hour ago, Mongoose! said:

8 speed Sora STI's came out 2012/2013?

Not sure about Sora, but my 2002 Giant TCR Aero came with Ultegra sti’s. Still have the bike! Except for one mark on the chainstay, “spotless”.

[DieselnDust]

Sora Sti's came out around 2000 in 8 speed, the 3300 series

3400 was resleased in 2007 still 8 speed

3500 was released in 2012 as 9 speed

R3000 series was released in 2016, 10 speed