Scrap? Cannondale?
Posted on | November 8, 2009 | No Comments
A busy-ish Saturday on the bikes. In came a much maligned old Cannondale that required far too much for present owner to contend with so I bought the relic off him. (He has new bike)
It’s an ally hardtail frame with a worn-out crank-set, odd (weird) wheels and a splined nine on the back but with Shimano 8’s quickshifts on the bars??!!
Front wheel is cheap but good between a really good pair of adjustable Suntour forks. The fork bearings were shot and were dumped. So it’s all down to the frame really. If the old crank-set comes off easy and the bottom bracket unit moves then the frame may be worth a re-build. Just have to price-up some good, light, gear to fit onto the quite reasonable frame.
The first thing checked was the rear gear mech. hanger, and this is okay after the fixing screws were tightened. (Hangers can be pricey and some are hard to get.)
So this is a ‘medium/long-term’ job that may be worth doing as time allows.
Also in was a Twenty-Four/Seven downhill bike without a chain – a pricey item with nine on the back and a tensioned single on the front. Front fork headset needs attention too – a seal is protruding from lower headset cup??? The chain was replaced (all okay) and bike will be brought-in for a fork strip-down to check the bearings etc.
**A customer (Scott owner, now a happy bunny as his disc-brakes work!?) noticed an old but complete Puncture Outfit for sale in a Charity Shop – he got it for us as a bit of a ‘curio’. Photo asap.**
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