Adrian A’s Unidentified Cannondale

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Adrian A is looking for some insight on this very large Cannondale road bike. It looks like an early 90s model, but I can’t tell much more than that. According to the 1990 Cannondale catalog, the SR800 came with Shimano 600 Ultegra as this one does. There have certainly been some modifications since then however.
Does anyone else have any info the might be of interest to Adrian?

Year: what i wanted to find out Make: Cannondale Model: what i wanted to find out

A little bit about it: 36″ super light. 3.0 aluminum shimano

Adrian A

Thanks Adrian

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  • http://oldttenspeedgallery.com DOC SPROCKET

    HAY ADRIAN DOC SPROCKET HERE THIS LOOKS LIKE A SR/800 ROAD RACE I HAVE ONE ON THE SIGHT WITH BEFORE & AFTER RESTORATION PICS YOU CAN CONTACT ME DIRECT IF YOU WANT docsprocket@gmail.com ORIGINALLY THIS BIKE SHOULD HAVE HAS SHOULD HAVE HAD FULL ULTEGRA 600 JUST LIKE MINE ANY QUESTIONS SEND ME A E-MAIL

  • http://oldttenspeedgallery.com DOC SPROCKET

    looks like a 600 series after closer examination

  • older1

    No kidding, Cameron; there’s just something about a tight geometry on a taller 63-64cm frame, isn’t there? Got to watch the toe/front tire clearance in turns!
    Anyway, IMHO, nothing gives a bike “character” like the beat-up patina on a post-apocalyptic road-warrior/survivor! A little TLC (with the correct stem & down-tube shifters) would make it a slick and attractive black beauty, though!

    Definitely one of the unusual “cantilevered” rear-dropout-frames (not sure exactly what the perceived-advantage/rationalization of THAT was; “stiffness” no doubt!), which dates the bike to the “3.0” design from 1990-1993, and the “2.8” from 1993-1996. http://allcdale.com/cannondale-30, http://allcdale.com/cannondale-28

    The black frame reminds me of the regular-production “Black Lightning” “Criterium” series they offered for a while (with ALL the bright finishes “blacked out” giving them a sinister/stealthy-ninja-appearance).
    As beat-up as the paint looks, I wouldn’t be surprised to see any special black-themed bits were replaced on a well-used B-L.

    Since road bikes of this era all had 700c rims, this should be a great bike to salvage/upgrade (as long as the bottom bracket isn’t seized in the aluminum shell)!

  • Chris

    I wonder if this one would show up in the catalogs. http://www.vintagecannondale.com/catalog.html

    I used to ride a black SR800 from 1987 and it was the worst bike, ever. Ever. Hurts to even look at one now.

    • older1

      Harsh…I mean the bike! The closest thing to a track bike with derailleurs!
      Remember getting the pressure up to 100+psi in those little 20c tires just to avoid pinch-flats on the broken/heaved edges of concrete pavement?
      Yeah…ouch! No wonder those comfy, inefficient 35psi, 2.125″ balloon-tire bombers are still popular.

  • Chris

    My kid brother’s riding a smaller one as his courier bike. Nice find!