Resurrected the 25 year old Cannondale Mountain Bike

[justanotherdrunk]

my buddy who is older and regularly does centuries (100 mile) rides
has been bugging me to get back into the sport

hes right ... its great fun !

replaced the knobby tires with semi slicks and wow its much faster now

did a 40 mile ride that about killed me ... im outta shape !

any riders here ?



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[WeeYari]

24 year old Bianchi Ocelot

I ride but am by no means hardcore. Did the same 3 years ago and swapped my fat knobby tires for hybrid rubber. Yes, the difference in speed and effort was astronomical. Figured since I was mostly on groomed trails and roads for the past decade, fighting the big tires made no sense.

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[kimona]

Rode a Raleigh Competition Racing bike for years. Bought it new in 1977 and literally put thousands of miles on that bike. I maintained it as new, and it never let me down! Don't have a photo of it, but here it is in the 1977 catalogue.

Knowing I could never ride it again with my back injury, I tuned it and sold it about 5 years ago. The young guy I sold it to was a vintage racing bike enthusiast and fell in love when he saw it, so that helped with our parting.

Now, I regularly ride a vintage 6-speed Murray beach cruiser that I found for sale in mint condition at a Salvation Army Family Store priced at $65... on a 50% off everything in the store day, so $32.50.

[justanotherdrunk]

fighting the big tires made no sense.



very true

:thumbsup:

[justanotherdrunk]

Rode a Raleigh Competition Racing bike for years. Bought it new in 1977 and literally put thousands of miles on that bike. I maintained it as new, and it never let me down! Don't have a photo of it, but here it is in the 1977 catalogue.

Knowing I could never ride it again with my back injury, I tuned it and sold it about 5 years ago. The young guy I sold it to was a vintage racing bike enthusiast and fell in love when he saw it, so that helped with our parting.

Now, I regularly ride a vintage 6-speed Murray beach cruiser that I found for sale in mint condition at a Salvation Army Family Store priced at $65... on a 50% off everything in the store day, so $32.50.

wow

i remember the "reynolds 531" tubing sticker as being a big deal back in the 70s

and that long frame mounted pump, down tube shifters, cluster chain saver plastic thing and gigantic wheel reflectors

nostalgic

[tmontague]

damn, the old headshock, C'dale has come a long way with their lefty fork.

I used to race nationally pro/elite xc and Cat 1/2 road racing a few years back. Ended up building my own time trial bike, favorite bike I ever built but sold it for my wife's engagement ring...yes bikes can be that expensive lol.

Bike wrenching is a good segway into car wrenching

Currently ride an old steel single speed, got tired of all the carbon in the culture and decided to go back to basics. Currently on a sabbatical from cycling due to med school and my 10 month old...life happens

[bronsin]

any riders here ?




:headbang:


I used to ride a lot even x country and in Bike New York every spring. Ride all you can while u can! :thumbsup:

[DiCaprio]

I don't ride regularly, but if i do i usually do big tours. 2-4 days.
110 - 240 miles
I guess i'm more of a endurance rider and less of a racer.
And I am out of shape. When i race i notice it really quickly.
Riding at a medium pace for a long distance is no problem.

I rode bmx in the past, but i injured myself badly and got scared, so i quit that.
When my grandfather died i also inherited his Koga Miyata Gents Racer Aero from the early 80s. I'm not entirely sure which year, I think it's an 82.
It needs a little bit of work tho and unfortunately the frame is too small for me.

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[justanotherdrunk]

^

damn sexy

[dogsridewith]

Shimano 600AX gruppo is pretty special. I believe pedals/cranks are "Dyna-Drive." (single bearing at crank arm lowers the foot.)

[Mattstr]

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My bike!

[justanotherdrunk]

^

single sided fork ?

[Mattstr]

^

single sided fork ?

Yep :smile:

[dogsridewith]

What? There's Cannondale's Lefty. Who makes the Post #11 photo Righty?

[hairygityeti]

Cool bikes i had a Claude Butler Orical but it got stolen but my girl got me a replacement a 35 year old Peugeot tourer she is mint and has a built in frame lock ,sadly i cant show it as my friend has borrowed it to get fit and has already had offers to buy it of him lol

[MadMax]

I haven't ridden them in years, but I have a pair of Cannondale full suspension mountain bikes (a SuperV700 and a SuperV3000) that I bought in the mid-to-late 1990s. At the time they were the best bikes around, and I even visited the factory in Bedford, Pennsylvania in 1999. I loved riding them but fell out of the sport as I grew older. It was just too rough on the knees and back!

[justanotherdrunk]

did another 40 mile ride today

glad to see the old bike and the old guy can still do something !

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[justanotherdrunk]

I haven't ridden them in years, but I have a pair of Cannondale full suspension mountain bikes (a SuperV700 and a SuperV3000) that I bought in the mid-to-late 1990s. At the time they were the best bikes around, and I even visited the factory in Bedford, Pennsylvania in 1999. I loved riding them but fell out of the sport as I grew older. It was just too rough on the knees and back!

yea i remember when the superv700 came out ... nice bike

by that time i was getting into other things like buying my new (then) '95 camaro z28 and our first house

[greyg00SE]

I have three bikes. An '04 Giant STP2, '08 SE Lager, and my favorite.. a late '80s Nishiki Cascade (purchased new)

[heeroyuy01195]

I have more bikes and frames than I know what to do with because I got bit by the mountain bike bug about 5 or 6 years ago haha. The go-to bikes are my 06 Iron Horse W-Six, 95 Schwinn Moab Elite, 01 Schwinn Homegrown Pro, and a beater K2 Zed. The others are either in the middle of being rebuilt or I ride them occasionally depending on my mood. I was actually just wrenching on one of my 87 Schwinn Paramountains I'm building up to chase the spandex guys on.

[David C]

I used to be a bike mechanic during my student years and been mountain biking for 7 years. At one point I had many many bikes, but now I'm down to 2, one Surly Troll commuter with 3spd internal gear hub and one GT XCR-3000 from year 2000, nothing stock but the frame and cassette. Carbon wheels, SID RCT3 fork, Monarch RT3 shock, 1x9 with X0 gripshift, narrow/wide 30t chainring, etc. bike is about 27~28lbs and shreds nicely. I'm out of shape since I've been 2 years without biking and started back 3 weeks ago. In the meanwhile I also built party bikes.

[wallaby]

Wow, it seems very cool. By the way, I need some bicycle lights for the consecration, which shine well in the dark. Can someone here help me?

[Sachiel]

Wow, it seems very cool. By the way, I need some bicycle lights for the consecration, which shine well in the dark. Can someone here help me?
I think you can find it on Amazon. I can even attach a site with what you are looking for exactly https://www.amazon.com/Vont-Rechargeable-Illumination-Resistant-Accessories/dp/B078TB9TMK. I have ordered from Amazon many times and that is why I can recommend with confidence because the order comes quickly and everything is quality. I also needed some special flashlights for bicycles and I ordered from there and I really like their quality and the fact that the battery is rechargeable, which is a huge advantage

[justanotherdrunk]

Yep, Amazon!

[justanotherdrunk]

cool old thread

during winter i try to do 30-40 minutes on the stationary recumbent bike everyday

reminds me that daylight savings starts next week so its almost time for the real bike

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