CANNONDALE F700 1999

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I think this is a '99 F700, although I can't be sure. It has disc and V mounts if that helps with ID. Bought as a project on Ebay it came with loads of extras that were of good spec but a bit mixed quality and too new for me.

I've added the Volvo decals, changed the bar, stem and seatpost from black ones to silver ones. The wheels are nice sealed bearing Coda ones and the pedals are Coda. Groupset will be XT apart from the Avid brakes. I've fitted some skinny 1.5" tyres with light tubes. I'm expecting this to be a light, fast and firm ride. I've got a Vetta SL somewhere in the cave that'll be going on. Brake mounts have come I just haven't fitted them yet (Discs are 4 bolt F160mm / R140mm). Shifters are Sachs gripshift and matching yellow Coda grips.

The front shock works really well and locks out good.
 

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Here it is now --->>>
 

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Looks good but i prefer the way you had it originally with black post and stem.

How does it ride, stem seems awfully long and pointy downy.
 
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02gf74":3vcad0mq said:
How does it ride, stem seems awfully long and pointy downy.

I haven't ridden it yet "cos there's still the seat, caliper mounts and cables to do. Because of the headshock under head tube though I don't think the bar height is as bad as the stem makes it look.
 
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I'll take some better pics sometime. My camera doesn't help. In the first post where the frame looks darker, yeah the black does look good! In the only piccy I could find with Tinker riding a blue one he had a silver stem (but a black seatpost) so it's his fault! :LOL:
 
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These are one of those bikes that just looks " right " straight out of the box , very nice :cool:

Paul
 
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