Wifes Cannondale m400

Got this lovely little frame from world ranger for a build for her 40th birthday last week. She has shown a real interest in spending her free time out on the trails and who am I to complain.

Build consists of 97 lx M567 and some manitou sx ti.

The rear wheel sports the silent clutch FH-R080 and it was a problem in the sense that the freehub was no longer silent and was basically done for. Otherwise the wheels were perfect so I set about sourcing a freehub body or the same complete hub. Not surprised I initially couldn't find anything.

I expected it to be impossible but with a little research I was able to find out that the FH-R080 shared the same freehub body as the later nexave FH-T400 hub. Not expecting to find anything I tried ebay and to my surprise a seller was selling the nexave (nos) hub needed for £12. So I basically robbed the freehub, axles and cones etc and rebuilt the LX hub.

Long story I know but the bike now has a nice set of smooth stealthy wheels and rides really nice

stunning bike

Cheers Jon Turned out better than I expected and she loves it so job done.

She loves it i bet she does as it is lovely mate, top build once again

Make no apology for dragging up an old thread, this is lovely
Does it still get used?

Nice ! The yellow with red ano bits makes it looks better. Oh..the yellow Manitou fork matches the frame color really well too. These M series CAD2 frames are really nice

Thanks

They are ace frames these and yes she is still using it, the only difference being some conti speed king SS tyres and easton monkey lite sl bars.

Nice , gives me ideas for my next build.

bang tidy! I love the look of small frames... sometimes I wish I was a little bit smaller