Just bought this...Neilll's Project No.3

Liking that! The purple looks spot on with the frame colour!

Some little updates....

GONE - Fred Salmon bars - Now nice silver Hyperlights
GONE - Nasty Zefal bottle cage - Now nice Ringle H20
GONE - Wrecked X-Lite Stubbies - Now....nothing...
GONE - Dodgy rubber grips - Now nice cleay ODI/Yeti grips

To do: new decals, maybe a respray (same colour), new stem, new seat, new seatpost, new rear hub....


Less is more....a little minimalist but better....do you agree?

Looking much better with the new bars- love those grips, where do I get some??

those are some seriously cheap STI given the bling cranks...

cce":3h4wn7p8 said:

those are some seriously cheap STI given the bling cranks...

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so, slap me.....

You do have a point - This is a work in progress and very much 2nd priority behind the Funk, plus it came with them on....and yeah, they should be changed at some point.....(I'll consider myself told off )

dont get me wrong - i love it

when i was a lad back in the day, acquisition of shiny things was a priority


so you'd often see M900 mechs shifting 7-speed with an alivio hub

this is real retro.

cce":2u9f6mw5 said:

when i was a lad back in the day, acquisition of shiny things was a priority

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Yes I remember it (fairly well)....my first set of shiny red Ringle skewers and Ringle H20 proudly added to my new Saracen Traverse in 1991/2 was a defining moment........

I remember buying a carbon seatpost for my Muddy Fox Explorer in about '88. Made it MUCH lighter! :roll:

colours

I am a big fan of black, would look really neat with an all black gruppo stem bars n post too!

The bike I never said would get used offroad (it's my Roadie with semi-slicks normally) is now getting thrown round Rowney Warren each week so I thought I'd post up some current pix.

There's still a 3DV Ringle rear hub to go on and I might respray it....but I like the 'lived in' look

Frame: Cannondale M1000 1992

Fork: Manitou 2

Headset: Chris King 3DV
Stem: Syncros CattleProd NOS
Handlebar: Syncros NOS
Grips: Yeti Speedgrips NOS
Barends: No Siree

Brakes: Shimano M734 (front NOS)
Brake Pads: Shimano NOS
Brake Cables: Shimano
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano
Brake Levers: Box CNC NOS

Shifters: Shimano XT NOS
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT M735
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT M735
Derailleur Cables: Shimano
Cassette: Shimano 12/28
Chain: Shimano
Cranks: Topline 3DV
Crank Bolts:
Chainrings: Pace NOS
Chainring bolts:
Bottom Bracket: Shimano
Pedals: Shimano PD-M735

Hub Skewers: Ringle Ti-Stix Cam Twist
Rims: Mavic M231
Hubs: Ringle
Nipples: 3DV
Spokes: DT
Tyres: Original Racing Porcs 2.1
Tubes: IRC

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Ti
Seatpost: Syncros Ti
Seatpost Binder: Happy Shopper special
Bottle Cage: Ringle H20 3DV