Beast of the East

W-O-W :shock:
Looks very sweet, all the improvements look great

speedplay":2xn7oonu said:

Just need some crank caps now....

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amen to that. those crank bolts are the ugliest things...

Utah is there a beast of the east decal?

you should sell me that water bottle bottle cage. Love the frame!!

nice Dale

Looks lovely, is it original paint? Only think I would possibly change, is matching post and stem (both Syncros) and some more period tyres like Porcs or Blackwall Panaracer Fire? Well done M8

That is stunning!. I prefer purposeful builds that look like they were planned to do a job instead of for the 'look' of it.

Love it.

I appreciate the feedback, everybody. Cheers!

Kaiser, there is the usual Beast of the East decal on the non-drive chainstay. In very good shape, I must say, thankfully!

Dhphat, Sorry pal...cage not for sale. Nice try tho!

World Ranger, The paint is original and in great shape. There are some scratches on the drive side chainstay and a few minor nicks in the clear coat, but it polished up very nicely. I have both Syncros Ti and a black hardcore posts, but I wanted the bike to have sort of a built for a purpose on a budget college type feel to it, and back in the day my bikes never seemed to have stuff that matched! . Plus the XT setback is more to my liking. I intend on using it to commute, so I wouldn't use a tire with any retro value on it at this point. The CSTs Cabalerros are take-offs from my Cannondale Rush, so I'll just use them up. I'm not so sure that skinwall tires and the black Deep Vs with silver sidewalls would be a good idea... I'm also using Kool Stop pads instead of the DX M-systems that came with the brakes, so I can stop , and so I can save the old pads from use.

Cherrybomb, I agree 100%. I won't throw this poor old girl down a rocky trail, but I'm not going to put her out to pasture either. I will use the bike daily 11 miles round trip.

*change* I had to swap the 636 DX pedals for XTR spuds, because the 636s didn't work well with the sole design on my spd sandals. And I commute in sandals (welcome to sunny Florida!)

Thanks again everybody!

Any chance of a pic of the BofE decal? Could you tell me what size tyres your using too and if you think you could go bigger?

I'll snap one and post it up when I get a chance.

Wow…I have a virtual identical cannondale red frame (slightly earlier model as it has a lug welded on for the seat clamp – non collar type). I dug it out of the cellar at weekend and cleaned her up as I managed to get hold of a black projectII threaded 1” fork……!! Are we heading for the same build here….?? Regardless, thanks for the inspiration to get it on the road, you’ve made a great job. The red frame and black PII’s look ace. I drop you some photos when we’re in business.