1999 Cannondale CAAD 3 Martyn Ashton Team Volvo

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It's no fatbike, but it'll do.
State of emergency here in New York, blizzard conditions all day. All non-emergency vehicles are banned from the roads until further notice.

 

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[kyle888]

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Fairplay that's really nice! Great photos too.

How do you find the 1x10 with a 32t front? I tried 1x9 with a 32t front and found i was spinning out alot.

Kyle

 

[Osella]

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Also: Soooo...... how are the snow tyres after all the deliberating...?

 

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32T front ring is ideal for the mixed-use I'm giving this - I have a 36T waiting in reserve, but I don't see it going on any time soon.

Tyres are fantastic - I didn't expect hard biting snow/ice grip, I was chasing more of a fatbike-lite feel, which is what this has.
The tread sheds snow really easily, I can run nice low pressure and the wheels still feel nice and light, quick to spin up and tons of grip under braking.
Most importantly, they feel fast on tarmac.

 

[DMC3000]

Great to see someone enjoying this frame so much while I'm still collecting the bits to build mine up:





I think yours is a slightly newer 'Team Volvo' model - same CAAD2 frame but slightly different decals & the newer 'C' logo (used from 2000 onwards).

 

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That looks ace - I was always a bit miffed that mine didn't have Martyn's name or signature on it anywhere!
Which fork comes with your CAAD 2?

 

[DMC3000]

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It's far from perfect condition but I'm excited to have it anyway. Ashton frames originally sold with a P Bone fork although the frame you have came with a Fatty R. There's a guy on trials-forum with one built up as an xc/commuter.

I have a fork in the works..just needs spraying up.



Edit: I meant to add, if you really wanted the signature it's always possible! I started recreating the graphics as I was considering a respray:

 

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This bike has been fun as hell these past few months, but despite installing a clutched RD, it occasionally throws the chain (outwards) when shifting into the smallest cog on the cassette.
So I looked into getting a Narrow-Wide chainring, and found that pretty much the only option for 94bcd Turbines was this chainring from Wolf Tooth.

It's a lovely chainring, the quality seems stellar. However, upon installation there was an issue;
The four threaded holes accept the male portion of the 6mm bolts just fine, and slip snugly into the chainset.
The fifth non-threaded hole is too small to fit the female (nut) half of the chainring bolt through, and if I reverse it and insert through the front, Wolf Tooth's shallowest 6mm bolt doesn't get far enough in to tighten up.
So I found a workaround for this issue - it involves using:
1 6mm Chainring nut
1 10mm Chainring bolt
1 spacer
It looks a bit shit, but I'm more comfortable using this workaround than potentially having to drill out a precision component.

 

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Thanks for the Instagram post guys, I'm honoured