shogun700
Retro Guru
Re: I did something to my '88 Cannondale. Can you see it?
YES! We have a winner.
I needed more bar height to make the dirt drop work, and extending the stem more was a no-go. Cannondale made 26" front/24" rear wheeled bikes earlier in the 80s, so I figured a 27.5/26 combo would be a nice homage, and suit my purposes. This is a proof-of-concept first build, I'll be updating the bike...hopefully soon.
I swapped a fork from a completely destroyed '87 Cannondale that came up on local craigslist, which has roller cam/U brake mounts. A Suntour hubbed, Araya RM-20 (green label) 650b wheelset came up on ebay a couple years ago, I bought it for reasons I could not explain at the time! The AD-990 U-brake was on the rear, so I moved it to the front, then drilled new holes and re-shaped the caliper bodies so the pads and adjuster assembly could be moved up for proper wheel contact. I put a Suntour XC roller cam on the back, also common on Cannondale during the 80s'.
I didn't want to spring big $ for 27.5 tires that might not fit, so ebay provided cheapie (9$ shipped) Goodyears, and with fingers crossed I mounted them and...they fit!
The bike rides great, and it actually stops well in the front. I was worried, there isn't much leverage with such a short arm from the pivot. It's as least as good as the previous 'Force 40' cantilever and straddle setup that's on the '88.
cce":wdis2kk3 said:
YES! We have a winner.
I needed more bar height to make the dirt drop work, and extending the stem more was a no-go. Cannondale made 26" front/24" rear wheeled bikes earlier in the 80s, so I figured a 27.5/26 combo would be a nice homage, and suit my purposes. This is a proof-of-concept first build, I'll be updating the bike...hopefully soon.
I swapped a fork from a completely destroyed '87 Cannondale that came up on local craigslist, which has roller cam/U brake mounts. A Suntour hubbed, Araya RM-20 (green label) 650b wheelset came up on ebay a couple years ago, I bought it for reasons I could not explain at the time! The AD-990 U-brake was on the rear, so I moved it to the front, then drilled new holes and re-shaped the caliper bodies so the pads and adjuster assembly could be moved up for proper wheel contact. I put a Suntour XC roller cam on the back, also common on Cannondale during the 80s'.
I didn't want to spring big $ for 27.5 tires that might not fit, so ebay provided cheapie (9$ shipped) Goodyears, and with fingers crossed I mounted them and...they fit!
The bike rides great, and it actually stops well in the front. I was worried, there isn't much leverage with such a short arm from the pivot. It's as least as good as the previous 'Force 40' cantilever and straddle setup that's on the '88.
