Cannondale m700 chance bargain brought me to my new hobby

[mr_gumby]

Hey guys,
a couple of weeks ago I found this '97/8 (?) Cannondale M700 in the classifieds for 120 bucks. I actually wanted to buy some kind of road bike for the upcoming tour but then I stumbled across this orange-ish thing and bought it. I slapped on some 26x2.00 Schwalbe Marathon Tour Plus tires for better protection and performance around the city, replaced the disintegrating rubber grips with some more comfortable (and less flaky) ones, adjusted the brakes, cleaned it, and now it's finally ready to roll. It's got LX and CODA components (hubs). I had to replace the CODA Brake handles (yanked off a screw) by 1986 Dia Compe ones I stumbled across in the bay. Not sure about the position of that lock though. Looks a bit weird.

So what do you think? Any suggestions for improvements?

PS: Obviously there's a big fan community for classic/vintage MTBs. What constitutes your enthusiasm?

Best,

gumby

 

[saulus]

Nice find! and Welcome,

Won't take long in the workshop to put that right!.. Goodbye kick stand, the lock and those Trans X barends - for they make it look like a moose -unless you put 'em on there for comfort - and swap the stem out when a more original comes up on here and it's sorted as far as originality is concerned

Comfort then Originality and above all..Get riding it ...That's what constitutes my enthusiasm.

Your new hobby will result in you owning at least 3 more bikes from bygone decades, less money and lots of bike parts. You will be very happy.

 

[mr_gumby]

Re:

Thanks and thanks! Yeah, I'm having mixed feelings about those antlers, too. The only problem is, they're way to handy at long distances and ascents in my area. I'll remove them as soon as I find a bike that takes over in the commuting/travelling dept.

As for the stem, I'll see what I find here.

Yes, I figured that this probably won't be the last bike in my fleet . It's already taken the form of an obsession. At the moment I'm stocking up on tools and spend way too much time reading the classifieds.