Cannondale questions.

[rupeww]

I think I am understanding now.

The BOTE in 92 came in 18, 20, 22 (s,m,l)

and the other bikes in the range came in 15, 18, 20, 22. (xs,s,m,l)

So james your m1000 is an 18 and mines is the eqivelent size, so its an 18 too, but the actuall measurements are smaller due to the design. SO a buyer in 1992 would look at the 18" M1000, or the 18" M800 as the same bikes but with different measurments.

If mine was described as a 15" then it would be compared to the 15" bikes in the rest of the range which would not be a good comparision.

Thanks 24pouces for your help! Another question with the the force 40 brakes then......mine came with shimano slr levers, but the original spec was for diacompe levers. Are the SLR ones the right choice for the force 40 set up?

I am lookign into putting v brakes on it and solvign the problem once and for all, but for now I'm going to fit a hanger on the rear and set them up like standard cantis and see what that is like.

 

[rupeww]

Mine also has the original dia comp outer cables!! Me thinks someone has swapped the levers to SLR......

I have changed the rear set up so to normal cantilever and not much different really. There is less slack in the sytem so the brakes engage sooner, but getting the back wheel to lock up at medium speed takes some grip strength.

 

[theredchili]

I have changed the rear set up so to normal cantilever and not much different really. There is less slack in the sytem so the brakes engage sooner, but getting the back wheel to lock up at medium speed takes some grip strength.

I had dia comp XC comp on the front (force 40 set up) and XT V-brake on rear, must say ive swapped the front to match the V-brake rear, awesome,never really used v-brakes before !!! and did not appreciate how well they work

 

[rupeww]

Yep, its going to be v brakes me thinks. E bay look out!

I am not bothered about keeping this bike original, I'll keep the old bits for other bikes or in case I ever sell this to soemonw who wants an original, but I looked on e bay for the original levers and there aint much available!

I am quite keen to see what this frame is really all about. If it is made for climbing and technical stuff then we have plenty of it around here, but the poor brakes are not making me look forward to it!!