Cannondale Sm700

[Fenland Dragon]

Sm500 - Top level tube

Sorry for got to attached

Sm500 - Top level tube

 

[Fenland Dragon]

Frame

Which model do you have Stew-b?

Could anyone verify the frame types: Sloping / Top Level tube?

Pierre - 24 pouches ????

 

[tshzg]

wish i'd known it was a "rare" one i would have charged him more
lots of rain round here today thinking its going to be muddy in the "fun" event on saturday

 

[24pouces]

Re: Frame

Which model do you have Stew-b?

Could anyone verify the frame types: Sloping / Top Level tube?

Pierre - 24 pouches ????

Beautifull job ! I agree, this site is dangerous and addictive !
Welcome too to the old c'dale owners !

I don't think that c'dale made sloping/level frame before 1989. Before 89, there were the mountains-alpine frame, with 2 options : the 26 or the 24" rear wheel. The mountain frame were sloping, with Ubrake, and an high BB geometry. This geometry became the sloping geometry of the "beast of the east" after 89. (I saw the SM500 of the 88 catalog. the frame was level, but it was the first bike with this frame but not really buit for racing or mountain biking. On other hand, in the geometries page, C'dale give it the name of "SM500 frame", not "mountain frame"). What is funny, the next year, C'dale built its competition series frame with a level and more classic geometry. Only one frame was built with the sloping frame)
In 1989, came the 3.0 frames series, with the big 2" diameter diagonal tube. You could find the frame with the level or sloping geometry.

 

[24pouces]

I think that Stew-B has painted a SM500 frame . Before painting, the frame was blue with yellow decals, (the SM500 was white-blue or blue-yellow).

But, I think that C'dale welded their frame with the same quality.

 

[magicmistertea]

check out my old sm 700,
you could allways get the powder coaters to flick green paint all over it when they have finished......

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/mai ... 0d9557d26a

look forward to seeing the finished product.
cheers

 

[Fenland Dragon]

Frame info

Thanks for all your help Guys.....

Pierre: How much diffrence is there between the Sm700 ( the one I have) and the Sm1000 Red Shred from the same year 1988?. The only visible diffrence is the colour of the decals one is white the other black (sm1000)?.

 

[Fenland Dragon]

Frame Painted

Hi All,

Project Update.....

Frame, forks and stem back from Powdercoaters today.....