Show/tell your Cannondale SM/M**** please!

Here's my '92 M2000 in original spec:
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This is one of those bikes with a recalled Pepperoni. The problem is that the aluminum steerer can disintegrate from the fork legs. I've never seen or heard that happening but apparently that's an issue according to Cannondale.
BITD Cannondale sent out RockShox Quarda 10s to dealers to replace the Pepperonis. There was an option to replace the faulty forks with new Pepperonis as well. In all cases, they were painted gloss black. So if you see a 92 Cannondale with a black Pepperoni that doens't match the paintjob, that's a change fork then. When I worked for a Cannondale LBS back then, I actually never saw those black Pepperonis, we only got Quardas (piece of sh*t forks). As a matter of fact, I did have a 92 M700 back then and I should have swapped my Pepperoni fork but since I was already using a Manitou 2 suspension fork, I didn't bother doing that.

One thing to note is that up until 91, the frames used 1" headsets, then 92-94 used 1 1/4" headsets and finally after 95 they changed to 1 1/8" ones. Out of these, the 1 1/4" headsets, forks and stems are hardest to find.

Regarding the cool paintjobs, I especially like 91 SM1000-92 M700/800 Black/Blue Hyper-highlight, 92 M1000 Sahara Gold and 91 SM800 Jade Green. Many people like 91 SM700 Black with lime splatter and SM800 black with orange splatter paintjobs.
Beauty of a bike, and I appreciate the insider knowledge too 🙏
 
Work in progress on small M800 'Beast of the East'

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This model doesn't appear in the 1995 catalog and I do not encounter it in de 1996 catalog. I think it sits somewhere in between. 17F286E0-B924-4A98-ACC4-50D650E03151.png
Why do you think it is not this 1995 model?
 
Can anyone help me to identify this model and year?

Clearly, it’s Cannondale and because the rear dropouts and the U breaks, a pre-1990 model. But what I don’t understand is this pepperoni, as far as I know they were 1” 1/8 and 1/4 and pre-90 frame were coming only 1”...

Unfortunately when I was about to close the deal a friend of a buyer bought it before. What a shame because it looked like a special bike.

I’m very curious about your answer.

Cheers
 

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Actually the first Pepperonis from 1990 & 1991 were with 1" steel steerer. It was changed to 1 1/4" aluminum steerers from 1992 to 1994 and then changed to 1 1/8" for 1995 before moving to P-Bone forks in 1996.

That fork is from 1991 SE2000.
 
Pepperoni apeared in 1990 on the SM 2000 and SM Omega. In 1991, you could find it on Omega, SM 2000, 1000 and 800 (Best of the East) The rear suspension models SE omega, SE 2000 and 1000 got Pepperoni and the first version of Force40 with a pulley ( the system was developped because it was imposdible to mount a cable hanger with the shocker).
1992, pepperoni was 1”1/4 but the first model with aluminum steerer were replaced by classic steel. Un titanium steerer was developped for the mountain tandem. Force 40 is still a pulley system.
 
1990 omega, 1991 1MB and 1991 SM1000, my three ‘dale with first 1” Pepperon.
On my 1991, the Pepperoni got thd Force40 Pulley
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