Wifes Cannondale m400

[dendy]

Got this lovely little frame from world ranger for a build for her 40th birthday last week. She has shown a real interest in spending her free time out on the trails and who am I to complain.

Build consists of 97 lx M567 and some manitou sx ti.

The rear wheel sports the silent clutch FH-R080 and it was a problem in the sense that the freehub was no longer silent and was basically done for. Otherwise the wheels were perfect so I set about sourcing a freehub body or the same complete hub. Not surprised I initially couldn't find anything.

I expected it to be impossible but with a little research I was able to find out that the FH-R080 shared the same freehub body as the later nexave FH-T400 hub. Not expecting to find anything I tried ebay and to my surprise a seller was selling the nexave (nos) hub needed for £12. So I basically robbed the freehub, axles and cones etc and rebuilt the LX hub.

Long story I know but the bike now has a nice set of smooth stealthy wheels and rides really nice

 

[rojo]

:shock: :shock:

stunning bike

 

[dendy]

Cheers Jon Turned out better than I expected and she loves it so job done.

 

[rojo]

She loves it i bet she does as it is lovely mate, top build once again

 

[superstu]

Make no apology for dragging up an old thread, this is lovely
Does it still get used?

 

[old_banger]

Nice ! The yellow with red ano bits makes it looks better. Oh..the yellow Manitou fork matches the frame color really well too. These M series CAD2 frames are really nice

 

[dendy]

Thanks

They are ace frames these and yes she is still using it, the only difference being some conti speed king SS tyres and easton monkey lite sl bars.

 

[Cocktail_Dave]

Nice , gives me ideas for my next build.

 

[Dead Rats]

bang tidy! I love the look of small frames... sometimes I wish I was a little bit smaller