I think I found my dream bike.

JohnnyD

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Why haven't I ever seen a Cannondale fixed gear like this before??? Holy smokes, I NEED this.
 

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black lightning 1987

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Earlier Cannondale made a track frameset. I think early to mid 1990s, at least as late as 1994. I've seen one or two for sale but don't remember the details. It took a quill stem and I doubt that it was drilled for a front brake.
 

IdahoBrett

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Now that this thread has jogged my memory I do recall seeing an ad for one for sale. It was a red one. I don’t remember where I saw it for sale but it wasn’t a ridiculous in the thousands price. A couple of years ago I was looking at thousands of ads a month. That’s my excuse for not remembering where. It wasn’t a local ad and ebay doesn’t ring a bell either.
 

black lightning 1987

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Looking at the catalogs, it appears that the original track frame design was last made in 1995. I believe it was also the last Cannondale with SunTour components. As far as I can tell, they didn't make another track bike until the 2003 CAAD5.
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JohnnyD

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Looking at the catalogs, it appears that the original track frame design was last made in 1995. I believe it was also the last Cannondale with SunTour components. As far as I can tell, they didn't make another track bike until the 2003 CAAD5.View attachment 15687
That is about what I've gathered as well. The bike in the pictures I posted is of a 2008 Capo. There is just something about the black and what colorway on that bike that I really like. The white bar tape would be a royal pain to keep clean though!
The geometry on the 2008-09 models are the same as the CAAD5 Optimo frames ,which I haven't checked buy is likely the same as the 2003-07 CAAD5's too.
 
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black lightning 1987

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I'm not sure that the yellow frame on eBay is actually a 1992 model. The first catalog to show a track frame was 1993. There were surely some built late in 1992 but for the 1993 model year. Serial number isn't shown or posted in the listing.
 
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