Recent content by rickpaulos

FYI, Tektro makes a dropped bar brake lever that is v-brake compatible. I have a pair on my touring bike. I have bar-end shifters to go with it. I change the brakes from canti to v-brakes on my bikes. IMO vbrakes are easier to adjust and work very well. they also don't stick out as much and...

In searching for info I found this sticker on my Cannondale. Turns out it is a European Standard number akin to a government stamp of safety measures met. https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/cen/95a762c0-f44d-4a4e-ad31-21c1712c698d/en-14764-2005 I suppose the label is the equivalent...

Thanks, I was up pretty late looking through the catalogs pretty closely. Straight round seat stays are the standout feature to look for. The frame and color matches the Quick 4 in 2009 and 2010. They redesigned the frames for 2011 to a lighter looking frame with curvy and slender stays...

The yellow looks off on my computer screen. If it's a repaint, the serial numbers may be obscured. I've sanded or scraped paint off to reveal numbers on other bikes. I've seen quite of few bikes where the painters put their logo on in that same location.

I stopped by the storage unit tonight, in the dark and took some more photos of the serial number. The serial was incorrect before. There is a second number that was mostly obscured by the bb plastic cable guide. and a bar code. and I found what looks like a catalog part number on the frame...

serial ICC0960296 Cannondale Quick. don't know the sub number. Kinda beat. Looks like many parts have been replaced so I don't think any are original for date codes.

Rear wheel rebuilt with a decent road hub. Looks good. found a 9 speed SRAM trigger shifter at the coop. And I thumbed through the owners manuals for the hub and the bike. I found these in the back of the manual. Pretty clear this is a 2004 model. Right down to the second the label was...

I've been perusing the catalogs from 2000 to 2009. The Adventure 1000 with the Dual Drive 3x9 looks to be a 1 year only version, 2004. The LG serial number seems to make it a 2000 frame so I guess that's not right. I can't see them having frame sitting around for 4 years. Scraped the rubber...

2004? Cannondale Adventure 1000 silver 700 hybrid with Sram DualDrive hub and Sram derailleur 3x9 or 27 gears with a single chain ring. head shock. serial numbers: need to track down the year for sure: 4FCR30 LG 932343PA01739 bar code 204154 Bike will be put up for sale when fixed. Still...

The Vitus frames. When you don't weld, you can use much lighter weight (thinner wall) tubing which will be more flexible. The French stayed with standard tube diameters and short lugs which added to the flex. IMO the 1930s Caminargent is one of the most beautiful bikes of all time. The art...

Oh yeah, like 10 years before. Cannondale was a bicycle accessory company for 10 years before they started making bikes. And then they jumped in with both feet, spent a lot for a big new factory with laser mitering equipment to speed up production. The first company to mass produce welded...

Not even close. That's trailer version 2 above. They were in business long before they started making bikes. I bought and still have their very first model. Shown at the bike shows in 1982 or so. I was the first to race on one in Iowa. Got lots of leery looks at first. I took mine to a...

check this out. A far more detailed summary of problems. https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=92333

Cassette stuck on a 3 speed internally geared hub. Generally works okay. I have one on a Cannondale that is grinding in 2 of 3 hub gears so it probably has a broken tooth in a planet gear and the busted off bit is stuck in the gears. But that's the only 1 I've ever seen with trouble. I've...

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