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  1. rickpaulos

    More recent Cannondale Synapse

    Thanks about that bar code sticker. I just looked the bike over again and found no number or other stickers. I did find a date code on the front Ultegra derailleur. DG 2005 July. The bike has Ultegra: f der, brake caliper and sti shifters and a Dura Ace r der. The sticker (photo in the op)...
  2. rickpaulos

    More recent Cannondale Synapse

    got this today and wondering what year it is. Cannondale Synapse serial number? Didn't find one on the frame but it has a sticker on the bb shell. hardly what I'd call a serial number. Durace rear der (replaced the ultegra?) Ultegra front der and Ultegra flight deck shifters. Cannondale...
  3. rickpaulos

    SOLD 1988 Black Lightning 60 cm.

    Fresh find that I want to pass on. repaint with some yellow safety paint. The serial is hard to read. looks like 60080888107 60 cm, august 8 1988 sequence 107. I sanded some of the paint off but that didn't make it any more readable. repainted and reassembled by a newb. Missing seat, seat...
  4. rickpaulos

    local craigslist: Mario Cipollini race bike

    https://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/bik/d/marion-mario-cipollini-signature/7506547392.html not mine.
  5. rickpaulos

    Please add Avatar photo.

    Okay, It depends on the operating system.
  6. rickpaulos

    Please add Avatar photo.

    How about adding an avatar to the Cannondale forums too? Here is a shot of my forums folder bookmarks. Some nice looking icons in there but some are just the generic browser icon.
  7. rickpaulos

    fresh donation at the local coop. 1988 Cannondale mtb. Blue with Yellow accents.

    "With Short Wheelbase"? they call 43.1" short? I may try to reglue the seat covering back on.
  8. rickpaulos

    fresh donation at the local coop. 1988 Cannondale mtb. Blue with Yellow accents.

    As a pop quiz, I'm testing my lessons here on decoding the serial number 20041288094 20 inch frame (inches means mtb frame) 04 April 12 12th 88 1988 094 number made that day Needs tires and lock removed. Bar ends are rusty steel from some bso. edit: SM500 in blueberry. And I got the...
  9. rickpaulos

    Touch up or respray what’s the verdict?

    Those are some really unique levers. I've been in bikes my whole life and I can say I've never seen them before. Many aluminum levers are anodized or polished. My local coop has a guy who polishes steel and aluminum to a mirror finish that usually looks great. is that a knob on the front of...
  10. rickpaulos

    Touch up or respray what’s the verdict?

    I have repainted or touched up dozens of bikes ( and my car hood). Color matters a lot and black is without a doubt the easiest color to work with. I've touched up several black bikes. I typically use Rustolem enamel in the 1/2 pint cans and a brush and 800 grit wet with a block for touch...
  11. rickpaulos

    Fresh donation at the local coop. 1987 sky blue.

    question on the serial. metric or english? This sites page on serial numbers uses frame sizes in cm. this one looks like it's in inches. 21102987137 21 inch? October 29 1987 date? #137. ST400 model?
  12. rickpaulos

    1991 SR600 66cm

    Donation at the local coop. This came in just days before the Derecho ripped the roof off the building. Guess I forgot about posting here. Or maybe I did and forgot that too. Still there for sale. updated: yes. I did post this before. 66 cm! 1991. Black with the squiggles. SR600...
  13. rickpaulos

    tandem wheels from a cannondale?

    Recently got a nice pair of tandem wheels donated to the local coop. The owner said they were off his Cannondale tandem. A racer and weight weenie who replace them with something "lighter". Sure. Anyhow I'm trying to confirm if they are oem cannondale wheels or not. 1110 grams front, 1760...
  14. rickpaulos

    Fresh donation at the local bike coop. ST1000?

    62cm May 06 1991? Seems to be missing a leading zero on the month. Had a Schwinn Varsity front wheel.. replaced with a light road wheel. The seat post bolt was buggered. I think the hex socket was stripped out and partially drilled out. Stuck "open" not tight enough to hold the seat post so...
  15. rickpaulos

    cragslist Black Lightning 59cm

    https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bik/d/yucaipa-vintage-bike/7263615423.html has some issue with the shift lever. otherwise very clean. not mine.
  16. rickpaulos

    Welcome Back!

    great to see the forum is working again. thanks for sorting it out. rick
  17. rickpaulos

    FSA Metropolis 2 speed crank on this red Cannondale

    I found this today. The designers website admits the sintered gears delaminate, but hey, buy more of the same from us. Thumbs down for FSA.
  18. rickpaulos

    FSA Metropolis 2 speed crank on this red Cannondale

    After staring at the photos some more, I think 3 of the 4 plantetary gears flaked off the top 3mm of material. You can see 2 of the planet gears and the one on the left has a rough top surface were it broke off. My guess is the gears were sintered or cast.
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