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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.

I'm not sure about the freehub swap. I'd guess that the Sante hub was 126 mm spaced, so you might need a longer axle to swap to an 8 speed freehub. I have NOS 7 and 8 speed DA Uniglide cassettes somewhere but I think they have kind of odd tooth counts, possibly 13-19. Also have a bunch of odd...

I'm thinking that would be a pretty easy paint scheme to duplicate. The hard part would be landing a track frameset for a reasonable price.

That's surprising. I thought that DA always got the innovations first. DA was 7 speed SIS in 1987 according to the Cannondale catalog. So DA must have been the first Shimano 7 speed indexed group, or equal first with Sante. There was no Sante equipped Cannondale in 1987 so it makes the two...

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.

I was just guessing about 1987 Sante. According to the Cannondale catalog, Dura Ace was still using a freewheel in 1987, so assumed Sante would be the same. Perhaps the term "cassette" hadn't come into use yet and DA actually had a freehub.

Been a long time since I saw NOS Sante. I don't have many Shimano catalogs but I'm guessing that Sante was only made for two years. I'm guessing it was 6 speed with a freewheel hub in 1987 and came with a 7 speed freehub in 1988.

Not sure that link is going to work. Bike was posted in March of 2025.

Last one I saw was advertised at $2400. A beautiful Iceland Green 1994. Sold the next day. https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=314884&highlight=cannondale+track

2004 Major Taylor:

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.

From the 2007 catalog:

There are some paint codes listed here but I don't remember if any go back that far: https://vintagecannondale.com/info/restoration/ If you're going to repaint, I think it might be simpler to go through paint chips at a paint shop and pick something that's close.

My guess is that the same fork was used on both models. You might check with Mendon Cyclesmith and see if he has the heavy rider parts.

Evidently a 1988. Guessing from the white cable guides that it was an SR1000, as the Sante components were painted white. The 1988 catalog shows the riveted on derailleur cable stop on the chainstay and this frame has the welded on stop, so that must have been a change made after the catalog...

Looks to be a 1991. One of the few SunTour equipped bikes I've seen with GripShift.

Some changes happened after Cannondale took over the site. I don't see the avatar option now.

Those Mavic hubs are really nice.

Is the derailleur only an issue when in the small chainring? If so I would think you could shift to the middle ring before you get to the smaller cassette cogs.

Thanks for posting that.