Cannondale super V full build
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JohnnyD
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It came out nice, did you do the paint removal or pay to have it done? I have removed the paint on a couple of bikes , 94 Super V 2000 and 94 Delta V 600, and am in the process of redoing the paint job to the 1994 Super V becuase I am never satisfied..plus I am putting a Lefty on it.
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I like the color.
kiway-canny
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No the old one was toast so I Upgraded it for an 80mm dlr forkLooks great! Love the color and the decals look great! Are you using the old Super fork?
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It's an bmw original colour it's called damastrot
kiway-canny
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I Sandblasted the frame and forks, Took some time but it's cleaner than using paint stripper. Re newing old cannondales is such a blast, wish I could do this for a living. Greetings from Germany
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It's Not a Problem for me but I am from Germany and shipping + language Barrier might be a Problem but I can help you with knowlegde if you want
JohnnyD
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The last time I painted this bike I had to hand sand off the old paint, which takes a lot of time and effort. To be honest it is the only part of renewing a old bike I dislike. Hopefully, I will avoid the mistake I made the last time where I left a thumb print in the clear coat as you can see in the picture. It's driven me crazy ever since, so I want to change some things on the bike, like adding a Lefty DLR 100 to it among other things, so now is the time to fix the paint. Of course I also want to change the color too.
As much as I like the original black to silver faded paint. I already have two other black bikes, so I am going to repaint this one in a color that Cannondale didn't do on the Super V until the 98 Super V 700.
kiway-canny
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It's Handmade and with the fingerprint you let people See that in my opinion I brought my frame to a professionell paint Shop and it costs about 400 Euro but the quality speaks for itself. Even the decals integrated in the clear Coat is a must on those frames and there a many colours to choose from. I considert Powder Coat because of longevity but you cant get it with the decals under the clear Coat. In my opinion the lefty doesn't fit optically in the super V frame, fatty is the way to go. It's youre frame and you can Do whatever you want with it on this Project I cut off the V-Brake mounts on the rear to make it disc only and it gave it a cleaner Look too.
I brought my frame to a professionell paint Shop and it costs about 400 Euro but the quality speaks for itself. Even the decals integrated in the clear Coat is a must on those frames and there a many colours to choose from. I considert Powder Coat because of longevity but you cant get it with the decals under the clear Coat. In my opinion the lefty doesn't fit optically in the super V frame, fatty is the way to go. It's youre frame and you can Do whatever you want with it on this Project I cut off the V-Brake mounts on the rear to make it disc only and it gave it a cleaner Look too.kiway-canny
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Sobe colour would be sick because there Was no sobe super V
JohnnyD
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That would be cool, however to do it right it would need the correct decals. That's more difficult to achieve than I am capable of.
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JohnnyD
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That would sort of work. The downtube on a Super V is way thicker than a Scalpel though, so those decals would have to be modified. Definitely food for thought though.