Hello from Germany

[Sunrise]

Hello,
I'm located in the Frankfurt area and my hobby is renovating old C'dales. I always try to rebuild as close as possible as they were originally sold or how they look like in the old catalogs.

Close after X-mas I bought an old '91 Beast of the East and started directly with disassemble and cleaning.
Everything is in a good condition excepted the stem - that needs a repaind.

… and that leads me directly to my questions … where can I get the gecko which is originally on the top of the stem.
Has someone a digital copy of the gecko from which I can create a sticker/decal. Are there any templates from the gecko available?

Any gecko Information is appreciated

Thx ... Chris

 

[letsbike]

I hope that someone can help you. Welcome Chris.

Would you be able to post a picture of the stem?

 

[letsbike]

 

[Sunrise]

I hope that someone can help you. Welcome Chris.

Would you be able to post a picture of the stem?

... sure ... here is the stem ....

 

[letsbike]

I was hoping to see the top...

 

[Sunrise]

I was hoping to see the top...

This stem has no gecko on the top .... it's missing ....

 

[black lightning 1987]

I have that same frame here but wasn't aware of the gecko.

 

[Sunrise]

I found a pic from the gecko in this thread here ....

Cannondale SM 700 1991

Another find on eBay a few weeks ago... This one seems to be stored for years in the cellar. Dust and dirt all over but after ripping this one apart and cleaning all parts it looks like this one just need to be rebuild... I will build it with...

community.vintagecannondale.com

 

[black lightning 1987]

Could you have someone hand paint the gecko on the stem? In the USA I'd bet a good pin-stripe artist could do it but I don't know if they are as common in Germany.

 

[black lightning 1987]

Here's a stem that sold on ebay in November. Not in the best condition.

Vintage Mountain Bike Bar And Roller Stem - Lizard Cannondale Decal - Quill 1” | eBay

<p>Vintage Mountain Bike Bar And Stem </p><p>Lizard Cannondale Decal </p><p>Quill 1” stem </p><p>Steel flat handlebar </p><p>Cantilever brake roller guide</p><p>25.4mm clamp</p><p>Uncut 600mm wide</p><p>115mm long </p><p>90s mtb </p>

www.ebay.com

 

[Sunrise]

I will probably transform the gecko into the digital world so that I can then create a foil sticker/decal in orange
A good picture of the gecko would be very helpful for this - would be great if someone who owned the gecko stem could send me a picture ... thx

 

[black lightning 1987]

Maybe try to contact the forum member with the M700 for another photo. I thought the one in the gallery was pretty good.

 

[Sunrise]

Maybe try to contact the forum member with the M700 for another photo. I thought the one in the gallery was pretty good.

Already done ... but looks like the last activity here in the forum was in 2019

 

[kjop]

the photo from that thread is a good resource to do a vector graphic out of it. if it's helpful, i could do that easily in adobe illustrator. then you only need to find someone with a 'plotter' nearby to make a vinyl decal.

 

[Sunrise]

the photo from that thread is a good resource to do a vector graphic out of it. if it's helpful, i could do that easily in adobe illustrator. then you only need to find someone with a 'plotter' nearby to make a vinyl decal.

That would be great if you could create a vector graphic with the illustrator .
A copy/plott shop is not so far away from here ....