Mackenzy, I have this same soft spot, especially for the old T1000 and 700. This one is amazing!
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 2:24:46 PM UTC-7 Mackenzy Albright wrote: > Wow! I have a soft spot for old Cannondales. Generally they seem to be > "sported out" aesthetically which isn't my thing. I am amazed at how slick > and classy it looks built up rivendell-esque. > > On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8:48:48 AM UTC-7 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I could never keep the paint on any of my bikes that immaculate! My new >> Roadini already has a paint chipped off the headtube (dunno how!). My >> Co-Motion Periscope Trident @ 12,000 miles has so many patched paint areas >> that there's no spot that hasn't been patched up. It's all beausage but I'm >> guessing if I break my Ti frame my replacement for it better be Stainless >> steel or something else that doesn't need paint! Good thing I live in >> California where it doesn't rain (and when it does I ride Ti or just live >> with the idea that the triplet will rust sooner or later and it's not a >> "forever bike" anyway --- the kids will eventually grow out of it!) >> >> On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 7:39:47 AM UTC-7 Will M wrote: >> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> Ssssshhhh. If you listen carefully you can hear my 1990s Cannondale >>> T1000 whisper, "I wish I were an Atlantis!" How many parts you can spot >>> from the Riv catalog in this recent pic? >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/52412267528 >>> >>> Answers: >>> >>> - Cockpit: Tallux stem, Albastache bars, Dia-Compe long-pull levers* >>> - Silver2 friction bar-end shifter (right)# >>> - Downtube friction shifter (left)# >>> - Jack Brown tires >>> - SKS 45mm fenders >>> - Brooks Flyer Special saddle >>> - Sugino XD2 24/36/46 triple crank (and IRD bottom bracket) >>> - Nitto 2-strut top rack + Wald 139 basket** >>> - Nitto Big Back Rack ("large"; 40-pound capacity!) >>> - Busch & Müller Secula battery light >>> - King water bottle cages >>> >>> Only 5 original parts remain: generic linear-pull brakes, 105 headset, >>> XT & 105 derailleurs, RSX hubs,## and the CAAD2 Touring frameset. Got >>> Motolites and a rapid rise in my sights, when the time comes. And any old >>> 61cm Atlantis if the aluminum frame cracks. >>> >>> Backstory: In the 1990s with time for extended self-supported tours, but >>> no dough for the dream bike (Atlantis), I scraped up enough for this >>> US-made Cannondale T1000. Parts that wore out over the subsequent quarter >>> century were always replaced from the Riv catalog, slowly turning the T1000 >>> into an Atlantis. >>> >>> I know this transformation is not unique, but wanted to share. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Will M >>> NYC >>> >>> * Many have written about Albastache bars working/not working for them >>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/dmrOBmIrdI4>, but after >>> decades on drop bars, the Albastache for me is a revelation. A rebirth. A >>> dramatic improvement. Thanks to Paul G on this list for shifter cable >>> routing advice. >>> >>> # It was originally spec'ed with 105 STI 9-speed brifters. Both >>> brifters failed catastrophically after only 10 years. >>> >>> ** Back in the aughts, Grant's writing in the* Reader* inspired >>> ditching the low-riders for the two-strut rack and 139 basket. >>> Self-supported touring with 20-30 pounds in low-rider-mounted panniers is >>> amazing, stable, motorcycle-like. Putting 18 lbs (the max weight) up in >>> the basket is... well... I'll go back to low-riders for the next adventure >>> tour. >>> >>> ## The original Mavic T221 touring rims self-destructed >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/2904828776/in/album-72157607836895923/> >>> >>> with cracking between eyelets. Only hubs live on. >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1dd2a962-057e-4918-a429-5e70f46df6b0n%40googlegroups.com.
