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1993 Cannondale R900 2.8

By tfunk408 on 05/30/2009. Bike tags: Road bike | cannondale r900 2.8
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1993 Cannondale R900 2.8 54cm

Profile Designs Road Drops; Control Tech stem

Cannondale Sub One Alloy fork; Tange 1.25(?) headset

Shimano 600 hub on Mavic Open CD 4 rim 32h

Shimano 600 hub on Mavic Open CD 4 rim 32h

Shimano 600 53/39

Selle Royal Forma Gel (ugly but comfy!); alloy post

Shimano spds; shimano 8sp chain

Shimano 600 8 speed cassette 12-21 (12-13-14-15-16-17-19-21)

bought used in 5/09. pretty light and responsive. not as harsh as i had anticipated due to reading comments on forums. 53t chainring paired with 12-21 cassette is pretty useless for me. to make things worse, the RD hanger is slightly bent, so RD cage rubs spokes when i'm on granny gear. shimano 600 all around including brakes and sti shifters (right brifter slightly finicky on up-shifts). 2.8lb frame with sub-1 (less than one lb) fork made of cannondale aluminum. fat tubes throughout, including head tube, so maybe finding headset/fork parts might be a problem down the line. i want to get a carbon fork for this bike but it will actually make the bike heavier than it is now! this is a 1993 model so it's right before CAD3 was introduced (which also means, i've read, that it's one of the last handmade cannondale frames). sweet bike, my first alloy racer. as pictured, weighs 21lbs.





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this is the first 2.8 that I

Submitted by flatblackcapo on 06/07/2009.

this is the first 2.8 that I found like mine ,same color to.they are great bikes.have fun with it.

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One of my commuters, an old

Submitted by upthemaiden on 05/30/2009.

One of my commuters, an old mountain bike, came with that same 1-1/4 headtube. The easiest option if you want to change it is just to buy the head tube reducers so you can fit 1-1/8 into the frame. http://www.ride-this.com/index.php/wheels-mfg-headtube-reducer-shims-114-to-118.html

I have them in mine, but only because I couldn't find a stem for it that didn't point straight up, and my headset was pretty well indexed. If I had one of those road bikes I'd probably leave it as it, just because of what it is.

Be gentle when you try to fix that derailleur hanger too, they're a bit more rigid than a lot of the ones you see on bikes, so you have to be careful with them. Replacements are around for those too, just not at the price you think a stupid piece of metal should be though, http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=5939&category=1644

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thanks for the advice.

Submitted by tfunk408 on 05/30/2009.

thanks for the advice. probably will leave the bike as is, unless i find the sub 1 fork too unforgiving.

i looked at the RD hanger and yes, it's super rigid and doesn't look like an easy fix. i might just ride it as is and lose my granny cog.

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