CDale Crit Conversion

one mans junk is definitely another mans treasure.......

you brought the beast out of this one......
nice job on the restoration.....

just be careful, FTBS wasn't that far off with his warning. '88 was a while ago and especially if you don't know the history of what the bike was used for. Ride safe and enjoy though!

that you gave this frame some love, bro. turned out GREAT! more pedal power to ya~

"When the goin' gets weird, the weird turn pro." H.S.T.

I never pay a whole lot for frames, so I've never had one that was worth the cash to powdercoat it, but i've had plenty of 15 year old cannondales that are still working fine for me, and considering you spent 0 on the whole thing, who cares if anything happens to the frame, sound like a good project to me.

ooh, and if you wanna try anything aside from powdercoating, I've used the brush-on rustoleum that you can get in little 3-4inch tall containers a couple times and they hold up really well, 3 thick coats and i think you're pretty close to a powder coat

and im not saying this isnt a fine build, but i wouldn't invest much in the frame, per se. Maybe rattle can vs. powdercoat. Putting nice bits on it is just fine, as they can be transferred to whatever frame in the future. but i would be wary of the frame's longevity. I had a crit frame like that break on me, *during the build*. I never even got it onto the street. If the history is suspect (most of those saw hard use in real crits) just be cautious...

thats the most back-asswards reasoning i've ever heard and that frame is so old, it should be tossed. aluminum isnt steel, it doesnt last forever. lets turn a crit bike into a fixed gear because we cant affod to build it for what it was designed for. you cant polish a turd.