Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 1992 cannondale track???

does anyone know the name of the color for the blue cannondale track? its early 90's ... 92,93, etc...

in the catalog, the only that i see is glacier blue metallic but that looks more silver than blue.

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what about this? it doesnt really answer my question.

i don't know if it actually has a paint code perse. check an automotive store

cannondale has a dupont color code for all its colors

Are you looking to buy one? Why dont you just ask the person who has one.. There was/is 1 on ebay now, maybe thats the one your interested in..

Are you looking to buy one? Why dont you just ask the person who has one.. There was/is 1 on ebay now, maybe thats the one your interested in..


uhhhh ... my original post doesnt say i want to buy one so no, i am not looking to buy one. i am looking for the name of the color. the color is not just "blue." there is a name for it and i was wondering if anyone knew the exact name of the color. in the 1993 catalog, the only color thats availabe is glacier blue metallic but that color is a silverish blue which is not the color i am looking for. the rep at cannodnale cant help me find the color code if its not in the catalog or if i dont have a color name. every serial number that i have found for the regular blue shows that it was a 1993 model but in the 1993 catlog, that color isn't available in there.

i think they came in blue

does anyone know the name of the color for the blue cannondale track? its early 90's ... 92,93, etc...

in the catalog, the only that i see is glacier blue metallic but that looks more silver than blue.

Was it called Blue?

i think they came in blue

uhhh yes ... they obviously came in blue but its not in the catalog

only thing in the catlog is this blue, polished, red, green

1993 catalog which most of the "blue" ones were released but "blue" is not the name of the color
http://i26.tinypic.com/2pqwbgp.jpg

It's Glacier Blue Metallic. It says it right there. :)


Surprisingly, this is fun:D

thanks for the help guys but if you dont know the answer, please dont reply. i know someone has to know the answer out there. the rep at cannondale said this to me when i gave her the serial number to the right color. but as you can see by the catalog, glacier blue metallic is not the right color.

"Thank you

1993 year model; Glacier Blue Metallic colorway. We no longer have touch-up paint available for this model. The Cronar paint code for Glacier Blue is W9205

That is the colorway featured for the 1993 Track model. The serial numbers are for a 1993 year frame. Sometimes, back in the day, Cannondale may have painted a frame a different color than what is shown in the catalogue."

Ask for dupont cannondale blue at the store!

Find a bunch of Dupont paint chips that look like the blue you're looking for. Then hold them up to a 1992 Cannondale Track bike and see which ones get you the closest. Then go to a paint shop and have them give you a sample pot (or a quart, not sure how many colors Dupont has in sample-sized pots) of each. Take them home, paint them onto a primed surface of some sort let them dry and then compare the colors.

Find a bunch of Dupont paint chips that look like the blue you're looking for. Then hold them up to a 1992 Cannondale Track bike and see which ones get you the closest. Then go to a paint shop and have them give you a sample pot (or a quart, not sure how many colors Dupont has in sample-sized pots) of each. Take them home, paint them onto a primed surface of some sort let them dry and then compare the colors.

Not quite that easy. There's definitely some sort of metallic pearl going on in that color, and that is infinitely harder to match up.

To the OP, are you doing a touch up job, or a full respray? If you're redoing the entire frame, I'd just find something close and roll with it, but I'm not much of a perfectionist.

Not quite that easy. There's definitely some sort of metallic pearl going on in that color, and that is infinitely harder to match up.

To the OP, are you doing a touch up job, or a full respray? If you're redoing the entire frame, I'd just find something close and roll with it, but I'm not much of a perfectionist.

It's a commodity aluminum frame from the 90s. Just take a can of spraypaint to it and call it a day.

It's a commodity aluminum frame from the 90s. Just take a can of spraypaint to it and call it a day.

There's always this option too.

Seriously, if the OP still has the bike, any paint supplier can match this. Better yet a body shop. Those guys match paint to faded, one of a kind colors all day.

but then he won't be able to put collector plates on it!

how much do these sell for these days?

how much do these sell for these days?

Close to the equivalent of a custom frame.
and why the f*ck is it that whenever one is for sale, its always a size 56 or 58?
I need a 52!
Get with me, world!

thanks for the help guys but if you dont know the answer, please dont reply.

Awesome attitude.

How about this, if you have a silly question about the color of a bike, don't post it until you've exhausted all possible avenue of investigation. And if you don't like the answers you're given, tough.

http://blogs.trb.com/features/family/parenting/blog/BlueManGroup.jpg
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Im not gonna do the leg work 4 u, but u might get somewhere with this if u haven't already tried/seen these sites.
http://www.vintagecannondale.com/links.html
http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24
http://allcdale.com/

Also, after looking for a while myself I am now curious to know what the color is, so when u do eventually find the answer if you could post it up in this thread it would be much appreciated

ITS METALLIC GLACIER BLUE!!!!

I had that bike, and I remember that was the name of the colour.

they are blue

this thread was started almost 2 years ago.

:beer:

this thread was started almost 2 years ago.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/527873/80462491.jpg...

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7664/cannondalezzz.jpg
So, does Glacier Blue Metallic refer to the frame all the way to the left, or the row of erection inducing "blue" frames?

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7536/cannondale30.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8882/cannondale1.jpg

I think I keep posting in here cause really, I just want one of these really bad...

My buddy found a 50 in "Glacier Blue Metallic". He also has a forrest green one in 54.

52's are damn near impossible to find.

At the risk of offending the majority, I think I like the light blue/silver more than the bright blue.

I've considered trying to match the paint and getting some replica decals made, but I'd rather not make a Track imitation out of a conversion.

this thread was started almost 2 years ago.

You were started almost two years ago.

I don't know why I love these frames so much....I think because of the smooth "joints" and that killer blue...

I don't know why I love these frames so much....I think because of the smooth "joints" and that killer blue...

Also:
-handmade in US
-fillet-brazed
-tight geo
-just ******** awesome

You were started almost two years ago.

respect your elders young tyke, or you will respect the switch.http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ntrm-andrews.png

Seriously, if the OP still has the bike, any paint supplier can match this. Better yet a body shop. Those guys match paint to faded, one of a kind colors all day.
old post i know, but this isn't true at all.

it's nearly impossibly to recreate a special mix. it can be close though.

Also:
-handmade in US
-fillet-brazed
-tight geo
-just ******** awesome

Not fillet brazed,All C-Dale did was sand the welds smooth so there were not stress risers.It is aluminum after all,but this is when I sold them back when they were still only CAD3.

What does CAAD stand for anyways? CAAD 3,4,5...is that just the generation number?

psh sanded welds and slack geo. not hipster enough for me.



seriously though, these things are ridiculously overpriced. these and njs frames make no ****ing sense

Sure they do, if you can afford them.

seriously though, these things are ridiculously overpriced. these and njs frames make no ****ing sense

what about hipster sensibilities and taste DOES make sense?

still a beautiful bike, would buy one if it came at the right price (and size).

brazed steel offers those hipster friendly smooth joints while keeping you on the steel is reel bandwagon.

it's a good place to be, I feel like king hipster every day i ride my bike.

http://www.iampaladin.com/holypaladin.jpg

This thread has been resurrected!

brazed steel offers those hipster friendly smooth joints while keeping you on the steel is reel bandwagon.

it's a good place to be, I feel like king hipster every day i ride my bike.

What do smooth welds have to do with hipsters?