Mountain Biking - Can anyone identify this frame

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BLR_0719
03-23-11, 10:45 AM
Small and bad pic, but it's all there is. Any rough identification would be greatly appreciated.

http://images.craigslist.org/3n13of3lf5Q35U15X5b3m0b27b43cda7e1390.jpg

liquefied
03-23-11, 11:04 AM
Looks like a Cannondale 3.0 or 2.8 road frame.
fas2c
03-23-11, 11:17 AM
And it is for sale on ATL CL for 35 bucks.

BLR_0719
03-23-11, 11:21 AM
Guy knows nothing about. He lives close to me so I'm looking to go measure it soon. Just trying to get a rough idea of what it is. I don't even know if it's a mountain or road frame.
liquefied
03-23-11, 02:31 PM
I'd be highly skeptical of a lone cannondale road frame from that era which has been in the hands of someone who knows nothing about it. They are not the most robust frames and crack easily when subject to non-intended use and storage.
sscyco
03-23-11, 03:56 PM
I think it is a MTB frame - canti studs.
dminor
03-23-11, 04:06 PM
Looks to me around '92 was when they had the seatstay junction way ahead of the dropout and the split seatstay tube wrap on the joint:

http://velospace.org/files/20081122_001.jpg

From this page:

http://velospace.org/node/15199