87 Cannondale SR 400
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87 Cannondale SR 400
Any idea what an 87 Cannondale SR 400 Team Comp is worth?
I read that it was their low end bike, has a harsh ride, and is ugly - but a desirable bike nonetheless. (Go figure!)
Anyway - I just picked one up on impulse from CL. It's dirty and needs rubber, otherwise it's in very good condition. It's a 6-speed with Suntour Alpha 3000 DR's, Sugino VP crank, Nitto stem, 3T Bars, Vetta saddle. The hubs are Maillard, rims are Mistrals.
I read that it was their low end bike, has a harsh ride, and is ugly - but a desirable bike nonetheless. (Go figure!)
Anyway - I just picked one up on impulse from CL. It's dirty and needs rubber, otherwise it's in very good condition. It's a 6-speed with Suntour Alpha 3000 DR's, Sugino VP crank, Nitto stem, 3T Bars, Vetta saddle. The hubs are Maillard, rims are Mistrals.
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In a bike-centric market like DC, maybe $300 with new rubber, wrap and cables. Sadly, that was not one of the more attractive colors in Cannondale's lineup that year (I should know, I have a 58 SR500 & a 60cm frame in the same color- ick). But the Alpha stuff is surprisingly crisp- not unlike 1st gen 105, the Sugino crank is very sweet, and the rest of the components are actually pretty darn good.
With a refinished frame in a nicer color, Shimano 600 FD/RD/DT shifters/Brakeset, you can bump it into the $550 range.
Bet it's got DiaCompe brakes and levers.
With a refinished frame in a nicer color, Shimano 600 FD/RD/DT shifters/Brakeset, you can bump it into the $550 range.
Bet it's got DiaCompe brakes and levers.
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Thanks rccardr -
This is not the bicycle culture capital of the US, so I'll be looking for a bit less once I have it all spruced up. I won't go as far as to change the "mint" color. (Not the best with pinkish-red accents IMO. What were they thinking? I think I'll go with white housings and tape to tone it down a notch.)
And yes- it has Dia-Compe brakes and levers.
This is not the bicycle culture capital of the US, so I'll be looking for a bit less once I have it all spruced up. I won't go as far as to change the "mint" color. (Not the best with pinkish-red accents IMO. What were they thinking? I think I'll go with white housings and tape to tone it down a notch.)
And yes- it has Dia-Compe brakes and levers.
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Around here, more like $225 to $250. Depends on the quality of the paint. During that era, I have seen a lot of crappy Cannondale paint (chips easily). Sounds like your paint is pretty decent condition wise.
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...or you could just sell it to me without doing anything to it, thereby making what they used to call a "tidy armchair profit".
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Bill - The paint is really excellent. (I guess I have to qualify that by saying the color is really gruesome! ).
rccardr - Actually it's one of those bikes then that will really clean up well, and for me, getting to work on nice bikes is the real reason why I buy and sell them, so I never flip anything before it's 100%.
The other flippers on this side of town are interested primarily in making a better profit by just giving it a bath, and sometimes not even that.
rccardr - Actually it's one of those bikes then that will really clean up well, and for me, getting to work on nice bikes is the real reason why I buy and sell them, so I never flip anything before it's 100%.
The other flippers on this side of town are interested primarily in making a better profit by just giving it a bath, and sometimes not even that.
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I sold that exact bike this past summer and received my asking price of $275 for it. The bike as I bought it came with tubulars, so I had to change the wheels to 700C clinchers, or I would have probably owned it forever. After putting on clinchers and a thorough tune up, I thought about changing the drivetrain to an indexed one, but took a shot at selling it as non-indexed, which I did. Bike was very light and accelerated very quickly. Buyer came, rode, bought and left. Just the kind that I like the best !
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I don't think the color is so bad. is that one with te little graphics on the chainstays? what size?
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Nice pickup. The color is not that bad. I'm a big fan of subdued colors, but I'd definitely ride that
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