Vincente Fox

57cm Cannondale R-600 Campagnolo Road Bike-Mint!

Thoughts on this? It's a little bit more than I'd like to spend (though I might see how flexible he is willing to be on the price), but looks to be in very good shape. I can't tell what year it is, though I asked, and am not sure what the components are outside of Campy. I'm also not sure if those are the original components, though someone who knows more about Cannondales probably would.

Vincente Fox

Bleh. Topic title typo. :\

Homebrew01

I am guessing late 1990s ? 8 speed parts. Early generation Campy ergo drivetrain. You may find it listed in on-line vintage Cannondale catalogs.
You can also cross post in the Classic & Vintage forum.

Lazyass

Those early Cannondale frames are so stiff they'll rattle your fillings loose. That is a pretty sweet bike, though. Campy 8 speed is a major plus. Probably a fair price but I would try to talk it down.

h2oxtc

I think the bike is a late 80's vintage. I bought a 2003 Caad5 R600 I found last last year on CL for $500. It was equipped with full 105, all in pristine condition. Yah this bike has older Campy, but not worth the money IMO.

longbeachgary

I'd buy it.

Long Tom

Late 80's/early 90's...... weird rear triangle on those. I looked at one last year. It will have a harsh ride.

Pibber

yeah, it's a 94. the group is campy stratos, actually. $550 isn't too high. if i had the cash to burn, i wouldn't come off that too much. the seatpost clamp and the stem don't look original to me, nor the saddle. but, overall, that's a lot of bike. snatch it up if you can.

https://vintagecannondale.com/year/1994/1994.pdf

Vincente Fox

Thanks, Pibber and everyone. I'm interested. It's a gorgeous bike, imo. Will have to see what the owner says, though.

Homebrew01

What size is it ? 60 cm ?? The ad says 57cm but they didn't make a 57, and at looks bigger.
Are you on the tall side ?

Lazyass

Looking at the catalog, it didn't even come in a 57. That frame is at least a 58, looks like a 60.

OldsCOOL

Oh and that hand buzz after a ride!!

And other Cannondale myths.

Lazyass

Elaborate on these "myths".

Vincente Fox

Thought I posted this, not sure what happened...

Got a call from the owner today (they seem to be either a shop or some sort of group that sells bikes, though they were weirdly sort of vague on where they are and stuff). He said it's 57 cm C-C, I believe. Does Cannondale measure C-T? If so, that might explain the sizing issue, and perhaps it's a 58... Not certain, but I'm going to try to go check it out in the next couple days.

Homebrew01

I think the size is part of the serial number. And most years there was a sticker/decal somewhere listing the size.

Vincente Fox

Yeah, I'm considering calling him again to see if he'll just give me the serial number so I can be sure, but I think its pretty likely it's a 58.

Homebrew01

You can also check the "standover height" , from the top tube to the ground and compare to the catalog specs. That should help you figure out what size it is.

carpediemracing 

What typo?

carpediemracing 

The shifters work differently than other ergo levers. I think it's a rocking shifter, i.e. the thumb and the larger lever are one piece 90 degree lever. I remember being extremely unimpressed with it. I owned a shop at the time and we had a Campy distributor literally 5 minutes away from us. We'd have to pay shipping to get any Shimano. Given the choice we almost always sold Campy over Shimano. However I am almost positive we never even tried to sell one of those groups because we weren't really keen on it. A 105 bike from that era worked really well, except for the hubs (loose bearings, hub races weren't round they were oval).

Vincente Fox

Campangolo.

Vincente Fox

So, went and checked it out. It was a guy who, I guess, used to own a bike shop and now sort of runs a mini-bike shop out of his house/garage with his son.

So, it was 550, and my girlfriend ended up looking and got an old Concord women's bike she liked that was priced at 400, but since we bought both he gave us 100 bucks off. He also does free tune-ups, wheel truing, tube replacement (+6 dollars to pay for the tube itself), cable replacement, etc.

So, functionally 500 flat for the bike + services and such. Pretty happy with the deal. He was a nice/interesting guy. Testing it out, I could see that the ride was indeed on the stiff side, but I didn't find that it seemed bothersome.

Thanks for the help guys.

Dan333SP

How did the shifters feel? I've never used that generation of campy levers, are they fairly precise/feel good?

Vincente Fox

Well, I'm certainly no expert, but having ridden it around a little and a few others with different brifters, so far, I'd say decent. They certainly weren't my favorite part of the bike. I had (and a large part of this is probably me, not the components) some trouble with the big ring being stubborn about jumping all the way for a smooth shift; my right hand didn't really have any problems though. The small ring shifting seemed smooth and effective as far as I could tell so far.

I dislike the bar wrap that's on it. Obviously that isn't a massive problem, though.

Fox Farm

That would be an early 90s model. The 2.8 replaced it. I owned the RC-600, same vintage as your perspective buy. The C stood for criterium and had a a larger down tube and shorter top tube, making it very fast in its turning. Yes, a very stiff frame and not as well suited for longer rides, particularly on rough roads, but a lot of fun for shorter races, particularly on a closed circuit. This bike appears to be in very good condition with excellent paint.

OldsCOOL

I have an '88 crit series. The size that is given in the serial # on the left seat stay says 54cm and that measures center to top of the TT. Not sure how much any of that changed over the next few years.