bigbris1

I've been looking for an aluminum track frame as I have always been attracted to their beefy tubing so I came across this 93ish Cannondale Track on ebay. I dreamed of painting it matte black, puttin on all black components & then getting the Cannondale logo on theDT in a bright orange outline.

At the time it was bid up to $129.00 so I figured if it doesn't approach the price of a Pista Concept, I'll bid to win.

Needless to say I never bid because the bid jumped up to over $500 very quickly & I was shocked to see the final price! https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=019

Titus333

Cool

jet sanchEz

There was a complete one a few months ago that hit $1800, it was pretty dumb. People are stupid, news at 11....

joetotale

Especially considering the Capo is THE SAME BIKE as the old Cannondale Track, that is silly.

jet sanchEz

Angles are actually quite different.

joetotale

Aha. Head tube is 1.5 degrees steeper on the old Track (58 cm, using the 1992 geo as reference) when compared to the 2008 Capo specs. I stand corrected, but I still think that price is quite silly.

bigbris1

Capo is not the same bike in the larger sizes especially. I had the chance to get a Capo complete for $500 already in black & passed because it's not the same frame.

Gyeswho

you missed out then because the capo is a really great frame. I had both types and it's probably just as stiff as the original but not as fast handling. I had a Capo I got for $400, but it was a bit too large for me and had to sell

bigbris1

Yeah, maybe. But I'm leaning more towards a Pista Concept in 61cm. Mmmmm

gehrkead

pm me if interested in the cannondale in my sig.

JayNev

i bought it on mommmy and daddys credit card
i need help funding it and rly rly need some colord deepv rims tires
plz help anything

abeyance

insane. i sold mine in much better shape (no dings and just a few scratches) for 830. But it was a 54

delicious

they've been through the roof for a while now. still surprised it went for that much considering the "notable dent."

delicious

still, i guess people pay nearly that much for keirin frames all the time.

peabodypride

the two frames are nothing alike, the capo looks terrible and has horrible paint compared to the blue, green, or black of the pista, tubing was much nicer looking, no integrated headset.

The pista was an all around great aluminum frame and it's no surprise it's going for $1000+. Quite on the steep end (I've seen them go for $500 before) but if the paint is great and it's your size...

paramount

I'm kind of shocked by this price too. Even in less than perfect condition.

They weren't so desirable a year or two ago, were they? I remember them being much less expensive.

In any case, they are awesome, great looking bikes. I got one recently and I knew I was getting a good deal but didn't realize quite how good until now.

SingleSpeeDemon

I sense someone with too much free credit to play with or a bad case of buyer's remorse. Nothing wrong with the C'dale, I'd like to have one myself, but that frame isn't worth it.

capolover

You can buy a capo for 800.
You'll probably spend 200-300 getting it fixed up with a seat, pedals, ect.



But why pay that much for a used older frame that probably isn't as light as the caad5 capo?

bigbris1

What about these are two different frames don't you guys understand? The Capo is a road bike with track ends. The Cannondale Track 2.8 is a track frame.

G60

probably the rather misleading description of the frame from cannondale themselves:

"The Capo frame is Cannondale's original track frame from over a decade ago. "

capolover

and uh what do you not understand about how little difference there is?

if you want a good light alum frame why buy used?

sp00ki

there's actually a huge difference.

are you joking?

bigbris1

Yeah, cuz if Cannondale said it, it must be true!

For the visually challenged:

paramount

paramount

oops, looks like somebody beat me to the punch