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Bianchigirll
nice looking Cdale. IIRC Cdale was marketing a road and criterium frame back in those days. this frame would have a regular road style geomentry. the crtierium models sported a slightly higher BB for pedal clearance.
the 105 bits looks a tad older than '90-91 so I think this bike was rebuilt with the 105 stuff when someone upgrade their frame and sold this one off.
what kind of shifters? suntour?
Correct, the 105 parts for a '91 had a grey colored painted finish and had dual pivot brake calipers. Those polished 105 parts are definitly earlier than the bike. I do think that Wolber GTX rims were original for cannondale of that age, might be that the hubs that are laced to the wheels are original and so might give a indication to what parts were orginally on the bike?
The criterium model frames had steeper geometry and they also had a larger diameter downtube for an even stiffer and less forgiving ride.