Originally Posted by
stingx
Thanks, guys. But maybe what I didn't convey was, value of the parts aside, being so old was it worth it with regard to fatigue of the frame? I didn't realize until after I made the purchase that, being aluminum and old, that the frame might fail - more so than an older chromoly bike. Does the fact that the tubes are bigger on the Cannondale offer more longevity/wear over some older, thinner framed aluminum bikes of that vintage?
105 parts don't really have any value beyond if they function or not. Cannondales don't usually fail, they had some of the best aluminum tech early on, but at the same time aluminum tech has advanced so far beyond bikes of that era as far as ride quality goes, etc. My coworker referred to his C'dale of the same era as a "pitchfork". Still a good bike though.