Originally Posted by
badgnome
rms13: Yeah right after I bought they Felt I went to a local Frankenbike swap and saw a used Cannondale frame/fork with a small dent on the top tube for $50. Even though this wasn't the best example, I think Cannondale frames will only go up in value over the next few years.
I love early Cannondale's. Back in the day I had Cannondale catalogs on my bedroom wall. Pamela Anderson hadn't even been born. Didn't see any Cannondales for a long time and wondered where they had gone. Moved to Portland 5 years ago and found out where they all went! A day doesn't go by that I don't see at least two examples of 80's Cannondales in all their fat tube pulchritude. Many are running brifters and 10sp cassettes. My LBS guy says aluminum frames don't last more than 5 or 10 years if they are used hard. The bikes I am seeing are 30 and more years old. I'd buy one in a New York minute but I don't know how to tell whether or not I am looking at a bike that will fail in 6 months or one that will last longer than my thighs will.
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