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Old 06-14-16, 12:11 PM
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Just finished this very special vintage '87 Cannondale build for a fellow in Tampa who always wanted one of these but couldn't afford one until now. Original finish on the frame, although it did require some hand-mixed touchups. The Dura Ace 8 speed group is almost all new- everything but the brake calipers and hubs- right out of the boxes, from a personal hoard that I'd acquired over several years:



Seat post is a period correct Shimano 640X, tires are Vittoria Rubino Pro III's, hubs are laced to new Pacenti PL23 polished box section rims. That's a 12-23 cassette on there (hey, Florida is pretty flat!) and a KMC chain. Stainless Shimano cables on the brakes, original stainless 7402 cables on the derailleurs. 3TTT anatomic/ergo bars with a Cinelli stem. Even the bar tape, saddle and cable housing matched up pretty well, I think:



Fun build, really nice guy to work with, all in all a great project.
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