gt eunuch

Ergos:


Just rebuilt with STI:


In the most recent trim, bike is sitting at 21.4 lbs

tronzo86

The paint looks amazing the way it is. I am glad you gave it some time to grow on you. That is awesome you are under 20 lbs. My Cannondale is 20.6 lbs (almost there) . But I am changing the forks later this week to some carbon ones. I am hoping that will make the difference, but its a stretch

ham

CAAD3 was still being made in 2006? That's news to me.

LazyLegs

Old but Modern; Yes.

Vintage, Classic, Retro; No.

jaseyjase

I agree i wouldnt class it as vintage, but i think its still a retro classic.

I reckon anybike that can still utilise a 1" threaded fork/quill system and down tube shifters belongs.

its a pretty fine line though, as i think the next CAAD up has the non-removable gear cable stops and you cant use down tube shifters, thats what i would classify as old but modern.

PS, when i say cant i mean not designed for it, i know you can buy after market clamps to use DT shifters but thats not the point.

LazyLegs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxqNfWV5kT4

tamaso206

As far as I'm concerned, putting Di2 and deep-section carbon wheels on a nearly 20 year old 'Dale are bike-geek hot-rodder bona fides enough to get you into 'retro-roadie' hall of fame, regardless of technicalities! Ha.

First frame of this or similar vintage that I've seen setup with electronic shifting, though someone else please correct me if there's another one in this thread... Bravo, back to the future!

runningDoc

the bridgestone RB-1 in 1993 and 1994 came in configurations that had 8 speed STI shifters. i think the cannonade applies to this thread because you are basically modernizing the whole drivetrain as well as going threadless.

Its not as retro or old school as pre-sti bikes getting a STI makeover, but putting Di2, deep dish carbon wheels, and a true threadless headset/fork is just as dynamic a change. Its the next logical progression of putting new stuff on older bikes.

Dizono

Well, I think it's a cool bike and enough old to show it here. You need to start preserving early before it can become a real vintage gem

@gt Euneuch: Why the change? To be honest, in terms of looks, I like your old setup better.

Some upgrades: new wheels, from triple to double, new saddle and white tap and some Dutch sunny but cold winter weather:

jmt1

Almost done...

RobbieTunes

At first, I skipped over it, too much color. Then I came back, and stared.
yep, I'd steal that bike.
Great job.

RobbieTunes

+1

Many of the retro/STI/Ergo upgrades are easily done, plug 'n' play.
Many are not, and few of us here have mentioned the PITA it can be, which is half the fun (if it works).

gt eunuch

Old setup consisted of 9 speed Ergos, with the rest of the drivetrain Shimano, including rd/fd/7spd cassette. When it worked well, it worked well, but the cable tension on the rd was very finicky. The middle of the cassette would lose precise index shifting every 100 miles or so. And I got a rocking deal on the 5800 groupset so on it went!

Thanks! This *might* be my favorite bike because of how versatile it is. I will definitely agree with you though, polished post, black modern saddle, black bar tape, and remove the stickers from the wheels and it would be the business. Just made do with what I had!

tronzo86

Not the CAAD3, but the r1000

tronzo86

Here is my 85 Cannondale updated to 9 speed. I have changed everything but the frame, and she weighs in at 20.1 lbs.

JackPalminger

Love this thread!

Here's what i did to my girl's koga, which we bought a while ago on ebay for about 200$.

Before




After

Jimsl78

Here's my 90's Miele in progress
Quadruple butted Ishatawa tubing.
Shimano 105 group set, 9 speed brifters, Mavic open pro, quill to treadless stem conversion, Ritchey stem and seat post, michelin pro race 3 tires, still using original crankset with bio-pace chain rings.

grenspot

1983 ROSSIN SUPER RECORD...headset and seat post are vintage...the rest is modern

RobbieTunes

1x10?

RobbieTunes

Excellent, looks like new.

RobbieTunes

Seems a natural progression!

RobbieTunes

Muscular.

RobbieTunes

4 newcomers, all posting hot-rodded "classics" with modern stuff.

This is a bad-ass thread to start in, and they all pretty much nailed it on the first go. There's a future for the world, after all.

Welcome to the forum, folks.

jyl

Just adding this one to the thread. 1997 Vitus 997, Campagnolo Record 10 speed, Mavic Open Pros.

gioscinelli 

Not to be critical, you should have the Brooks Swallow tilted upwards for more comfort, in it's present position. too much weight on the arms could discourage riding the bike. Hope she enjoys the bike and welcome to Bikeforums!