Cannondale owners - who welded your bike?
11-26-12, 10:14 PM
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Cannondale owners - who welded your bike?
I just bought a 1986 Cannondale ST400 off CL and in doing some research in the 1986 catalog on https://www.vintagecannondale.com/catalog.html I noticed that each frame builder for Cannondale stamped their initials in a circle on the non-drive rear dropout. Maybe this is old news here but it seemed cool to sort of connect your bike to a person.
Anyway I'm curious as to how many different craftsmen can be identified by our group and how many frame builders Cannondale may have employed for a given year.
Here are mine:
1986 ST400 initials PP
1990 ST400 initials DM
Anyway I'm curious as to how many different craftsmen can be identified by our group and how many frame builders Cannondale may have employed for a given year.
Here are mine:
1986 ST400 initials PP
1990 ST400 initials DM
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11-27-12, 06:02 AM
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Didn't know this. I'll begin checking mine.
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
Didn't know this. I'll begin checking mine.
12-01-12, 09:08 AM
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My 86 has "RR"
06-20-14, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by badger_biker
I just bought a 1986 Cannondale ST400 off CL and in doing some research in the 1986 catalog on Vintage Cannondale - Cannondale Catalogs I noticed that each frame builder for Cannondale stamped their initials in a circle on the non-drive rear dropout. Maybe this is old news here but it seemed cool to sort of connect your bike to a person.
Anyway I'm curious as to how many different craftsmen can be identified by our group and how many frame builders Cannondale may have employed for a given year.
Here are mine:
1986 ST400 initials PP
1990 ST400 initials DM
Anyway I'm curious as to how many different craftsmen can be identified by our group and how many frame builders Cannondale may have employed for a given year.
Here are mine:
1986 ST400 initials PP
1990 ST400 initials DM
The 88 in question was welded by AS and JD.
06-20-14, 06:19 PM
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Who apparently were having a mixed up day
06-20-14, 07:47 PM
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88 (Blueberry) Alpine series...MS
06-20-14, 10:15 PM
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I'll have to check my '88 ProComp crit series. I hope I didnt sand it down and make it disappear.
06-21-14, 10:09 AM
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Here are a few more of the initials from my stash. I am not able to get all of them right now as I am suffering from a broken rib and I cant get to the ones that are hanging up.
83 ST500-none
85 ST500-none
85 SR500-none
86 SR500-PP(circle)
87 SR400-PS(circle), DD, AS
88 ST400-RL(circle), maltese cross with no initials inside
88 ST400-AS(square), JD(circle)
90 ST400-SM(circle), UF
83 ST500-none
85 ST500-none
85 SR500-none
86 SR500-PP(circle)
87 SR400-PS(circle), DD, AS
88 ST400-RL(circle), maltese cross with no initials inside
88 ST400-AS(square), JD(circle)
90 ST400-SM(circle), UF
06-21-14, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by trailmix
I know this is an old thread but I ran across something recently that has made me curious. I recently purchased another 88 ST400 and as I was servicing it, I ran across something strange. The rear chainstays were welded on the wrong side. The VIN is on the top of the right stay behind the chainrings and the little rivet that is usually on the top of the right stay is on the bottom of the left stay. The extra "dent" for the chainrings is in the proper place but the stays were obviously switched. Just curious if anyone else has run into this before. I apologize for digging up an old thread but I thought you guys might be interested.
The 88 in question was welded by AS and JD.
The 88 in question was welded by AS and JD.
Either yours is another one or you got one that belonged to someone here...
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06-21-14, 10:22 AM
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OK so it was yours... that "month ago" seemed like years ago...
Originally Posted by trailmix
Want to see something crazy? I started working over the 88 ST400 that I just picked up and I noticed something a bit off. Check out the chainstays, they are welded on the wrong side of the frame. I know the pictures are not that great but take a look at where the serial number is; on top of the right stay-it is supposed to be on the bottom of the left stay. I guess they are mirror images of each other and the welder just grabbed the wrong one. Never seen that before.
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06-21-14, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuckk
This thread would be super if only some of the old Cannonball folks that wander the web would put some names and stories with the initials.
I know they've named names and told stories before.
That was a nice touch of personalization.
I know they've named names and told stories before.
That was a nice touch of personalization.
06-21-14, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by OldsCOOL
I'll have to check my '88 ProComp crit series. I hope I didnt sand it down and make it disappear.
06-21-14, 07:14 PM
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'00 CAAD3 stamped SR on NDS dropout.
06-21-14, 07:15 PM
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'88 SR500-Circled RR, initials only MP & ML ('86 manufactured frame)
'89 Frameset-Circled JT
'95 T700-No stamps
'96 T700-J?, two floating Hs and a 23
'99 R1000T-4 L1 stamps
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'89 Frameset-Circled JT
'95 T700-No stamps
'96 T700-J?, two floating Hs and a 23
'99 R1000T-4 L1 stamps
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06-22-14, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bradtx
'88 SR500-Circled RR, initials only MP & ML ('86 manufactured frame)
'89 Frameset-Circled JT
'95 T700-No stamps
'96 T700-J?, two floating Hs and a 23
'99 R1000T-4 L1 stamps
Brad
'89 Frameset-Circled JT
'95 T700-No stamps
'96 T700-J?, two floating Hs and a 23
'99 R1000T-4 L1 stamps
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I'm curious, you have an 88 SR500 with an 86 frame?
06-22-14, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by U5512
06-22-14, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by trailmix
I'm curious, you have an 88 SR500 with an 86 frame?
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Originally Posted by trailmix
What year is that frame?
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps97f6372f.jpg
https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps30f0cc26.jpg
