^^

It's a 56

hmmm... my brother-in-law is looking for an older bike and i mentioned this frame to him and he sounded interested, i think he's been riding a 58 or 60, but i'll let him know. thanks.

looks great btw

OK, corrections to the "HANDMADE" and removed the Shimanno. What next?
http://spookeaymarine.info/photos/sr500-d.jpg

put the " handmade in the usa " in the cdale font

I said this earlier but the suggestion was not taken ;)

You asked! I love the USA, but I've never liked the "Handmade in the USA" graphic. If it were me, I'd also leave that space blank. If you want to include it, perhaps put it on the chain stay where the "Shimano" used to be in a much smaller and matching font.

Someone had previously suggested that you upgrade your membership so you can sell the frame on BF, you have very good skills, I think you could make some extra pocket money painting frames for profit.

agree and it does look really good. i would also agree there might be a market for you to make some extra money painting frames for people on here. heck i wouldnt mind to have mine repainted.

Where on the site would I go to do that?

No ;), I'm still thinking about it Velo. On some things I can be stubborn.

I've only been here a couple months myself and occasionally seen the other memberships referred to. I believe that a higher membership allows you to advertise in the Marketplace forum: http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...e-Market-Place

I guess I'd hit the "contact us" at the bottom of the pages or go directly to Tom Stormcrowe he's linked at the bottom of the main forum page for more information.

^ Thank ya Velo :)

This.


The model number would look nicer in a smaller font size

This shouldn't be one of those things.

OK Well I guess the masses win. Let me cut these out real quick.

If your trying to keep with newer Cannondale sticker placement protocol, here are a few suggestions:

- Handmade in the USA font needs to change. "USA" being a diff color, similar to how C'dale does it. Plus it doesnt have to be that big, shrink it down a tad. Current font looks like its made in China.
- SR500 should move to the place of Cannondale on Top Tube.
- Chain Stays should say "www.cannondale.com"

This will give the SR500 a modern factory look and keep with C'dales decal placement.

What ever happened to artistic license?

Sigh,,, well that's it for tonight. Maybe hammer at it some more tomorrow after noon. Just trying to get it to a point where most of the folks like it. Then I know I am dialed in to the center of what will sell best.
http://spookeaymarine.info/photos/sr500-e.jpg

if you want it to be more modern you need like 16 more cannondale decals on that frame

nice job though, it looks great

I make the "handmade in" teal and make the font smaller

The "Hand made in USA" is too big and in an ugly typeface.

The "SR-500" is too large. Make it the same height as the Cannondale on the top tube.

I think that both ^ these should be in a paler colour (mid grey?) so that they don't over power everything too much.

I missed that last update.

"Handmade" looks better, but could be a whisker smaller. Ditto the 'SR-500'.

That looks great! Do you use an airbrush to get the paint on there?

I suggest not including "SR-500" at all. That refers to a specific model based on the components used, not a bare frame. All the frames were the same (with different paint) from SR-300 through SR-900 (or whatever the exact models were).

hmmm, yah i agree with this. wasn't the SR-500 a CAAD 3? I'd use that instead because it refers to the frame.

No, the CAAD naming started 10+ years later.

Old catalogs: http://www.vintagecannondale.com/catalog.html

OK Took the RS-500 off. It's in the spray booth now getting locked in with clear coat.

I am mildly surprised that this turned out as constructively as it did. If you decide to keep going in the direction of using this as an aside to your day job there are certainly better avenues of research than crowdsourcing. I would expect a lengthy dissertation of minutiae but there are some very experienced restorers and bike flippers in the C&V forum. They would appreciate a thorough search of past posts as memory can be fleeting at their age.

:innocent:

To give you a jumping off point on that end I should note that there are some very clear cut paths. To start there is the exact duplicate restoration that is unflinching in detail. There is also the brand conscious reimagining which is where you started with this bike and could have been taken further yet. In both of those case the quality of the job is determined by the exactness of the replication. Be it every part correct to the year and model or using the exact copyright of the corporate entity.

Nearly everything else falls into the realm of creativity. There is no accounting for taste so you may as well do what you like and expand on that. Just beware of giving birth to something that overwhelms your personal life without holding the ability to replace your day job.

LOL,,, Yep, well my day job is restorations so I am pretty aware of the issues you bring up. It's a old frame and A restored SR500 would not bring what it would cost to restore and build.
Thus as in my day job, I don't restore any thing my self in hopes to make a profit. Rather I am commissioned to do such as a tool for other peoples money.
In my own case I will makes something look better with some flair of artistic license for a profit because restorations are for dreamers and the wealthy. Every one wants to restore something till they find out the cost. Then they welcome a refurbishment. :)

http://spookeaymarine.info

Well that about does it. It turned out nice and some one will get a nice classic frame that looks good. Ya know, I would sell the complete bike but The parts are all new and I could never get my money back out if them. $1250 parts and frame set.
So To every one who helped that gave opinions and guidance, I thank you.
I shall let you know how it works out if it sells.

Some parting photos.
http://spookeaymarine.info/photos/sr500-g.jpg
http://spookeaymarine.info/photos/sr500-h.jpg
http://spookeaymarine.info/photos/sr500-i.jpg