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Idea to get that old bike to fit:
- mtb bars on race bike really suck, too twitchy and dangerous. I’d did it and regretted it.
- you can get 46cm road bars, I found them very comfortable for my shoulders. I like the fizik cyrano bull. Retape with nice tape, the sram super tape is cheap and good.
- get a new style ‘ahead’ stem that normally bolts to fork steer tube, you can try a bunch of open face stems quickly
- to use ahead style stem you’ll need a quill to ahead adapter
With that quill adapter you can raise/lower bar height and quickly iterate stem height and reach. You’ll find you will want to get lower as your fitness improves.
I still have my 86 cannondale and while stiff I think it has a great ride.
Get wider bars and Ride that cannondale for a few months to regain cycling flexibility and fitness, at that point you’ll be ready to acknowledge a good bike fit.
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