Limited production for bend over dollars or artistic concept?

Great pics ^^^!

For you early risers and in case some might have interest, I just spotted this rare first year Cannondale on fleabay - cheap and ends today-. Not mine and don't know the seller.

Cannondale Mountain Bike with Aluminum Box Trailer Local Pickup No Shipping | eBay

Seller is located in Kaposwin (Tacoma area) WA and will not ship :confused:

The trailer trash is a pass but the bike is a grab it now. Rare collectable piece of mtn bike history. I used to own a 1985 SM-500 yellow frame with roller cam brakes. The listed bike looks to be a first year 1984 and positive no later than 1985. They have the funky 24 in the rear and 26 front.

Ps. I still have my Cannondale panniers from 1980. Have seen some great times all along the east coast. Cheers

MOMBAT: 1984 Cannondale

painted...

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-Bernie

Detail shots of the seat cluster and BB Please!

I powdercoat it so some of the detail is lost on the lugs. The seat tube lug is stainless, but I only polished off the seat clamp portion.

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Nothing fancy about the bb

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This will likely be the last polished lug bike i ever do. Its a huge time suck. Going to try tigging some steel and aluminum frames...

-Bernie

It may be a time-suck, Bernie - but that is true artisan work. This is as much a functional machine as it is an aesthetic thrill.

Love it!

angela

Give me Campy or give me Hed....just sayin'.....:rolleyes:

Bernie,

You are kicking my rear! I am at the same stage on my PX-10 and your work is beautiful! I am painting part of the lugs as per the original factory and not far from doing that right now.

Keep up the good work!

Joe A

Hey, I know you have a camera, lets see the progress! Pixerban, right?

I will once I get some paint on the frame. Its been powder coated white and now waiting for me to get the time to put the black trim on the clusters.

Once thats done will grab some pics but for now it looks great in pure white!

Joe A

You can go ahead and post pix as you go through the restoration and we'll critique you and keep you motivated. Who knows? Maybe some of us will donate parts for the project!

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