BUILD 009
Cannondale CAD3 M500
- Year
- 1998
- Size
- 55 cm
- Status
- archive
The story
An aluminium CAD3 frameset, stripped and waiting. Oversized tubing, a welded head tube and the kind of stiffness that made these frames worth having in the first place.
Photographed before the build started, because a bare frame tells you more about a bike than a finished one does.
Specs
Frame
- Material
- Aluminium, TIG welded
- Year
- 1998
- Size
- 55 cm
Fork
- Type
- Original rigid
- Steerer
- 1 1/8 in threadless
Drivetrain
- Shifters
- Shimano, 2 x 9 speed
- Cassette
- 11 to 34 tooth
- Crankset
- 46 / 30 tooth
Brakes
- Type
- Cantilever
- Levers
- Integrated
Wheels
- Rims
- 26 in, double wall
- Hubs
- Sealed cartridge
Tyres
- Front
- 26 x 2.0 in, tan wall
- Rear
- 26 x 2.0 in, tan wall
Cockpit
- Bar
- Drop, 46 cm flared
- Stem
- 70 mm
- Tape
- Cork
Gallery
