The serial no. says it's from '89 and after sifting through some catalogs, I found out that it's the model SR500 "Black Lightning" edition. Size is perfect for me, a 56 square. Originally built with all black parts, most of them were very used. So decided to build it with a Suntour Superbe Pro groupset, which is almost complete. Paint's not in very good shape, it bubbled all over the frame, so will respray it myself.
Frame:
Cannondale SR500 3.0 56cm
Fork/Headset:
Cannondale Tange tubing / Suntour Superbe Pro
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Suntour Superbe Pro
Pedals:
Look
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Maillard 7s
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Suntour Superbe Pro
Saddle/Seatpost:
Flite / Suntour Superbe Pro
Brakes:
Suntour Superbe Pro
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open 4 CD / Suntour Superbe Pro / Clément Strada LGG
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open 4 CD / Suntour Superbe Pro / Clément Strada LGG
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Added by Agustin. Last updated about 8 years ago.
As of about 8 years ago, Agustin has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
15 Comments
This is effin Beautiful. I have a 1996 r500 im gonna be building up!
Posted almost 8 years ago
Great, will keep an eye on your build! Sometimes I regret selling it..
Posted almost 8 years ago
How did it handle? I've heard the 80's/90's cannondales handled like track frames
Posted almost 8 years ago
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etrigan says:
I've being in love with this build for a while now.
I'm renovating a R600 1996 and would like to know how did you paint it. Looks like you did not remove the previous paint and just threw some spray over it. I'm planning on removing the paint, sanding, painting with primer, sanding again, painting, painting the decals and finalizing with varnish paint... what are your thoughts on that?
Posted over 6 years ago
Agustin says:
Hi!
The procedure you describe would be ideal, I think. I couldn't bother to remove all the og paint and then paint it all over again. In the end it worked out fine, but if I ever run into a similar project, I'd take the time to do it properly.
Hope this helps.
Agustin.
Posted about 6 years ago