Here it is! My goal was to go as American as possible, ended up being a bit of a trans atlantic mongrel.
Frame:
Cannondale XS800 (year 2000)
Fork/Headset:
Cannondale Headshok Ultra (1 inch of travel)
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
SRAM CX1
Pedals:
Look Keo/Shimano M540
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Wolftooth 40t Narrow Wide, SRAM 11-36
Derailleurs/Shifters:
SRAM X9, SRAM Rival (right)/s900 (left)
Saddle/Seatpost:
Thomson, Selle Italia Flite Titanium
Brakes:
Avid Shorty Ultimates
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Superstar Pave 28, CLEMENT MXP
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Superstar Pave 28, CLEMENT MXP
Accessories:
Superstar Titanium Skewers
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
First race on it. Was 'Summer Cross' so hard and dry packed field where the headshok could really do its thing.
Added by aBlom. Last updated over 9 years ago.
26 Comments
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Posted about 2 years ago
Awesome bike, i'm getting one this week and building something similar 1x11. What size is that frame?
Posted about 7 years ago
If you ever plan on selling the frame hit me up. I need one of these in my life
Posted almost 8 years ago
cannondale cx rules!
When the fork is compressed, do ou feel a lost of break power? -if you've ever needed to brake the short instant the fork is compressed-
Posted over 9 years ago
no, the brake is tensioned below the headshok with the adapter so when it compressed the flex is taken in the upper casing so as to not loose any tension!
Posted about 9 years ago
These old Cannondales are so rad. Especially with new components on them. Very nice bike!
Posted over 9 years ago
This post provided the motivation to rebuild my 1999 XS800. It's a similar setup to this, just not nearly as high quality since I mostly used well-loved parts I had laying around. Check it out!
http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/cannondal...
Posted over 9 years ago
did you get inspiration from Tim Johnson's SuperX with Lefty fork?
Posted almost 10 years ago
http://bit.ly/1yyBcDp /// About halfway down the page, there's a few more pictures if you google 'SuperX Lefty'.
Posted almost 10 years ago
Hadn't seen that but its freakin sweet, good shout. I was under the impression that the headshok had been banned by the UCI, be interesting to see how they respond to this if they put it into production
Posted almost 10 years ago
I don't think this will ever make it into production, if you're going as far as putting suspension and disc brakes on a CX bike you might as well race an actual mountain bike.
Posted almost 10 years ago
Amazing to see this convo happened, and now cannondale is doing this http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/06/11/can...
Posted over 9 years ago
Always thought the Headshock was brilliant. This should be awesome build ,good luck.
Posted almost 10 years ago
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