Ope! These 30 year old, triple, canti brake, non-performance orientated bikes are just perfect. Everything both new and weathered riders need, nothing they don't.

The paint they did on stock bikes from the mid eighties into the nineties would an extra $1000 today. I had a ‘85ish Diamond Back Assent that was “Incandescent Lilac Smoke”. Man that thing was a beauty.

Always a trip down memory lane! As a bike mechanic through the eighties and nineties, I can almost smell the TriFlow and the tires! Cannondales were in our shop and needed their own care and feeding. It's nice to see one still rolling along with your care!

This is the same bike as I use around Pittsburgh, downtown area. Years ago I went to Nashbar linear pull brakes because I got tired of futzing with those canti brakes, they were always cranky. I also added a used front shock I bought for $25 which is great with the rough streets, potholes and cobbles. I got so I could not shift the Express shifters on the rear because of arthritis in my thumb, so I went with SRAM twist shifter and derailleur. However, I still have the Suntour freewheel, and the shifting is never right on. I may revisit the Xpress shifters and old Suntour derailleur again after this video. Thanks! Oh, my bike is the same but the lettering and Cannondale logo are a really cool hot pink. It really pops.

I remember when Cannondale released these large tube thin wall frames. They were pounds lighter and way stiffer than the steel frames of the time. So they quickly dominated all the worlds grand races. They were also just as quickly banned for a few years allowing the other bicycle manufactures to catch up.

That bit about hub bearing preload and QR skewers is pure gold. As you finished saying it, lightbulbs started flashing and bells started ringing. Thanks!

It’s a late 89, early 90s frame. It’s got the ‘new’ dropouts but still has the old rear brake cable housing mounts. And it’s got the skinny pre-pepperoni fork.

18:48 Top marks for the Alternative Tentacles sticker man ❤

I've said it once, I'll say it again. You will always get better shifting and braking with new housing and new cables.

@pineapplej7310

12 сағат бұрын

I don't think anyone would disagree with you.

Every tine I put a wheel into the truing stand I hear that jazz music in my head. makes wheel cleaning less tedious.😁

7:32 Tappa tappa tappa! Last Tap Dance in Springfield - S11 E20.

The music is sublime on these videos and that's why keep coming back to them.

So cool that your featured this bike cause in my collection I have a mid-90’s Cannondale M-500 that I did a drop bar conversion and it’s one of my riders I use when I go out on my field-work 😊

The Tap Dance teacher when Lisa took dance lessons. I’m going to need more than tappa tappa tappa.

Tires being the wrong direction can reduce grip and increase rolling resistance. Its not huge but it is a thing.

I love my 1987 Cannondale SM500

That position would kill me. Love the old solid no frills bikes. We’ve added so much that matters little to the guy who feels his/her way along to get bikes that feel right, and can change along with us. It was refreshing, riding with the locals in Tucson this week to see a good representation of bikes operating well without disc brakes or electronic shifting. Also a couple of old school bike shops actually making a living working on bikes.

@ericsande5345

3 ай бұрын

My only exposure to bike suspension has been the bikes I maintain at work (I work Security) with low-end forks. I find front suspension useless, especially when it's low end. I suppose if you're bombing down a mountain on an $8,000 bike it helps but casual bikes only need a suspension seat post.

Hey dude, he’s the stallion.

Love the Einstein sticker on your toolbox!

the Bob Ross of bike repair channels

@bkefrmr

3 ай бұрын

Achievement unlocked

I haven't seen anyone oil the conical washers before. Cheers for the lesson

I had the bottom bracket adjusted by a bike shop in southern Pennsylvania where this bike was built. So true about calling toe clip and clips called clippless totally understandable. It takes time to figure bike terminology out. I also have a early 90s Cannondale with a Quill stem extension.

Thank you..love the bike picture on the wall....🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🌻🌻

Hey andy , u r the master at setting drive train it,s like a dark art.

I like rock and roll cable magic in new housings or ones that are still pretty new and not stuck I use triflow liberally in old ones.

Awesome stuff man!!

Gosh, I love those old Cannondale frames. I gave away an old M500 a few years ago to someone who really needed it. I miss it, though. That bike you are working on is really early; you can tell by the drop outs.

@mikem3695

3 ай бұрын

I had a M500 with the Force 40 breaking system that I used as a commuter. It was so stiff, but it served me well and inspired me to ride more.

I like your pricing for questions, answers, and solutions.

Picked up an old 90s Giant Iguana with the full Suntour XCM groupset, and honestly, I still think that's a better entry level groupset than the ones we have now. Thumb trigger shifting going up, and thumb lever going down with clicks instead of stops makes it really easy to get the gear you need, and I prefer it to the mechanisms that have a trigger in each direction.

that one is fighting you all the way

Interesting find !!!

Heck of a size on that frame!

What a bike. And that black color :)😋

I’ll have to try the Dawn power wash and furniture cleaner next time I clean a bike.

This is like Bob Ross but saltier and with bikes.

Thanks!

@bkefrmr

3 ай бұрын

Thanks John!

Can you do a video on the replacement or refurbishment of Axle cones on older bikes? Working on a older GT Timberline and cannot find new axle cones without paying thru nose and high shipping?

Happy Gilmore - just tap it in... tap tap tapity tap it in

Hope you refill them dawn powerwash. Bobvilla has the mix on their website.

I found a 80's sport touring Cannondale at a flea market and wondered if it's worth restoring

What do you use to polish your furniture?

Another great video. In passing you made a comment which caught my ear! Are you also a Luthier? Do you have a KZread channel about that subject? Thanks for reading!

You mentioned the top tube cable guides can be purchased now but where? Anybody got a link?

In the Uk, those toeclips are known as ratraps 🤷‍♂️

@DevoteeCT

3 ай бұрын

Same here...or just 'cages'.

I doubt tread direction really matters for many of us but it bugs me too and I'd have to correct it. "Toe clips" without straps are quite handy - I ride clipless but strapless clips are quite nice for foot placement and re-orienting pedals at a full stop.

Holy moly that is a very ugly bike set up with that saddle and stem. However you've done a brilliant job to make it ridable. Sun Tour in the 70's and 80's made the best of all the components and was the most innovative.

20:37 - Sounds like a Theoretical Bicyclist! (He's good w/ bikes. Very good! But even a Bike Pro like him knows that not all bikes will respond to his treatment right away, or the first time, or the way he expects it to, or how it should, and he knows that, and forewarns his viewers. Yes, not even with Park Tool tools behind ya, the crud and buildup from bicycle neglect and mother nature can turn your, I'm-just-gonna-tuneup-this-bike-quick morning, into a late-afternoon-with-more-things-broke-than-before-you-touched-it day!

Seems like combining old hardened brake pads and overspray from one step would equal terrible braking performance and squealing?

@bkefrmr

3 ай бұрын

It would seem!

i just got my 28 year old cannondale out of the shed, about 20 year ago i switched it to V brakes, im 67 years old now going to put a mid drive motor on it , lazy i guess

The tap it in thing is from Happy Gilmore

@bkefrmr

3 ай бұрын

Nice

@isaiahwelch8066

3 ай бұрын

"Come on, ball! Get in the hole! Are you too good for your home!?" ~ Happy Gilmore

@bkefrmr

3 ай бұрын

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@isaiahwelch8066

3 ай бұрын

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@nicholasdigenova1320

3 ай бұрын

I was overconfident and have paid the price! Love your vids dude

You're mind me of thd Cleaner from Toy Story 2

I would think that a bike that’s been sitting a while would need new tubes and tires by default. Ne brake pads too

Does squeezing the locknuts in the truing stand mimic the cam on the QR compressing the bearings in the frame in your opinion??

@mattgies

3 ай бұрын

No way. You can pull the wheel out of the stand no matter how hard you twist the knob. But you'll never pull a wheel out of a bike with a properly tightened skewer. The stand does not apply that much pressure on the axle.

Rear wheel still has the little hairs on it so not rode very much

That's a great bike but those pedals are tragic. Anyway, I should pick up some Triflow...

@bkefrmr

3 ай бұрын

Affiliate links in the description!

@sklegg

3 ай бұрын

@@bkefrmrcool! Picked up some One Step too.

He Quote, "Just makes 'em firm." Unquote. Guess he was a breast augmentation Dr. before becoming a Bike Dr. / I mean Farmer.

Haha 😂 Free Questions $10 Answer $20 Solution I love it!

Meanwhile, last week I rebuilt the Headshock on my F2000. Neat child’s play, though. 😂

alrighty, no lefty huh? :D

Uh oh, the dreaded no audio when a video first comes out

700th like !

I always remove the tires to true the wheels, then put the better less wore tire on the rear.

@mattgies

3 ай бұрын

Traction's more important in the front--losing front traction almost always means a crash. Don't rotate tires like that.

@jasonbusch3624

3 ай бұрын

@mattgies I'm rotating good tires for even wear not bald wore out tires.

@mattgies

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonbusch3624 Then wait until the rear tire is fully worn out, put a new tire on the front, and move the front tire to the rear.

@jasonbusch3624

3 ай бұрын

@@mattgies good luck finding a new matching tire

@mattgies

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonbusch3624 Doesn't have to match exactly. Same size and tread type would suffice. But my tires aren't discontinued anyway, so no luck required.

This customer is probably nostalgic about this old bike. I would probably upgrade the drive train, just to avoid aching knees.

what's wrong with this guy, replace cables if you are bike mechanic. he's just lazy

@bkefrmr

Ай бұрын

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