2002 Cannondale CAAD3 M900

The Big Cheese
The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
edited August 2010 in Your mountain bikes
Righto, pics to follow on this one as I have not picked it up yet.... :oops: :oops:

2002 Cannondale M800 CAAD frame a 'Good Girl' womens geometry but nice and light and a really top frame - chinky oversize tubing, perfect codition with matching Fatty forks.. Baby Blue :oops:

Was the contemporary of the "Bad Boy" and as such is VERY similar.... apart from the colour

Have ordered a shedload of parts for this, cheap but functional. Running Vs to keep cost down and to be honest, as it's going to be used as a roadbike/training bike this is beneficial for running costs.

Size Medium (17" - or whatever a 'Dal M equates to) - shorter TT as its a womans, but not tiny, have opted for a 110mm stem to compensate for this.

Easton EA50 stem
Easton EA30 bars and seatpost
Cannondale saddle
Deore shifters, and mechs, cassette and chain (with powerlink)
Shimano M442 Square taper chainset
Shimano UN26 ST \BB
Clarks blue gear and brake cables
Cannondale grips
Deore hubs on Mach MX 1 rims
Dia Compe V brakes and Levers (MX-2 - red)
Schwalbe Kojak tyres (1.3" wired bead)

It looks virtually brand new, tiny mark where bars caught top tube, but apart from that (and it's just a little scratch) you'd swear it was new.... it's been hardly riden over the last 8 years and has had an easy life in my mates spare room.

And it's a USA made frame as well ;)

Not bad for £50 (off a mate) - plus it owes me about £250 for parts just bought
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
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    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    nicklouse wrote:
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    LOL - I know.... thought I'd lay the foundations down... pics by weekend!!!

    When I pick it up!!! :D
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    I didn't know you had a daughter?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Andy wrote:
    I didn't know you had a daughter?

    If I did - she'd be hidden away from you!!!
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Don't hate the playa! Hate the game!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    is this the replacement to the Cotic and Marin then?
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Why?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    is this the replacement to the Cotic and Marin then?

    No.

    Another one.

    Rick Draper... why what?

    Why would I want another bike? :?
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Surely the Marin would have been a ideal training bike?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Rick Draper wrote:
    Surely the Marin would have been a ideal training bike?

    Yep, I see what you mean, but I dont want to be beasting a bike on the road/training that's worth that much and is an XC race bike, not a road bike - it officially is the most exensive thing I own (apart from the house). When this appeared/was offered I just thought why not?

    Its horses for coursesm the Marin has been on a lot more XC adventures recently, and am extremely happy with it... but it's wasted on road riding...

    Ignoring all the silly comments that get made about me 'not riding' my bikes, I actually do, and now use them for their fit purpose...

    I think (as a city bike/hybrid) this is perfect. I cannot see in what way (apart from the TT length which is not THAT short) how it's different to a mans, its no different from my 'Dale BoTE' that I had....
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    Ignoring all the silly comments that get made about me 'not riding' my bikes, I actually do, and now use them for their fit purpose...


    :?

    Who you trying to kid?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Andy wrote:
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    Ignoring all the silly comments that get made about me 'not riding' my bikes, I actually do, and now use them for their fit purpose...


    :?

    Who you trying to kid?

    LOL - like the inevitable, I was wondering how long it would take to post something pithy.

    And to be honest, really couldnt give a toss if people think I ride them or not....
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    And to be honest, really couldnt give a toss if people think I ride them or not....

    You women are all like that at some point every month...
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Update:

    Parts turning up today *hopefully*
    Deore hubs on Mach 1 MX rims with black spokes
    Deore Square Taper Chainset
    Cannondale grips
    EA50 stem
    EA30 seatpost (EA30 bars turned up already)
    Schwalbe Kojak 1.3" RaceGuard (wire bead)

    And some other bitts.

    Pick the frame up tonight!!!! Will need a total stripdown to frame only, which shall get a thorough clean and polish then 'new' rolling chassis shall be built.

    THe shifters and mechs shall be stripped and cleaned and re-used (no point wasting monies) but new brakes are on their way, have now decided on Avid Single Digit 7s to keep costs down.

    All the rest I have apart from cassette/chain.

    The only things 'original' that shall stay are the mechs and shifters (Deore) - the rest is new.

    This will be fully operational within 2 weeks..

    Before and after pics coming!!
  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    There's not enough banter in this thread, come on people - it's a girl's hybrid bike! He should be getting more of a ribbing then when my dad thought it would be cool to buy me satchel for my first day of secondary school! :wink:



    Actually quite fancy one of these myself, I like the bad boy, but don't like the matte black - could be cool in a bright colour!
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    MacAndCheese wrote:
    There's not enough banter in this thread, come on people - it's a girl's hybrid bike! He should be getting more of a ribbing then when my dad thought it would be cool to buy me satchel for my first day of secondary school! :wink:



    Actually quite fancy one of these myself, I like the bad boy, but don't like the matte black - could be cool in a bright colour!

    Naysayer :lol:

    EDIT: shiny shiny turned up today:

    Crank
    wheelset
    grips
    brake cable
    stem
    seatpost

    now waiting for:
    Front and rear brakes, tyres

    Woop Woop.....
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Show me the shiny shiny....

    New bits:

    Wheel: Totally impressed with these 'out of the box': Deore hubs on Mach 1 MX rims.... not that light but nicely made from Merlin... and guess what... £62.99!!!!! Result....

    Frame pics up later when I get it home :)

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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    i dont care whats in the box, it just looks like a great box to receive?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    a girls bike?

    a GIRLS bike?

    nice.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    As you can see, it not much owt like a girls bike ;)

    Frame as you can see (and forks) are MINT only a couple of TINY marks.... the F&F are the only thing staying. Got a room upstairs full of decent new kit to go on..... as you can see my mate was running it hippy-single spped style a while back :cry::lol:

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  • toby_winkler
    toby_winkler Posts: 1,298
    You like your blue bikes don't you ;)

    Looks good though, should be a nice commuter/fitness bikes once its done.
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    New cockpit fitted (bars, stem, seatpost)

    New Avid SD 7 graphite levers...

    Deore rear shifter (cannot find left one SO IF ANYONE HAS AN OLDER STYLE DEORE LH/FRONT SHIFTER THATS IN GOOD WORKING AND COSMETIC NICK PM ME ;) )

    Cranks fitted

    XT rear mech fiited

    New Deore wheels fitted...

    Shes looking alreet I tell thee and light to boot (I reckon even with Deore kit etc shall be around 24lb

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  • saltyman
    saltyman Posts: 472
    8)
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,401
    That's looking really nice.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    El Capitano wrote:
    That's looking really nice.

    Yeah she's gonna love it
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    El Capitano wrote:
    That's looking really nice.

    Cheers El Cap, it literally has been stripped down to the bones, degrease, regreased, washed and polished. All the kit on it is brand new..

    Some better pics... now shod with Schwalbe Kojak 1.3s :)

    Still waiting on:

    cassette and chain (Deore), front mech (Deore) and brakes (Avid SD 7s)

    Will be finished withn the fortnight, but for now shes done.

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  • tptvmbircn
    tptvmbircn Posts: 782
    very nice and good tip on the wheels, looking for some for my build
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Cockpit sorted (new (2nd hand) shifters and brakes (SD7) fitted along with 'dale grips.

    Just need to order BB cable router, cassette and chain and pedals then shes done.

    So far owese me about £350 (including frame and forks) for the whole bike, which is slightly more than I wanted to spend but such a nice frame, deserved better than rat bike material.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    thats a really good looking build, i love hardtails.
  • Dubzy
    Dubzy Posts: 123
    Lovely work - but IMVHO I think a contrasting brake cable colour would have been better. The blue cables do not co-ordinate the frame colour.

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