Cannondale Saeco Refurbishment
Aaronpearce
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Cannondale Saeco Refurbishment
I have been riding a 90’s Cannondale Saeco for the past 3 years and the groupset is knackered so I have decided to refurbish the bike. The frame is in good condition and I have been told by a couple of people they are great frames so I would be better fixing it up than buying a new bike.
The current groupset is Shimano 105 2x9 speed; the levers, cassette, chain and headset all definitely need replacing and I imagine the rest is nearing the end of its life. I think the current wheels (they say nova on them but I know no more) can probably take 10 speed but not 11 speed but I am not sure.
I have been considering upgrading to a second hand 9 speed tiagra groupset or potentially buying new wheels and getting an 11 speed groupset. Is this worthwhile? I don’t race and it doesn’t particularly worry me have an extra 1 or 2 gears but if there are other advantages I am all ears.
My budget for the refurb is £200 – 300 with slight flexibility. I intend on doing all the work myself and am pretty much novice at bike mechanics anything greater than adjusting brake/gears maybe changing a chain but I love learning how to do it all.
Specifically I would like to know which groupsets and wheels would work well together and provide good value. Please can someone offer some good advice.
Thank you for helping.
I have been riding a 90’s Cannondale Saeco for the past 3 years and the groupset is knackered so I have decided to refurbish the bike. The frame is in good condition and I have been told by a couple of people they are great frames so I would be better fixing it up than buying a new bike.
The current groupset is Shimano 105 2x9 speed; the levers, cassette, chain and headset all definitely need replacing and I imagine the rest is nearing the end of its life. I think the current wheels (they say nova on them but I know no more) can probably take 10 speed but not 11 speed but I am not sure.
I have been considering upgrading to a second hand 9 speed tiagra groupset or potentially buying new wheels and getting an 11 speed groupset. Is this worthwhile? I don’t race and it doesn’t particularly worry me have an extra 1 or 2 gears but if there are other advantages I am all ears.
My budget for the refurb is £200 – 300 with slight flexibility. I intend on doing all the work myself and am pretty much novice at bike mechanics anything greater than adjusting brake/gears maybe changing a chain but I love learning how to do it all.
Specifically I would like to know which groupsets and wheels would work well together and provide good value. Please can someone offer some good advice.
Thank you for helping.
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Strip all that old rubbish off it.
Full 11 speed groupset, deep carbon rims, polish the censored out of it.
It's more than worth it as they are so cool.
Stuff the budget.
Post piccies immediately please.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
http://s1036.photobucket.com/user/Aaron ... sort=3&o=0
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
its gonna rock.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
I have found a set of Shimano WH-RS010 wheels for £110 on ebay new. Would they be suitable for what I need?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-WH-R ... Swd4tTum80
Furthermore, what am I looking for when inspecting the frame? There's some small areas where the paint has bubbled and another where the cables have rubbed the paint off. Doesn't look catastrophic to me though.
http://s1036.photobucket.com/user/Aaron ... sort=3&o=0
Even a set of Aksiums or Kyseriums would be better but a set of deep rims would be soooo cool. Carbonzone off the bay are very good and cost efficient.
Match with a MC C chain at just over a tenner, Tiagra level cassette at roughly the same, winner winner. Cables from the big box in the shop.
Those frames had a habit of cracking: just go over it looking for any cracks that may be deeper than paint cracks. Anything you spot just pop on here for 200 opinions then take to local decent shop and see what they say.
Paint bubbles and rub is nothing at all to worry about.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Nah - black everything to make the frame colours pop.
With red and yellow frame the silver groupset and black wheels will turn it into a censored 's muddle.
Full 105 will do the job.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Dirk has Rev Xs. They rock.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour