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Good decision For owning some 26-24 ‘dale, they are very cool : take fun with them ! Yes, I was wrong : The crusty white seems to be the white version of the 87 SM 800 and the grey is a 87 SM 600 You could find all info at vintage cannondale.com

For resuming : Cannondale began with 26x24 in 1984, more adapted for climbing in the East tracks of USA. In 1985, 26x26 appeared in catalogs. I’m not totally sure of the year but between 1987 to 1990, the smallest 16” size used 24x24 on beast of the east geometry (16” 3.0 frames which appeared...

The « crusty » white ‘dale is a 1987 SM400, not really à mtb but a very cool cruiser bike. Seems to be with all original parts 😀

Nice job… perfect all the line 😎 Except for the saddle 😬

What is the yellow bike behind ? A Sling Shot evolution ? 😀

Necessity to show a Cannondale… where the story began in à station…

Stay with your rigid cromo fork… Not many choice for a 1990 bike : Rock Shox RS1, Manitou 0 Bradbury or Marzocchi Star Fork.

Nice and interesting 😎

I agree about you and about environmental question. Perhaps I’m wrong but I have heard that Lithium grease is not for universal use : - Lithium grease was preferred on ti parts (as copper grease) but not necessary on steel - Lithium grease attacks some elastomers and plastics so to avoid in...

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Very nice ! 1992 ? You must got a specific Merlin Grease Gard Bottom bracket. If the frame is threaded for a classic BB, it’s 93 and more 😉

May 94 (FF) . the pivot position over the crankset says it’s a Super V. In 97, all superV were « active « with classic cantilever suspension Have a look there : https://vintagecannondale.com/info/serial_numbers/

Yes, top level 3.0 1989 frame (instead of BotE sloping frame). 1989 is the first year of 3.0 frames but without the famous cantilever drop outd

Usually used on beginning of 90. You could find this standard on (Gary) Fisher bikes, Yeti and first Off-road Proflex.

I have bought an elastomer tube in shore 9 in around 1" diameter an cut it in the good longer. And it works fine for my 65kg 02 by 24pouces, sur Flickr

The Tuff Neck Litespeed stem for you https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/equipements_velos/2955282566

Now in the Génération Mountain Bike museum https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1991-boulder-bicycles-gazelle/

Wow ! quite rare ! Giant no really consider it as a mtb if I remember but a part of carbon fiber history