Mountain Bike Restoration: Cannondale MTB Custom Powder coat
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Check out this sweet 90’s restoration of a Cannondale CAD 2 Mountain Bike. This build is a collaboration with a few of my subscribers, Damian Romero, and Matt Hardy who were generous enough to donate the frame and low-cost parts to make this bike come together. The frame gets a complete makeover for my brother-in-law who has never had a real mountain bike before. Special thanks to my channel partners @bikeflights and @marquecycling who’s continued support make restoration videos like this possible. The frame was shipped via bikeflights.com and the pedals and grips were donated by Marque cycling.
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I have a ‘95 and a ‘96 Cannondale M200. Great bikes! My 4th and 5th of this brand….
Thanks for watching Jeff!
Beautiful Cannadales I have a 2017 hybrid cannadale 9 speed with xtr M970 works very well.
Wow! That bike became super nice. Recently restored a Cannondale M2000. Geared it up with Shimano XT equipment and slick Continental tires. Runs fast and is a bling when sitting with it on a bench downtown. Cannondale vintage bikes looks great 🤩
Thank you for watching! Kudos on your own Cannondale rebuild.
Great looking Cannondale it turned beautifully. I’m rebuilding a 92 beast of the east Cannondale but doing some modern components. Glad I found your channel keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Thank you David!
Amazing rebuild.
Love this. I work on and fix bikes myself. Always looking for a project bike. Cannondales are my favorite and rode them most of my life. My old race team all rode them
Awesome! Thanks for watching Scott.
very cool. I have an old trek hardtail that I would like to rebuild. After watching I think I will do it. Thanks for video.
Thanks for watching!
beautiful build! the paint is amazing. i'm always happy to build a complete bike for under $500. great job.
Thank you very much!
I love old cannondale's. Great build. The billy bonkers are very light and are good on trails. Air them up to 80psi and you got a street machine. Looks amazing with the Metallic black.
Great job Rusty as always. I just love these old Cannondale bikes. I found and restored a 1998 F700 in yellow as few years back. Of all my bikes it is truly my favourite. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks
That is awesome Kevin. I saw a lot of yellow Cannondales in the 90's
Nice one Rusty!
Thank you Mark!
My daughter has a boyfriend who doesn’t have a bike. If he ever becomes more than that I want to build that bike. I have as old Cannondale Criterion bike that I love but my hip won’t let me ride it anymore.
Awesome build Rusty . You Nailed this, bars and grips combo great 👍🏼
Thank you Nick!
Love the video and it is great that you explain the various parts of the whole process
Thanks Michael!
Got a cromoly 1992 haro extreme from my dad waiting to come back to its golden days
Awesome! Let me know if you want any help.
Can't wait to see the next collaboration videos 😍
The power coating and decals are top notch! Love the color scheme too. Well done Rusty!
Thanks Ty!
Great job
Thank you!
The hardest part I have found about doing up old MTB's here in Aus is the lack of good forks(those old new stock Marzocchi's that CRC had would have been lovely)
Ill bet. It’s getting fairly hard to source forks here as well.
Excellent rebuild and love the new look. Also thanks for the tire recommendation, rebuilding a ‘93 Trek 930 Singletrack and think those tires will work well, the Tioga Psycho tires are just too dried out. You also have me wondering if shocks would be a solid upgrade from the rigid forks. Thanks man 🤘
I’m waiting on my frame and forks back from the powder coater, been there since Monday, can’t wait to have my gloss black steamroller, I ordered black, but because of the pandemic I got a message saying there was no black ones would I take the red one, I loved the colour at first, but after a year I wanted the black frame I ordered
Sounds like a great project!
NICE!!
Would love to send you my Cannondale SM400 for a whole restoration.
To this day it continues to serve as my commuter bike in these rough NYC streets.
You should try to get a slightly old version of the Bandechee road bike and see what type of update years for parts are available for a the 1980s.
This video was AWESOME! I would love to collaborate with you on a 90s Canondale I picked up. Will be reaching out soon. Great video.
Awesome look forward to hearing from you. Instagram or Facebook will probably be the best way to reach me.
Any thoughts on Lefty forks. Looking at one on an early 2000 F2000?
Hi Mark, If you're talking about rebuilding one you will need some specialized tools that only older Cannondale dealers are going to have on hand. It's not impossible to work on them, just hard to find replacement parts. When they are running well they last for a long time, but eventually the boots fail, the springs can seize up, and the bearings need to be cleaned and regreased. I know of a good local mechanic here in SE Idaho that did a lot of maintenance on them if you are looking for some specific help.
Very nice! I do wish you kept the decals to a minimum like the original bike, but the paint looks great!
Thanks Adam, lots of options for sure.
I have a 97 cannondale caad1 f300 I bought all the shimano 9 speed parts Michelin slicks but I never did this before I’m in prairieville,La what you think my name is Efrain
Just came across this video and feel like I finally have a jumping off point for my '98 F400. It was basic bike to begin with, but I'm just about ready to make an upgraded hybrid -- and still keep it 26" (however counterintuitive that is). Main questions are 1)What parts are still available from basic retailers vs. what should I really look to ebay for? 2) Can I strip it down to just the frame (and strip the frame for paint) and rebuild it with basic sockets/crescent wrenches/hex keys?
Hmmm, lots of ways to approach this. I would suggest walking into a couple local bike shops and talk to their mechanics to see who has some experience working on older bikes. Most mechanics will understand you have a piece of nostalgia that you want to hold onto and should be able to steer you in the right direction with parts and what tools will be needed. Most bicycles form the 90s's have a mix of metric Allen bolts as well as a few specialized tools for bottom brackets, headsets, hubs etc. I would not be able to address all of these questions in the forum here, but a good local bike shop could. Best wishes!
@@CoolBikeProjects thanks for the advice; will check it out.
Great job as always. Cables housings on the front end are a bit too long. I recently scored a 2005 Cannondale that I just finished overhauling this morning.
Thanks Terry! When are we gonna see some of your builds?
@@CoolBikeProjects I would post a few pictures but RUclips does not allow it in the comments. I could send you a few pictures if you wish.
@@kona0197 yes if you time. Rustysbikerepair@mac.com
Nice resto job ! I'm currently doing a semi resto on my old 1992 cannondale M-700
Having my old rockshox mag 21's rebuild by Risse racing up in Oregon for around $175 ,have the old 1 1/4" headset that the bb's in it are trashed and might have to locate a replacement for the Shimano XT-headset on it .anyone make a replacement for that or an improved version of it?
Awesome! I would check with Cane Creek directly but they make the 40 series that might work. Chris King does aswell. Best of luck!
Hey guys.. Can we spray clear coat over stickers ??
It a sense that’s what we just did. These are high-quality vinyl decals. If you spray over paper-based stickers it won’t work it’ll cause the ink to bleed. That’s why I showed the demo of me clear coating over the first set of decals to double check that everything was good.
looks the business
Would you like a couple Peugeot frames? I bought them and they need way too many parts. One has quite a bit but the expense is still out of my reach. I'm trying to minimize my fleet and focus on just a few frames I actually have parts for.
Thank you for the kind offer, but I’m a bit overwhelmed with other projects right now and better pass. As far as collaborating on your bike project, things should slow down for me in about two months. If you wouldn’t mind reaching out to me again on RUclips I would appreciate it!
@@CoolBikeProjects Not a problem. Thanks.
I just got a m300 and will be restoring it. What's a good place to get cannondale stickers?
Etsy, eBay, and velocal
Your Brother in law is a Raiders fan or what?
Ha ha, ill ask him.
I've got pretty much the same frame (M400 CAD2), and I have to buy all the parts. I was thinking about modernizing it with a 27,5 front wheel and a suspension fork. Do you think it would be too much of a geometry change ?
It really depends on the current heart tube angle. By the time you add a taller wheel and that much front height the geometry could be way too slack. I would talk to your local bike shop and get their thoughts before you start buying parts. Best wishes!
@@CoolBikeProjects Thanks a lot. It's an old school steep tubehead (70°). Does a 100mm suspension fork already increases the front height on such bikes ?
@@sepultubob yes depending on the fork. Certainly newer 27.5 forks would add a lot more length.
@@CoolBikeProjects Oh I was talking about a basic 100mm 26 fork vs the original 26 rigid fork.
@@sepultubob sorry bout that yes with a steep steer tube and only 100mn fork I would think you would be just fine
I have a cannondale road bike I’ve had forever. How do I contact you with pics and details?
If you click on the about link on my channel, there is a business inquiry link to get my email and you can email me directly. You can also message me on my Instagram page @coolbikeprojects
Really nice powder coat but the stickers killed it for me.
Ah man, i kind of like the look. Were you hoping for yellow again?
@@CoolBikeProjects sorry forgot to mention the rest of the build was great 🙌🏻… I personally think if you’d kept the font the same as the original and on the down tube only it would have been perfect 👍🏻.
I don't think you have enough Cannondale stickers to stick on that bike frame,I think there were atleast one spot you missed.
Ha ha, so true. Its came with the kit 😎
I love watching your rebuilds and restorations. I have a complete, vintage 1972 Raleigh 12 speed (one owner, kept indoor) I'd love to donate to "Cool Bike Projects". Let me know if you're interested.
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Hi Tracey, thanks so much for watching and for the kind offer. Please email me at rustysbikerepair@mac.com with your contact info and Ill reach back. Many thanks!
Just simple sticker? No stencil decals? No Airbruch on stencil sticker?
Nope, pretty common to use vinyl decals as replacements. That is why we clear coated the frame, to smooth out the decals and protect the frame.