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Originally Posted by Tandem Rider
My first C'dale was an '88 with Ultegra. I raced them for I think 3 years. I went through a bunch of frames, I saw colors and designs that never made it to market. It was an exciting time at Cannondale, and I still have good memories from those times.  |
Did you break any of them? The first generation frames look pretty stout to me but I can remember Errol at On Two Wheels in Moline telling me that my pink frame would eventually crack at the front derailleur. After 30 years and owning lots of 80s Cannondales, I still have not seen one cracked there. I can see the rivnut mounted FD as being a stress riser but on the other hand it's hard to imagine a frame that was much stiffer at the BB.