Turning A 90s Cannondale Into The Most Unique Gravel Bike Ever! Part 1
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- I'm trying to take a little rest from riding to give my chronic neck pain a rest so I've decided to finally tackle a Gravel bike like I hinted at when riding my Fat bike.
This has taken some time to come together with the parts, I was quite specific on what I wanted and it took the Cute Thief a little while to get the right parts. Unfortunately I hit a hurdle with the rear disc mount and ran out of time for a single video so I'm splitting it...any thoughts on this? I know Alec Steele has lots of projects he splits up so maybe shorter episodic builds could work?
Either way I hope you liked part 1 and I'm really looking forward to getting this finished and ridden.
Thanks for watching!
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Yup, your Mum was watching but, d’you know what, she’s quite mature and can enjoy a double entendre with the best of them!
Ribble welds are like this.....smooth as butter
Oh yeah?
That v brake delete was super clean fair play
This is going to be a unique and classy ride. The Cute Thief has done very well. Looking forward to part 2!
Thank you :)
I'm impressed with your work on the fork
Siiick. You definitely need a vise, soft jaws and a nice 18v cordless angle grinder…
Don’t go trialing it, it’ll crack’n’fail!!!
👍 for split projects or episodic series. That is one cool frame!
Awesome project. Looking forward to the next episode.
Of all the builds I’ve seen and following on UA-cam, I am most excited about this one. Hoping for an update sooner than later.
A 40 grit flapdisk will make those mounts dissapear in minutes 😁 If you want to be careful you can still finish the last few mm by hand.
I love the idea... so much in fact that is exactly what just recently accomplished on my own 1994 Delta V 600 frame. I didn't go as all out and remove the brake bosses from the frame. I might attempt it in the future though now that I have seen it done) successfully. I used a 1999/2000ish Fatty SL to mount the disc brakes up front. I purchased the rear mount that works with the 3.0 series frame dropout off of e-bay. The whole thing came out pretty nice too.
I made a post earlier about this bike on here, but for whatever reason UA-cam removed it or something. Doesn't matter, I am looking forward to seeing the finished bike!
The cute thief nailed it this time, cant wait for the end result
gotta love a retro cannondale project. So glad you've found a headshock for it!
Great. Looking forward to part 2 and it's eventual completion. 👏
Cant wait to see this come together!
That windfarm footage is giving me Forza Horizon 4 flashbacks. I always loved the way the US Cannondale factory ground their alloy welds to give them an appearance to an old filet brazed steel road bike. Looking forward to part 2. My guess is purple, BTW.
If the paint job turns out as cool as the dirt jumper project, she'll be a beaut!
I put drop bars on my old V600 a few years ago. The bike now has a second life as a cool looking and very capable gravel bike. The 2 inch Big Apple tires have low rolling resistance and great grip and stability in loose gravel. They can be run at low pressure (20 psi) if needed on rough terrain. The Headshok soaks up impacts on potholes and rocks at speed. I do wish it had disc brakes but I make do without them. It's a fun bike.
Oh Man I Cant Wait!1!!! gonna be a sick build i just know it
Purple. With pink splatter
Tes!!!second part!!!
I love the thief's white whiskers
I literally just finished a similar gravel project on a 91 Stumpjumper, though I didn't have the chops to modify the frame/fork. Very cool too see this vid.
I actually picked up a delta v frame for a very similar project some weeks ago. Pretty excited about your build, especially about the disc conversion.
Ah, hacking rim brake mounts off, love it
I've done that on 2008 Magura Menja 130mm lower legs as well
Very cool so far!
Thanks Joel!
Only just seen this video/build, looking forward to seeing it finished. I've built a few gravel bikes from 26er mountain bikes now, I call them 'GravelB*stard' builds.
Great start, looking forward to the rest of the build! As for the colour, that 90s/2000s Cannondale blue is lush, but I think too obvious a choice for you, so I'm going with some sort of cross between your dirt jump frame style of paint job and those psychedelic t-shirts you hinted would get a come back.
The channel bike builds are particularly enjoyable. I fully expected to see at least one power tool for that fork job.
My parents mountainbikes are actually both early 2000s cannondales, they both use this suspension system, can't say I enjoyed riding MTB on these, but they seem perfect for gravel riding. Superb build so far Ali!
Looking forward to this build! Been looking at my old giant mountain bike, believe it’s a late 90s model, and was thinking about doing something like this! Inspired now🤪 I live near the wind farm too, great for distance rides! Keep up the good work Ali🤘🏼
This is great to see. I used to work in a bicycle factory that did welds like these for some of the bike frames we made. My part of the production line did the finish work on the smooth welds. Looking at your work with the cantilever studs I'd offer you a job! Nice smooth work, good to see you went with a file and didn't attempt it with power tools, things often happen too fast with them and sadness ensues.
Love a good project. Thankfully this was a two part and relatively short video as I’m late for work and I wasn’t planning on stopping watching 😅. Look forward to part 2!!
Exciting! Can we have part two tomorra?)
Oh nice, I have a Cannondale hardtail frame laying about and was thinking of doing the exact same!
Are you thinking drop bars? They have quite a high stack height, especially if you're thinking 650b wheels. Would work well! Surely do a nice wide/flared one which is really comfy for off-road. Looking forward to this!
I have a dark purple F700 Cannondale. They hold up real solid. Swapped the head to 1 1/8 reducer setup personally because the availability of other parts.
I need part 2 lol 😂 looks like I will just have to wait for it :)
Ali, should get yourself a cheap dremel (ebay has some for like £15). You can put a little wire wheel on it to scrape off paint easier, or a high grit sanding block to smooth out bits. Really useful for this kind of stuff.
I'd be really tempted to add a torque arm up to the rim brake boss when fitting the disc mount. Otherwise that's a lot of torque on an unsupported dropout
I really want the bike to look sleek so I’m going to try it without an arm, I’ve got a 140mm rotor going on and I won’t be doing any trials on it so I’m confident it’ll be fine (I’ve actually got two of these frames so if this breaks I’ve got a back up)
Can't wait for part 2 ! 🙂
I’m in the process of doing this to an old 1999 vintage GT triple triangle cromo frame. Getting my frame painted at Argos down south. They reckon they can weld a disc mount to the rear of the bike for me too. Really looking forward to seeing how this comes together!
Me too dude, picked up a beauty tempest in red off marketplace for 30 quid, it's had a full restomod with xt and surly parts. Can't wait to finish it.
I got inspired by this check it out
bikepacking.com/news/readers-rig-christophs-1991-gt-avalanche/
Hi there Ally love your videos but i miss the street sessions your my idol btw:) But I have a question I dont know which bike I should get after the summer I because the bike that I have now is starting to get old and something is always broken so I wonder if I should get a Arcade Pro or a Fopurplay pro I cant deside so I though maybe you could help me btw your videos and the cute theif:)
Those welds! 😙👌
Love a wee 90s build, can only be one of the volvo cannondale paint jobs blue or red though? 🤔
I just bought one of these, amazing bike!
Love it Ally. I'm looking forward to how it going to turn out. What parts you use and how you decide to pain her up.
Trying something new cool I like it keep doing the good work mate
Thank you :)
Ali, Ali, Ali, first the stripper jokes, then the long tease and wait for part 2 :-\ "Patiently" waiting for part 2 :-|
Seriously, was super stoked to see this build as I have an interest in that era fork, so hoping that you can answer some questions on it. Like what's the biggest 29er tyre you can fit in the fork and if not 29er, can a 650B x 2.8" fit? Have always thought that I'd love a Headshok for my rigid to just get some dampening for the front, as that's the only thing that I don't like about it with the big 2.8-3.0" tyres - undamped rebound, on off camber rooty sections of trail, is not fun.
Is there any better UA-cam video than an Ali bike build?
Some very clever lines especially no more stripper lines as mum watches followed by "I cover it's sensitive parts before putting the stripper on it" if 😂😂
Go go cute thief 🐈⬛🐈⬛👏👏👏
Hi Ali!! Great video. You keep me excited for riding while i´m studying!!
Lately i have been watching loads of content regarding bikepacking and most people seem to be chosing belt driven drivetrains. I know that an special frame is needed for this to work, but I just wanted to pitch the idea, as I think it could give some good results when it comes to trails given the toughness of this drivetrains. There are some belts that get around the frame part, being offered sliced though the middle and they dont look bad at all. ;)
Those welds tho 😍
I have one of these i bought back in 1995. Mine is a killer v900. It came Polished aluminum 17in frame. I still have it. 😊
The welds are unreal.
I had one of those, think the v700. Mine had an air/oil shock with a twirly nob to adjust the lockout. Very interested to see how this comes out.
Martyn Ashton approves lol
I still have my 1994 delta v 1000. It came with a polished finish and a remote lockout lever. Only bike I bought new.
happy to be here so early 😀
Very early!
So excited for this! Could you maybe go into some detail on the geometry of the bike? I am thinking that the BB might be quite high especially being a mtb and with the 650b tyres.
Also would love to know if the headshock with its roller bearings is more supple on small bumps, comparison with lauf?
Cheers!
Knowing you you'll end up riding insane lines I never would on a normal bike on this thing🤣
In all honesty I don’t imagine doing anything more than just a wheelie on this, mainly because I don’t want to stress the frame with a retrofitted rear disc but also the frame is big and limiting
1989 Cannondale M800 got drops and bar end shifters 8 years ago, but I could get the stem height and reach comfortable for me. Gravel precursor, I’m going to go back to flat bars.
Flipping awesome video! Frame and fork look ace. (Hi Ali's mum! 🤣)
Hi, Andrew, happy riding!
Hundreds of kilometres of miles...🤣 classic.
I’m glad that caused a giggle 🤭
Canny wait to see part 2. Squeeze it out to 40mins
Green
Ah HA! I have one of these exact frames. Mine is polished & clear coated aluminum with black Cannondale logos. I also have the original Pepperoni solid front fork (no head shock) in black.
If you can get IS brakes in there but not PM could you not just use an IS to PM adaptor?
That was the plan but with the adaptors I found it wasn’t that simple…all will be explained in part two (which I’m still filming) 👍🏻
Ali mentioned this is a family channel not anymore I think he needs to change his Upload time to after the watershed Love the joke BRO keep them coming lol
Haha an x-rated 9pm version?
Now that would be an epic video just a word of warning don’t ride street on a DH bike Most of the day in 30° weather it’s murder but as you will know getting decent weather to ride street is a miracle so make the best of it lol
@@ashleytombs been raining up here 😣
No change to the weather There then lol London Had a high of 32
8:10 Are you going to paint it pink?
I am not
sic
Do you think Martyn Ashton rode a Cannondale like this? 😅 TBH I had a Super V back in the day.
7:47 isn't that a tiawan stamp? Or no?
When is part 2...have you finished the bike already?
epic
Cheers :)
You definitely need a vice.
What happened to the part 2 video? Why is it removed?
I thought there is no turning back now?
😂
For some reason there was no audio :( I’m away at a show just now so I’ve removed the video until I can get back and fix it
No worries mate..
I'll wait cause I think this build is gonna be awesome..
Great job on the first part. 👍
IMHO the only real reason to get 90s frame are double butted (or even triple butted) CR-MO tubes.
you could have shaped the other brake boss into a nifty little brake hose guide
They used to call these frames Crackandfails those dropouts shear right off
Oh dude, go get yourself a vice. Very first tool you need in a shed. An old, well made one for preference but any vice is better than none.
Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw
Luvverly
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"If you're gonna pay for a stripper, then it's worth gettin a good one" let's be sure not to take that one out of context here...
90s Cannondale mtb has way better welds than a modern Specialized allez, just saying.
something is either unique or not
I know but I gotta sell it in the title haha
Buy an angle grinder
When it comes to strippers always get a good one and always wear protection, this is sound advice buddy, sound advice 😉👊
Do yourself a favor and buy an angle grinder.