My buddies are trying to get me to join them. After 20 years or so the bike needs some work (and so do I).

Looking for a recommendation for a parts supplier.

Thanks,

Paul

I used to use performance bicycle. They have good stuff at decent prices. Don't know address.

I used Bike Nashbar back in the day....

I've had good luck with Jenson USA and Performance.

Thanks guys.

Things sure went up in price

Paul

If the bike is 20 years old then I would use these guys. They built my vintage bike.

http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive.html

I'm a little disapointed they didn't put my bike on there site. It was bitchin

You can also check www.pricepoint.com

before you drop $$ into a 20 year old bike, see if you have a local shop that offers demo's or rentals, go ride with your buddies and see if it's something you want to get back into. If so, buy a new bike. Bike tech has come along way, and for the $ you would have spent fixing up the cannondale, you will have a better new bike.

Ferg

....and of course, there is always eBay...... I built my entire bike off of new parts on eBay.

Dion

What do you need Paul? I think I have one of everything in the world that is Campy... Not so much Shimano though. I even have a tasty Look Titanium Team bike that is just about your size if you are thinking of dropping a bigger dime on this plan. Titanium should be just the right stuff for a guy like you!

Maybe Lagunero (Alberto) can help you out. He is running his upstart bicycle biz

Put the bare minimum $$$ into your Cannondale to get it up and running now. Clean it up, put some fresh tires on it. If you decide to get back into cycling, I'd look for a good deal on a bike that's a few years old or less. Some great deals on Ebay, or as said before, you can look for a decent close-out deal. Pricepoint, Jenson USA, Performance Bike, and Nashbar also run some good deals.

Bikes really have evolved in 20 years. Some of it hype, but some of the advances, such as integrated shifters/brakes have really made cycling safer and more comfortable.

www.gearlink.com

They're in Clearwater.

If you ever want to build your own bike from scratch, the folks at henryjames.com are extremely helpful and down to earth. It takes a lot of patience, but the end result is well worth it.

The two I have used

http://www.nashbar.com

http://www.performancebike.com/

Dan Henry James!!! You really want to start from scratch HAHA

Yeha I have probably read thru that site 5 times or more over the years. Doesn't look all that difficult. Get a good jig and lubs and start to brazing. Just the jig is gonna cost alot.

I think 914 owners must have some strange "do it yourself" gene. It can't be just as easy as picking up a complete bike...., or even building up a bike from a complete frame. Nooooo.... Now he has to braze his own frame! Sick, sick, sick.

I've seen some high end race car builders leave some pretty big gaps in tubing and just welding it up. The good bike builders aren't happy until the gap is absolutely perfect; it's art. There is a great little free program called tubemiter.exe that will help you make a template for notching tubing based on the tubing size, thickness and angle of intersection. I use it quite a bit for automotive stuff too.

You can put tubemiter.exe in google and come up with a bunch of download sites, it's a very small program. There is an original version, and a newer version that also allows for offset. I just found the latest version at www.mozbike.com on the lower left-hand side of the page.

These are all good suggestions/advice. I had a hard look at it last night. I think I’ll clean it up, new tires, new chain, new bearings, etc. I had stripped the paint off of it so it is bare aluminum. I’ll take some steel wool to it and some polishing compound. Ride it to see if I really want to get back into it and up grade components as needed.

Thanks again,

Paul

My Uncle did that to his Dale. It looked really sharp when completed and clear coated.

Good luck, have fun and ride safe.

Dion

Smart.

And you will be "old school".

My nine year old AMP B4 has the old full size XTR drivetrain (pre-micro drive). Guys at the trail head say "look at that guy's big chainring". LOL

Enjoy it! And don't start drilling holes in that frame.

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Before you shop online, please, please, PLEASE check out your local bike shop first. They need your business. I know, because I used to be in the business. Online competition has forced them to be more competitive with their prices, which means they need your business even more. And they can dish out really good advice, too.

I use Nashbar & Performance as well as Cambriabike.com

Nashbar for the bike overhaul but the body needs a major whipping into shape too.

Yeah except some local shop are assholes. One bad apple ruins the bunch. I have a few I go to but the local shop forced me to learn how to do everything myself.

I once ordered a mountain bike chain rings and he charged me $140. Another time I ordered Record shifters and he charged me $600. I don't go to him for anything other them tubes when I unexpectedly ran out. He has this pissed look on his face when he sees I got new bikes not from him.

I tried to be cool with the guy and I tried to throw buisness his way but every time he just fucked me.



I now strictly go to Bicycle Workshop(which I mentioned at the begining of this post) for repairs even though they are out of my way.