Cannondale SM2000

Cannondale SM2000 for sale: $400
20 inch frame

This is not a new bike. It’s not even a new-ish bike. I guess the term these days is “vintage”. I built this bike when I was working at a bicycle shop in 1990. Yes, that’s 32 years ago.

This bike has some scratches and dings and its fair share of dirt. I put some work into cleaning it up, but it would look better with a little more cosmetic attention.

Having said that... it was the top of the line Cannondale you could get then.

One difference: The SM-2000 had an aluminum “Pepperoni” fork. The frame I got has the Ritchey Logic chromoly fork found on the SM-1000. Otherwise it’s an SM-2000:

Shimano Deore XT shifters, deraileurs, hubs, brakes, cranks, sprockets, pedals, toe-clips, etc..

The wheels have Araya RM-17 rims from a Nishiki Alien, (remember them?) As good as was on the SM-2000.

The seat wore out years ago, hence the one that’s on it now. Everyone buys their own seat anyway, right?

When I built this I thought I needed/wanted a mountain bike. It turns out I was wrong. That’s why it has 80/20 road/off-road tires, and why I haven’t ridden it in years. (I have a road bike that gets the miles)

I was a professional bike mechanic when I built this, and the tech to maintain it hasn’t changed. It’s ready to go!

It comes with some extras:

water bottle cage
five (5) extra tubes (three new, two in package, two lightly used)
four (4) dirt tires: two Ritchey Megabite Z-max, two Ritchey Megabite 2.0
Trek Radar bike computer (needs battery, worked great when I last used it
Zefal HPX-4 frame mounted pump (worth $40 right there!)
Blackburn Mountain rack (super sturdy!)

Note: The rims have Schrader valve holes, but I couldn’t find 26x1.25 Schrader tubes so I have some adapters for presta tubes. They’ve worked perfectly for a loooong time. For the larger tires, use the larger Schrader tubes without the adapters.

Geometry

Seat tube angle	73.5°
Head tube angle	71.0°
Top tube length	59.06 cm
Chainstay length	42.93 cm
Fork rake	5.08 cm
Bottom bracket height	29.54 cm
Wheelbase	109.73 cm
Trail	5.99 cm
Ground to top of top tube	77.98 cm