Hope no one minds me posting these here.... a couple of Super V's I rebuilt a couple of years ago.
Pearly as I call it was a $150 ebay bargain. typical left in the garage bike due to stuffed cabling and punctures.
98 Cannondale SuperV700, I only buy the older Handmade in the USA stuff.
As bought
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6061T6 Frame, paint was in excellent condition but stripped and polished the swingarm, cranks, etc. upgraded and rebuilt the Headshok suspension
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reassembly time using original simple spring rebound Fox Vanilla rear shock
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Finished and ready for a ride.
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And the Gen 1 Super V Raven. Frameset I scored from Indiana for $450 AU
Gen 1 Ravens were 6061 T6 skeleton draped in a carbon skin.
99 handmade in the USA Bedford PA
Gen II Raven were magnesium skeleton frame set in a thermoplastic skin (this is the one Clydesdale riders were breaking the BB on. Still would like to find one as they're becoming rare now.
How it arrived.
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Setting up a new Super Fatty Headshok suspension fork
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New Black Spire chainrings, retro Sachs Plasma front derailleur, stripped and polished CODA crankset.
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NOS 9 speed Sachs cassette and chain, SRAM X9 rear derailleur, Avid single digit brake set, new Michelin Country ROCK (R) Conti Speed King (F) tyres, rebuilt Fox Alps 5R rear shock
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Sorted
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Love my old Super V's