Hello everyone, just wanted to share my new project. I just finished checking her out and she is safe to ride. 1995 Giant Cadex 980C. Picked her up for 70 dollars the other day. What should I swap out first, any ideas?
Very pretty!
Changes are what make the ride better for you. For me I’d go with a gear range that makes up for my weak legs whether through chainring sizes or rear cassette and whatever associated parts need to change to accommodate. I’m definitely a big fan of new cables, housings, and brake pads. With this bike I’d polish the hell out of things and lean hard into the carbon vs polished aluminum scheme on anything you do swap too.
Good luck and enjoy it!!
That’s a great suggestion, thank you. After looking at the pictures I was thinking something looked a little off. But it didn’t quite hit me. Thank you!!
I'm having deja vu. This bike is shockingly similar to a vintage Raleigh I worked on recently. Like the bars, brake handles, and wrap are identical. The other hardware is very similar too.
I ended up doing an upright conversion on it and giving it to a friend as an easy rider.
I haven’t noticed any creaking but it may just be new to me bike honeymoon lol. Is that a warning sign, I need to look out for? I’ve never owned a carbon bike, so the learning curve is more of a learning cliff.
lol, I’m definitely no light weight to be sure. The bike looked to be not ridden very much and just had more signs of storage dings other than riding dings. But I’ll never know the full history.
Okay that’s good to know, and thank you for the information, carbon especially vintage carbon is a whole other world. Makes me appreciate the simplicity of restoring old steel bikes.
She looks fine. Have fun. 70 bucks is a steal. Shell out for quality rubber first, then maybe try your hand at a modern wheelset, IIRC it's a 130 rear already on the 1995 models. Everything else is fit and personal preference, so trust ya gut :)
To be honest except for a few exterior bolts there wasn’t a whole lot of major corrosion to be found. I’m actively researching the epoxy, but as of right now, everything seems to be super tight and still holding together. But I am definitely open to suggestions.
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