Cannondaleriders

Hey Happyboy, where's a good place to ride in Arkansas? Not too muddy.....with jumps......and hill climbs.......good camping spots.... and lots a great looking lonely women? (I'm not asking for much here!!)<img src="http://www.cannondaleriders.com/forums/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style=...

Jay is dropping by his shop on his way to work in the morning and will bring it in with him. I'll probably start putting back together tomorrow. He'll have the valves replaced later in the week.:head:

Oh....by the way, Kevin.......it'll still be slower than mine!!<img src="http://www.cannondaleriders.com/forums/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> But, you might be able to make that 40ft double with me coming out of the tu...

The crank was fine (almost)! It even had a Carillo rod on it. But it was .006 out and had to be trued and balanced. Tim (at Cycle City) managed to get it to .0005. That should take care of excess vibration.:clap:

Hey Kevin! Ride it like you stole it! Of course it'll hold up.....I'm building it!:hammer:

Thanks for the help Acarli3. I am going to have the crank rechecked just to be on the safe side. I'm the type that would rather do it while I'm there than have to go back into it later. And...if something's questionable....I replace it.

Were the cranks just not trued and balanced right from the factory? If that is the case, then that is an easy enough fix.

I'm redoing the motor in this discussion. I've never been into a Cannondale engine before but it seems pretty straight forward.<br />I pulled the crank out today and it has roller bearings installed(not ball bearings). Are these ok for this type of engine? The crank has Diamond Racing 14,000 RPM max...