Cannondale Frame Identification

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Cannondale frame identification. Location of the bar coded serial number sticker the bicycle s serial number will be accompanied by a bar. Sheldon brown had a decoder ring for older cannondale serial numbers. Digits 3 to 8 represent the production date in a mmddyy format. Identify the 1986 to 1992 series serial numbers.

Version 1 56 020588 132. 5 rear dropout spacing. 132 sequence number. Modern cannondale bikes feature the bicycle s serial number on the underside of the frame.

Sn 54021787121 indicates a 54 cm frame built on february 17 1987 121. Snip cannondale serial number code. The first format uses a number containing frame size production date and sequence number. For the second version the number combines rear dropout spacing frame size manufacture date and sequence number.

Cannondale used two different formats in these years. 020588 production date. Cannondale si integrated head tube standard height starting with some of the early carbon cannondale frames taurine and rush carbon cannondale integrated the headset cups into the frame to reduce the need for add on parts as part of the si system integration philosophy. First two digits are the size next 6 are date of manufacture remainder are unit number.

For example the serial number 56020588132 indicates a frame built on february 5 1988.