Found this gem of a bike at a random garage sale: 1 of 1100 examples

It is called the Cannondale CAAD 5 9/11 commemorative edition and the paint job was reason enough for me to get it.

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I often visit random garage sales after seeing posters stuck on light poles and at intersections. More often than not I find junk Wal-Mart or something like that big store bikes but rarely I find gems like this one - Cannondale CAAD 5 9/11 commemorative edition of which only 1100 examples were made back in 2002.

That paint job was reason enough for me. Fairly good condition but almost a decade of hanging on a wall jammed up every movable part on the bike including shifters. The bottom bracket is old Octalink style and was stuck so badly that it took about an hour's elbow grease. Disassembling bikes is my favorite thing to do so no complaints!

Anyway, once everything was off the bike the frameset cleaned up nicely without any major scratches except chain drop damage near the BB shell. Should not be a problem. The original 9-speed Shimano 105 is fine with really clicky shifts that surprised me. Some good engineering there. Rebuild will start later this month.

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