Bike Check: Tinker Juarez homage Cannondale F-Si
90's nostalgia meets high end parts in custom painted cross country race rocket
If you remember mountain biking in the 90’s at all, or even the early 2000’s, you likely remember seeing Tinker Juarez on the front of a cross country race.
Tinkers age-defying competitive cross country career spanned decades, from the late 1980’s through to the early 2000’s. The American legend still races, though his focus has shifted to longer marathon and endurance style events.
Burned into the memory of many a Tinker fan are the Volvo-Cannondale Team’s series of blue CAAD frames, raced from 1998 through 2002. Cannondale recently released a limited run of retro F-Si Hi-Mod framesets paying tribute to the iconic 90’s CAAD bikes, as well as the viper red F2000 Tinker raced in 1995.
Reggie apparel’s Jeff Wills went one step further. With the help of Toronto’s custom paint house, Velocolour, Wills personalized his throwback F-Si, adding further details to bring it closer to the full team look of what Tinker raced in the late 90’s. There’s also a few non-standard updates, including the ABBA-inspired take on the team sponsors.
Along with the fresh paint, there’s a full top-level race build, set to carry Wills through 2019’s cross country race season like it’s 1999(-ish). From fresh new Shimano XTR to ENVE wheels and parts, Schwalbe tires and Arundel bottle cages, this build is nothing but high notes. Then there’s the titanium eeWings crankset from Cane Creek, which takes this F-Si to the next level.
Check out all the details on Wills’ Tinker Juarez inspired Cannondale F-Si Hi Mod cross country race rocket below:
Cannondale F-Si Hi Mod in retro 90's livery
The American brands flagship hardtail race bike was given a major overhaul last season
Cannondale launched the next geneartion of Lefty at the same time
The Lefty Ocho is the worlds first, and only single crown single-sided mountain bike fork
Even the fork guard was painted to match the Volvo-Cannondale team theme
Cannondale bikes were no strangers to the rainbow stripes in the 90's
Cane Creek's titanium eeWings cranks drive Wills' F-Si
Those high-zoot Ti cranks push new Shimano's XTR group
The updated XTR is still a rarity on the trails, but Wills made sure his Cannondale was properly decked out
Shiny XTR stoppers from Shimano
Shimano XTR, ENVE bars, and colour-matched yellow grips
ENVE M50 wheels
Wills is rolling on speedy Schwalbe Racing Ray tires, front and rear
And DT Swiss hubs
Wills tricked out custom Cannondale F-Si Hi Mod, Tinker Juarez throwback
