1994 Cannondale Bikes 3.0 Series Mountain M500

Category
Rigid MTB
Design
Flat Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Frame
Aluminum
Fork
Steel
Features
Rim brake
Very aggressive stack and reachvs category
Very aggressive stack and reachvs category
Very aggressive stack and reachvs category
Very aggressive stack and reachvs category
Very aggressive stack and reachvs category

Geometry

14"
16"
18"
20"
22"
Stack
359.8mm
408.7mm
457.6mm
506.5mm
555.4mm
Reach
425.2mm
431.1mm
434.7mm
439mm
449.5mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
0.85:1
0.95:1
1.05:1
1.15:1
1.24:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
411.5mm
424.2mm
497.8mm
551.2mm
604.5mm
Seat Tube Length, C-TTT
355mm
406mm
457mm
508mm
559mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center
533.4mm
553.7mm
571.8mm
590.6mm
615.6mm
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C
533.4mm
553.7mm
571.8mm
590.6mm
615.6mm
Top Tube Slope
0deg
0deg
0deg
0deg
0deg
Head Tube Angle
71deg
71deg
71deg
71deg
71deg
Seat Tube Angle
73.5deg
73.5deg
73.5deg
73.5deg
73.5deg
Bottom Bracket Drop
34.9mm
34.9mm
34.9mm
34.9mm
34.9mm
Bottom Bracket Height
295.4mm
295.4mm
295.4mm
295.4mm
295.4mm
Chainstay Length
429.3mm
429.3mm
429.3mm
429.3mm
429.3mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
427.9mm
427.9mm
427.9mm
427.9mm
427.9mm
Front-Center
538.5mm
609.4mm
629.7mm
650.1mm
677.9mm
Front-Center Horizontal
537.3mm
608.4mm
628.7mm
649.1mm
677mm
Wheelbase
965.2mm
1036.3mm
1056.6mm
1077mm
1104.9mm
Fork Offset/Rake
44.5mm
44.5mm
44.5mm
44.5mm
44.5mm
Trail
66.7mm
high
66.7mm
high
66.7mm
high
66.7mm
high
66.7mm
high
Mechanical Trail
63mm
63mm
63mm
63mm
63mm
Wheel Flop
20.5mm
20.5mm
20.5mm
20.5mm
20.5mm
Standover Height
650.7mm
721.7mm
734.1mm
795mm
844.6mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
38.2mm
170 mm cranks
109.1mm
170 mm cranks
129.4mm
170 mm cranks
149.8mm
170 mm cranks
177.6mm
170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
125.4mm
170 mm cranks
125.4mm
170 mm cranks
125.4mm
170 mm cranks
125.4mm
170 mm cranks
125.4mm
170 mm cranks

M500 Build

14"
16"
18"
20"
22"
Wheel Size
26 in
559 mm BSD
26 in
559 mm BSD
26 in
559 mm BSD
26 in
559 mm BSD
26 in
559 mm BSD
Tire Width
2in
2in
2in
2in
2in
Tire Outer Diameter
660.6mm
660.6mm
660.6mm
660.6mm
660.6mm
Bike Length with Tires
1625.8mm
1696.9mm
1717.2mm
1737.6mm
1765.5mm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Rigid MTB
Source:https://vintagecannondale.com/year/1994/1994.pdf