I had the opportunity to ride one of these, not sure if it was the exact same, for a full year, in all weather types and at every hour of the day. loved the looks, the bike was a mean Yellow-Green colour, the lightweight and the ease of use overall. i wish that Companies continued to make mad designs as in the old, experimental days.
Thank you for watching and leaving your comment! Yeah bikes like these back when they first came out were on top of their game! Lightweight, easy to ride, game changing geo and wicked colour schemes. Of course bikes these days are pushing the edge of innovation as well as the trail building that is driving the industry. Mad geo lines, different materials, 1x drive trains, dropper posts, the list goes on and on. Bikes are certainly better Although, Nothing like saddling up on an old bike to bring back the good vibes! Thanks again for watching and have fun on the trails!
I got a 2002 Jekyll 1000 with the electronically controlled lefty they used at the olympics. Bike is old but is in perfect condition, put a new drivetrain on it and some other little touch ups and been riding it all year so far. Wish I could share pictures
That’s awesome! Congrats on the 600!! From what I understand the 800 is a bit better component spec. Also, this Jekyll was super light! These where XC race machines. Very fast bikes. Your 600 will be a fun bike. Ride it and love it! Have fun and thanks for commenting.
@@scottmasker4389 I hear you! I did manage to find three pictures of the bike but while I can zoom in and see the remote assembly, you can’t really see much detail. Did you rebuild the shock? Or do you need reference in order to reinstall?? I remember when I put this one back together, the remote switch on the shock needed a lot of cleaning and lube. Also needs to be in an exact position in order to function and not have any slack in the cable.
@@scottmasker4389 the best I can do to help you is suggest you pause the video at 5:19 take a picture (screenshot) with a phone camera then zoom in. But I suppose it won’t really give you a view. Maybe also try googling rear shock remote assembly for a Cannondale Jekyll.
Nice bike, I was watching you when you were adjusting the gears and chain, and wondering why are you cross chaining? Thats putting so much more unneeded wear, and tear on your drivetrain, even at the end of the video your bike is in the stand cross chained(big ring on front, and big ring on back)thats a no no in the bike mechanics world, other than that rant, lol love the bike, thinking of getting a 2002 model I was on marketplace for $800
Hey thanks for the comment and “the rant”! Yes I’m aware of the terrible cross chaining effect. I do that to get all the gears indexed because as you know people don’t really know how to use a 3x properly. They think “oh look, I have 21 gears!”. Useless if you don’t know how to shift a bike properly. I make sure every gear is indexed and works properly through the entire gear set front and rear and with every possible gear combination. I always tell people that have 3x’s and/or front derailleurs that they should not ever run their bike in the large ring up front and large ring out back as that is called cross chaining which will wear the chain, cassette cogs and front ring teeth way sooner than you want when they pick up their bikes. I even tell them that the front derailleur will likely rub the chain when you’ve cross chained and that’s the indicator to drop a ring in front or switch to a higher gear out back. But if you’re a mechanic then I’m just preaching to the choir as you know people usually don’t listen:) I also do that to ensure the derailleur in the rear is not over extending when I do my final checks. Yeah that’s a sweet deal for 800. That’s what this guy picked up this bike for! Right now is the best time in like 3-4 years to buy a used bike. Used market is plummeting because the new market is as well. This bike I remember was super light and fast. XC race machine back in its day:). Thanks for comment as I can talk bikes all day! Take care Mike and love what you ride!!
@@dirtyforksmtb I ride a 1996 proflex 856 right now, I 1x swapped it, and put a fox float rlc fork on it, I love the 90's era full sus bikes, as well as early 2000's. Now if I could just find an angle headeset for my proflex, like just 1 degree slacker, now were talking, lol
@@mikejones420 that bike is awesome! Of course I could why you’d want to be at least 1 degree slacker but man it’s interesting that those bikes used to be used for all types of trail riding. Super steep angles and a seat post you couldn’t drop too much because of the rear shock positioning and front forks with very minimal travel and let’s not forget the skinny bars and long stems!!! But….. you were taken on a ride instead of going for a ride!!! LOL, still though, the ride characteristics of the 90’s mtb’s are unforgettable!!!
@@dirtyforksmtb 1 degree slacker just to help modernize the geometry to a little bit more aggressive trail riding for going down steep rock chutes the we have here in newfoundland. I ride with a 40mm stem, and 760mm bars on my proflex now, made a huge difference, handles trail rides, and more aggressive trails just that much better
@@mikejones420 that’s awesome! I love doing 1x conversions on the older bikes. Just that and wider bars, shorter stems make all the difference! NFLD !!! I love it our East. I’ve never made it there but PEI and Nova Scotia lots. I do have family in Newfoundland. Some very interesting riding out your way. So much rock! That’s awesome.
I had the opportunity to ride one of these, not sure if it was the exact same, for a full year, in all weather types and at every hour of the day. loved the looks, the bike was a mean Yellow-Green colour, the lightweight and the ease of use overall.
i wish that Companies continued to make mad designs as in the old, experimental days.
Thank you for watching and leaving your comment! Yeah bikes like these back when they first came out were on top of their game! Lightweight, easy to ride, game changing geo and wicked colour schemes. Of course bikes these days are pushing the edge of innovation as well as the trail building that is driving the industry. Mad geo lines, different materials, 1x drive trains, dropper posts, the list goes on and on. Bikes are certainly better Although, Nothing like saddling up on an old bike to bring back the good vibes! Thanks again for watching and have fun on the trails!
I got a 2002 Jekyll 1000 with the electronically controlled lefty they used at the olympics. Bike is old but is in perfect condition, put a new drivetrain on it and some other little touch ups and been riding it all year so far. Wish I could share pictures
Awe man I wish you could share pictures too! That sounds awesome! Ride on my friend with that rare cannondale!
What is the difference between the 600 and 800? I am getting a used 600 lefty and really excited.
That’s awesome! Congrats on the 600!! From what I understand the 800 is a bit better component spec. Also, this Jekyll was super light! These where XC race machines. Very fast bikes. Your 600 will be a fun bike. Ride it and love it! Have fun and thanks for commenting.
Hi where I can find the year of the bike?
It should be under the bottom bracket as part of the serial number
@@dirtyforksmtb thank you very much!!
You wouldn't happen to have a picture of the rear shock remote set up would you?
I’m sorry I don’t anymore.
@@dirtyforksmtb Damn. Lol. I restored a 2004 jekyll 800 and wanted to see
@@scottmasker4389 I hear you! I did manage to find three pictures of the bike but while I can zoom in and see the remote assembly, you can’t really see much detail. Did you rebuild the shock? Or do you need reference in order to reinstall??
I remember when I put this one back together, the remote switch on the shock needed a lot of cleaning and lube. Also needs to be in an exact position in order to function and not have any slack in the cable.
@dirtyforksmtb I did rebuild shock. It has the metal turn knob buy nothing else. Wanted to see how it looks installed.
@@scottmasker4389 the best I can do to help you is suggest you pause the video at 5:19 take a picture (screenshot) with a phone camera then zoom in. But I suppose it won’t really give you a view. Maybe also try googling rear shock remote assembly for a Cannondale Jekyll.
Nice bike, I was watching you when you were adjusting the gears and chain, and wondering why are you cross chaining? Thats putting so much more unneeded wear, and tear on your drivetrain, even at the end of the video your bike is in the stand cross chained(big ring on front, and big ring on back)thats a no no in the bike mechanics world, other than that rant, lol love the bike, thinking of getting a 2002 model I was on marketplace for $800
Hey thanks for the comment and “the rant”! Yes I’m aware of the terrible cross chaining effect. I do that to get all the gears indexed because as you know people don’t really know how to use a 3x properly. They think “oh look, I have 21 gears!”. Useless if you don’t know how to shift a bike properly. I make sure every gear is indexed and works properly through the entire gear set front and rear and with every possible gear combination. I always tell people that have 3x’s and/or front derailleurs that they should not ever run their bike in the large ring up front and large ring out back as that is called cross chaining which will wear the chain, cassette cogs and front ring teeth way sooner than you want when they pick up their bikes. I even tell them that the front derailleur will likely rub the chain when you’ve cross chained and that’s the indicator to drop a ring in front or switch to a higher gear out back. But if you’re a mechanic then I’m just preaching to the choir as you know people usually don’t listen:)
I also do that to ensure the derailleur in the rear is not over extending when I do my final checks.
Yeah that’s a sweet deal for 800. That’s what this guy picked up this bike for!
Right now is the best time in like 3-4 years to buy a used bike. Used market is plummeting because the new market is as well. This bike I remember was super light and fast. XC race machine back in its day:).
Thanks for comment as I can talk bikes all day! Take care Mike and love what you ride!!
@@dirtyforksmtb I ride a 1996 proflex 856 right now, I 1x swapped it, and put a fox float rlc fork on it, I love the 90's era full sus bikes, as well as early 2000's. Now if I could just find an angle headeset for my proflex, like just 1 degree slacker, now were talking, lol
@@mikejones420 that bike is awesome! Of course I could why you’d want to be at least 1 degree slacker but man it’s interesting that those bikes used to be used for all types of trail riding. Super steep angles and a seat post you couldn’t drop too much because of the rear shock positioning and front forks with very minimal travel and let’s not forget the skinny bars and long stems!!! But….. you were taken on a ride instead of going for a ride!!! LOL, still though, the ride characteristics of the 90’s mtb’s are unforgettable!!!
@@dirtyforksmtb 1 degree slacker just to help modernize the geometry to a little bit more aggressive trail riding for going down steep rock chutes the we have here in newfoundland. I ride with a 40mm stem, and 760mm bars on my proflex now, made a huge difference, handles trail rides, and more aggressive trails just that much better
@@mikejones420 that’s awesome! I love doing 1x conversions on the older bikes. Just that and wider bars, shorter stems make all the difference! NFLD !!! I love it our East. I’ve never made it there but PEI and Nova Scotia lots. I do have family in Newfoundland. Some very interesting riding out your way. So much rock! That’s awesome.