Recent content by black lightning 1987

I'm already way past that point.

It could be mainly adjustment needed. I would pull it apart and check the condition of the spindle and cups. If they don't have any obvious damage, just replace the balls and add fresh grease. I'm not sure I have a bottom bracket loose to check ball size but will try to look. My guess is 1/4".

Try a PM.

For me it's a case of already owning three 1987 SRs and it being two sizes too small. If it were a 60 cm I'd be very tempted.

Bike looks nice in the photo. I would keep riding it as is and do the required maintenance. You will probably be able to ride it for decades.

Looks to be really nice. Too small for me but you might want to add the size.

New question to me. Looking at the '95 catalog doesn't help as it doesn't even list the wheel size for the C/H bikes though I assume it was 700C for both. Trek and Gary Fisher had some nice green paint in the same era. I have a Trek 7000 MTB with beautiful green paint, also an 820 and a...

I wish I had the serial number of my 1989 SM800. There were definitely differences in components from USA to other markets in certain years. Nutted Maillard hubs seem out of place, but the Sun rims suggest to me that the wheels are original to the bike.

Looks like you have a stem that can be rotated down, which will result in the bar being farther forward and lower. If that doesn't get you where you want to be, the next step is to change stems.

I took one off a 2.8 road frame and was able to reproduce a functional equivalent. Not as nice as the original but it will work for me. PM me if you would like to have the original. Just be patient as I don't check in here more often than once a week on average.

I found a 2000 XR800 in like new condition a few years ago in Indianapolis. I think I've ridden it twice.

Nice, looks to be in great condition. The pink SR600 was my first Cannondale road bike. I recently acquired a 2nd frameset. The Shimano 600 SIS group is really nice stuff.

Wow, that bike looks like new. The orange is my favorite XR/XS color. I had an orange 56 XR for a number of years but let it go because it was too small.

Great build. If only it was a 60 cm.....

I'd forgotten they ever used a stop like that. It's odd that they went from the riveted on sheet metal one that I posted, then to welded on stops, then the A192, then back to welded on. I found the A192 on some but not all of my 2.8 frames, plus CAAD3s and a CAAD4. The CAAD5 I checked is...