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  1. black lightning 1987

    1986 SR1000

    You have the build date right. It's a 54 cm. The brake lever hoods haven't been available from Shimano for some time - planned obsolescence. I'd guess that your components (assuming nice condition) might fetch $300-400 if sold individually on eBay. I've seen early road framesets sell for...
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    1986 SR1000

    Where did you purchase it? Black doesn't show as an option in the US catalog but could have been a mid year introduction. I'd start by trying to find sales of the individual components on eBay. Condition is everything in the vintage market. I think the bike would be worth more with original...
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    M600 & M800 Beasts of the Easts

    Great that you found a reasonably priced frame. I like the period correct build. My 1993 M800 is one of my favorites. I've never felt the need to change anything from the stock build.
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    Cannondale History

    Thanks. I really appreciate you digging up all the old documents. I didn't remember that even though it is posted in the catalog/ads section.
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    Control Tech 1 1/8 - More info

    Measure the internal diameter of your fork. I don't own a 2.8 frame of that vintage but my understanding is that the outside diameter of the fork was 1 1/4", which would make the internal diameter 1 1/8", or 28.6 mm. Basically the only design/dimension difference between a Control Tech quill...
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    Parts Bike/R600 Upgrade?

    Thanks. I didn't know aero bars existed that weren't round but assumed that they were round enough to take conventional bar end shifters. I've long given up on time trials but they are nice on a gravel/cx/touring bike. Let me know if you come up with pricing.
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    Cannondale History

    Thanks for the Bicycling article. I never noticed the steel thread inserts. Will have to check my 1984 frame. Anyone want to test standing on a bare frame at the dropouts for me?
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    Hello from a 80's C'dale Employee

    I'm guessing the book is hard bound and won't lay completely flat to scan. I would try a few pages and see if the scans come out mostly legible.
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    87 sm project

    Looks great. I have at least one pair of the roller cam brakes but have never tried them. Lots of SunTour stuff on hand here and I'm not doing much bike building these days. Let me know what you're looking for.
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    Parts Bike/R600 Upgrade?

    Sounds like a great buy. I would try to save the frame. First would get some good penetrating oil in the seat tube, then clamp the post in a vise and try twisting the frame. On frames where that wouldn't loosen the post I have cut the post off, leaving enough to get hold of. Then cut a slot...
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    Control Tech 1 1/8 - More info

    Welcome. I believe that the 1993 fork was 1 1/4", so the quill diameter is 1 1/8". It would have been -15 or -17 degrees but Control Tech made other angles. There are a few on ebay but they are all MTB stems. 25.4 mm drop bars exist but the MTB stems might have to be modified to get a drop...
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    Highest touring model seen

    I have a bunch of SunTour hubs including some NOS ones.
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    Replacement screws for Coda Magic crank

    Lots of options here, both aluminum and steel: https://www.universalcycles.com/search.php?q=chainring+bolts
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    Highest touring model seen

    Those look nice. How do you plan to build? I could see doing one with period correct parts, and one with modern.
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    Hello from a 80's C'dale Employee

    It was interesting to hear that SunTour came up with the idea for the Black Lightning. In a thread about the model on the Paceline forum, someone posted that in Japan the black/gold combination is associated with hearses. So perhaps SunTour decided they needed to sell the Sprint components...
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    Hello from a 80's C'dale Employee

    I guessed that wider tires were part of the answer. I'm not sure what widths were available for 700c in 1985. The oldest mail order catalogs I have are from the early 90s and there's nothing listed wider than 28 mm.
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    Fake Cannondale?

    I'm wondering who made that bike. I can't think of another company who finished their welds other than Cannondale and Klein.
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    2024 full LoToJa Race

    I hope it doesn't turn out to be the first week of February.
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    Hello from a 80's C'dale Employee

    Thanks Rod, for all the great stories. How did you happen to choose the Town and Country rather than one of the touring frames?
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    87 sm project

    I've always considered LX the sweet spot between quality and cost.
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