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Hmmm, now the v-brake noodle solution looks like the cheapest/easiest and might just give me the clearance I need... Makes more sense to try it before new levers, shifters, etc....

Of course I had to sign up on pace line now, too! Hmm, interesting. I did find a photo of someone using 'noodles' to clear a handlebar bag.. I'm not sure I've got the clearance for either, but may be worth a try.. The Gevenelle levers/shifters are kind of interesting, though not cheap, and it's...

Ah, I hadn't noticed that the '97 T2000 was 8s... So going to 8 or 9 is just a matter of a new cassette (& shifter, of course)? The Acera freehub should accommodate? I don't think there's any way to re-route/rearrange the shifter cables from the levers to make getting in and out of a handlebar...

Sooooo... I want to run a handlebar bag and the way the shifter cables come out of the RSX brifters is problematic, so I'm exploring my options (actually seems odd that they'd put levers with this kind of routing on what is ostensibly a touring bike that would likely have some sort of handlebar...

Yeah, having to rebuild the wheel with a new hub or replace the wheel would've been a drag at the moment! Cleaned up, fresh ball bearings & grease and everything is rolling nicely. Next task is to service the freehub (luckily when I cleaned, re-bearinged and regreased the rear axle those cones...

And to give the seller a plug- when I said maybe the order was mixed up because there was a skewer with it and the listing said 'no skewer', they said they just threw the skewer in. It's a cheapie Oval, but noticeably lighter than the stock steel one, so what the heck, I'm going to use it (even...

Seller insists the hub is NOS, and after muscling the cones off the axle they actually look very clean (underneath the solidified grease), so maybe the hub was loose in a box with other stuff and got banged around. Anyway, cones were what I was after so all is good.

Actually I think you may be right- the listing says no skewer, but there is a (what appears to be a brand new) skewer with the hub... Still waiting to hear back.

Hmm, posted a few days ago saying 'thanks' (& wondering why that listing didn't show up when I was searching...), but for some reason it didn't post.... Thought 'great!' and ordered... Alas, the hub that arrived is not 'new old stock', instead it is used, filthy and best of all, the bearings...

In disassembling my front hub to regrease (probably should've done as soon as I bought the bike, but they seemed to be turning well) I see some pitting on the cones (not to mention one side was short a ball bearing....). The cups look OK. Of course direct replacements for the cones are no longer...

I'm curious about the history/evolution of the frame design/geometry of the Cannondale touring frames. My initial impressions of the T900 have been that it's somewhat harsher than I remember the ST600 I had in the early 90s being... But of course I was a lot younger then... and the roads where I...

The one other cyclist in the area (that I know of..) thinks he might have an old 11-34 7sp cassette, will find out this weekend. That might be just low enough to get me by for the season, otherwise I'll got for the crankset change.

Hmm, that might be a relatively quick and cheap (..?) way to go. I don't care too much about vintage-correct on this bike (I guess aesthetically it'd be nice if the crank was silver, but I'm assuming they're black. How much would you want for a set with BB (if you have it)?

I wish... it is extremely rare to see anyone on a bike where I am in rural NYS. Bad roads, lots of hills, speeding and inattentive drivers in oversize vehicles, not to mention a generally overweight and unhealthy population.... but the scenery is often spectacular. But then I haven't looked too...

Ah, thanks- that info is very helpful. I'm hoping I can avoid having to change the bb for now....

I think a crank with the original 22/32/42 rings (or close to it) is what I need- everything has to come down. I'm bottoming out on the ascents (& I'm not carrying anything for now) and I don't spin out on the descents- roads around here are too bad/rough/uneven for me to risk screaming down...

Yeah, it's got an 11-28 cassette on it. The crank is 30/42/52- it's got "$105" painted on the back of it in nail polish or something, so it seems like a PO put it on there. The shop sticker that was on the bike was FL, so I suppose the mountains of the Everglades didn't really call for the low...

The tall-short-reach stem & compact bars look aesthetically 'off', but they sure have made the bike more comfortable for an aging body. Hoping as I get re-accustomed to riding with drop-bars again I can lower things a bit- it'll depend on what the arthritis in my neck has to say... Realizing...

Those Tange forks sure are a lot classier looking than the, uh, whatever you call the ones that came after. Good light is only half the battle, what I really need are stronger glasses... but on closer inspection it looks like they're either not threaded, or maybe something was bolted through...