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Thanks. It's from a 1999 XS800, has lock out and coil spring/elastomer. Seems to me that the earlier catalogs had more information on the dampers - even upgrades.

Did you take any pictures of the cartridge? I have one out of similar vintage bike right now, but it's a 700C bike and only has about 25 mm travel. Basic design might be similar

Onza pedals? I may still have a pair.

I thought it looked like full length housing. I was trying to make sense of the frame build date as well. The only thing I can think of is that there might have been a delay getting the 3 x 9 components. Perhaps the frames did sit around for over a year before being built.

I have wondered about those 3 x 9 hubs. Not sure but I think that was originally a Sachs hub. Probably not worth fixing it - I would just go with a 1 x 9 setup. Is there a cable stop for a front derailleur cable? How much do you want for it as is?

Interesting that neither bike has a model number decal. Perhaps an online Euro 2004 catalog exists that would establish the model for certain. I'd guess that it might be slightly lighter than your F700 but I doubt the performance would be much different. A bargain at 200 though.

I'm not sure what the 98 means on the linked bike but it's good to see that the paint was factory original. There should be a single letter on the bar code sticker that will give the year of manufacture. As I recall, it's P for 2004, R for 2005, etc. See the serial number page (click on home...

It's tough to pin down these Euro spec bikes that don't appear in the USA catalogs - other than the Optimo frames were usually on the top two or three F series models in any given year, starting in 2003. The mid and lower models had CAAD5 or CAAD4 frames in 2003 and Furio or Verso frames in...

Glad to hear that you were able to fix it. Hopefully one of our Headshok experts will have an explanation.

They were marketed by Raleigh America starting in 2004 under the name Promax Kollars. I have them for 4 mm and 5 mm casing. On the 5 mm ferrules, the part that holds the casing is 6.02 mm in diameter with the shorter section measuring 5.56 mm.. There is one ebay seller in California that is...

Good call. Cover of Zappa plays Zappa 5 disc set. Better pic of Frank than the parts I was attempting to photograph.

I would probably epoxy some inserts into the original stops. They would likely need to be made on a lathe but would be easy to make. They would just be a cylinder of the same diameter as the drilled out guides with a hole for the cable to pass through. A version could be made that wouldn't...

I guess that I'm not very sensitive to fore/aft saddle position. My first quality road bike was a 1987 SR600 but have owned dozens from other brands since. I don't often ride the 80s frames these days but really never noticed the saddle being more forward on them.

Thanks for posting the photos. I'd never seen the original version before.

I didn't know that there was AL in the Washington monument or that it had been used for bike frames in the 30s. Bolted together (presumably lugged) frames don't sound like a great idea. Friend has an Alan and another had a Vitus 979 which he described as a noodle. Sean Kelly might...

Even though I've looked at the 1987 catalog many times I never took a good look at the SR1000 - just because I'd never seen one for sale. Scrolling through the catalog I knew it was Superbe Pro but I never noticed the white finish on the parts. It seems to me that I have or had a white Sprint...

Way overpriced in my opinion but I'd love to have one of these. I have Superbe Pro on a titanium Serotta, really nice stuff. Would be hard to find in white if you ever damaged anything...

Thanks for all the information. My impression was that the bugger was made before the bikes.

Am I mistaken or was this one of Cannondale's first products?

I'm glad you got what you need. Sorry you had to spend that much for them.