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If you're definitely going to repaint it, you might try sanding through the blue and see if another color shows underneath. Perhaps it was a replacement frame and that's why it doesn't have a model decal. I would start at your local automotive paint dealer and see what they can come up with.

Thanks for the information. I hope that we hear from people who have experience with the tools and the service.

Looks to be a 1996 frame. Does it have a model number? The only blue 2.8 I see in the 1996 catalog is the R2000 (Matte Panama Blue). R600 and up had the carbon fork in 1996.

The 2.8 was the top of the line road frame from 1992-1996. I don't think the geometry changed much but there were several different forks used. AL forks were used on the early bikes, but carbon was used on the later upper end models. There are geometry charts in each of the catalogs...

Looks to be lugged steel, so not a Cannondale. There are some steel experts over at the Paceline forum. You might try posting there in General Discussion. https://forums.thepaceline.net/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=3 Are those 27" wheels? The Shimano 600 indexed group is pretty nice...

Kind of odd to have those calipers on a build that is pretty high end otherwise. They probably work fine though. Glad to hear that you didn't discover any issues during the clean up. That's when I usually start to notice flaws that I didn't see initially.

Sounds like you did fine to me. I don't keep up on S10 parts pricing but I'd guess you could get at least $200 for the DA levers. I wouldn't think there's much that you would want to change. Hope you like it but I don't think you have to worry about losing money if you don't. Is that...

I picked up my Klein as a frameset (w BB) at the swap meet in Madison WI 15 or 20 years ago. What you said is pretty much what I had guessed without ever having worked on a pressed in Klein BB. I agree about spreading the mileage. I have bikes that haven't needed much of anything in at least...

I wish Kleins were as easy to find as Cannondales. I only have one, a Chehallis made 1996 Aeolis from the Trek owned era. Very nice TT frame, the only issue is the pressed in BB - though there may be more replacement options these days. I've never had it out to compare it more current pressed...

Interesting frame. Have you ridden it yet? What is the tab on top of the top tube used for?

I've seen many of your bikes, it's a great collection. I paid around $450 for a CAAD9 frameset a few years back, and $950 recently for a nice CAAD6 with Record 10, Neutron wheels, and Hollowgram crank. Here's a nice discussion of people's favorite CAAD model. The CAAD8 got some votes...

I would guess that it's easily worth $300.

It could be an XS800. Picture of current tire size should be conclusive.

Easiest way to be sure is to read the size of the tire. I'm pretty sure it's an F series mountain bike, built specifically for Backroads for use by people on their bike tours. The long serial number on the fork(?) appears to be specific to Backroads. Head tube decal would help place the year...

I don't see that paint in the catalog, but it looks to be a 2005 or 2006 frame. For more R-W-B Cannondales, check out the R1000 and F2000SX in the 2000 catalog.

It's not a Silk Road. Does it have 26" wheels?

It's not a problem with rubber grips but I guess that it might be possible for water to get through the foam. My guess is that there is a solid base film that water won't be able to penetrate.

I usually use a bit of glass cleaner to ease rubber grips onto flat bars. You don't need to soak the bar, just a light mist. Guessing it would help with foam as well.

I checked the only two 28s that were handy, a Continent Ultra Gatorskin and a Continental Super Sport 100. Both are older German made models but both had plenty of clearance on the front. Caliper is the original Shimano 600 (6207) and both rims were within .5mm of the Wolber rim width. I have...

Thanks. The last complete bike I bought came to me from OH and cost $100 to ship. Folks say that ShipBike is currently the cheapest bike shipper but I haven't used them.