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That XT rear derailleur is a nice upgrade.

I would think that size box is plenty big if wheels are placed alongside the frame. I always preferred to leave the rear wheel in the frame and put the front wheel alongside the frame on the non drive side. You're looking at about 10" longer box to do that. Advantage is that they will have a...

Nice looking early road bike. I still have the 1987 that I bought used circa 1991. Feel for you in terms of the traffic. I can sometimes ride for an hour or more and never get passed by a car.

Finally. I would have taken it but don't need any more projects.

I don't think there was ever a CAAD1 road frame though. In 1996 most if not all the road frames were the 2.8s, which had been introduced several years earlier. I think you could consider them to be CAAD1 but they were never badged that way. 1997 saw the introduction of CAAD3 and CAAD2 road...

The HF translates to 1996, June. It would have been a pretty low end model. As far as I know there wasn't a Bud Light model per se. I would say clean it up and use it. If the mechanical bits are good, it should make a good commuter as is.

It would be interesting to compare the geometry to the old criterium frames. Wheelbase may have been about the same but i'd guess BB height was higher on the crit frames. The designers probably assumed all the Feminine frames would be used with 170 mm cranks. Hopefully you can get used to...

Yes, 2005 R500 Feminine. I had one of those, still have the wheels on a CX bike. The CAAD5 Feminine frames had a slightly lower BB and a shorter top tube. In size 56, the regular frame had a 56 top tube while the Fem. had 54.5. I can't find the Feminine chart in the 2005 catalog , but I...

I have one of the orange splatter M800 frames in the basement. Need to build it up one day...

Nice job. Maybe use some good epoxy to fill out the cable stops, assuming it's just cosmetic.

I'm thinking that the easiest way to get a workable wrench would be to weld a couple of pieces of rod into the jaws of these...

That's a great find. I didn't know Cippo raced track. Certainly appears that the Saeco team riders' names were put on the BB shells when they were made. Wonder if that applies to other teams such as Volvo and SoBe?

Glad it worked. Great to have those part numbers here.

I don't recall red other than the catalog pic. Those purple ones would look great on my diamond black with violet hyper-highlight (purple) '95 M900. The DV1500 that chumaman posted has purple cantis. Maybe they changed the spec after the catalog was printed.

I think your idea with the brush would work. Will probably take some experimenting to get the paint:thinner ratio just right. It's got to be thin enough to flow off the brush in drops, but thick enough not to run on the tubes. You might ask John Slawta at Landshark bicycles. I can't imagine...

The guys at the Trek Store didn't find any Cannondale specific wrenches that looked right but said they have a BB tool that might work. The only one I can think of that's similar is the one for Campagnolo Mirage/Veloce/AC-H, etc. The flange on those BBs measures 43.23 mm and has 6 notches, so...

I agree about the one about the address plate. Actually linked to it on another bike forum but don't know if anyone took the time to go there and read it. I trust there will be another blog when you cut the down tube out..... I just talked to the service manager at the Trek store. He has a...

Guy, I have been reading your blog at odd moments and just read the one entitled "Rant". A coincidence as you mentioned liv-cycling in the blog. One of the shops I called on Wednesday is a long time Cannondale dealer, Russell's Cycling and Fitness in Washington, IL. When you click on their...

Yes, very nice parts on the bike, but it should stay intact. My niece has a couple of daughters but there's no indication that they'd be interested in a road bike.

Wow, I've never seen one that small. Never considered that they would have to run the top tube into the down tube. It's tempting to add that to the collection. Would you sell me the catalog?