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Great deal. Just needs a bigger frame.

Thanks. Odd that when I searched their other items for Cannondale, I got no results.

Happy to help. Bike looks to be in nice condition other than the paint loss from chain slap.

Looks to be a fairly original 1989 SM400. I can't see anything that's not original outside of tires, saddle, pedals, and bar ends.

Cannondale used the same concept but the pieces that fit next to the down tube had a concave on the tube side and were made of what we refer to as pot metal. It corrodes easily and it's common for the threaded portion that extends inside the tube (on the right hand side in the picture) to break...

Looks like they did a great job with the paint. Where did you purchase the stickers?

Those shifter bosses look different from the die cast ones that Cannondale used. Yours appear to be made of machined steel but the originals could have been replaced.

Sounds like you have a 16" frame, the 33rd built on December 16, 1988. It would be a 1989 model. Color should ID the model, though two models were painted red that year. I always upload images from my computer, so not sure why you are having trouble linking them.

These frames pre-date "gravel riding" by a number of years. They were built for traditional CX racing for the most part. Stock tire size was 30mm circa 2000. There really isn't a lot of extra area to work with to gain more tire clearance. I'm not an engineer but I'd guess that quite a bit...

Could you elaborate on this, I'm not following: "Also the down tube bosses are connected together via a thread running right through the downtube." Klein would be the logical alternative to Cannondale. I have one here but it's from 1996 and I'd say your frame is quite a bit older. Klein is a...

That's what I guessed. It's too bad that there isn't more clearance in the rear. I'd like to try 40+ mm tires on a road bike but will wait until some trickle down to my price range.

On 1987 bikes, the initials were of the person that painted the frame. That may have only been on the custom graphics frames, and I don't think it was done for more than a year or two.

Lots of similarities to Cannondale, but the derailleur hanger and top tube cable stops don't look right. Check undersides of seat and chain stays for stamped dot matrix serial number. Is that a steel fork? Resembles the ones I used to buy from Hoosier Bicycle Supply.

The 7 speed shifters should index fine on an 8 speed cassette, you just have to give up either the small or large cog. Did you check the under side of both chain and seat stays for the serial number?

That's a beauty. I'm almost glad that it's too small for me as I have two CAAD7 framesets sitting here now. Interesting that the 2003 catalog doesn't show a Saeco model. Does the fork have an aluminum or carbon steer tube?

How is the clearance in front compared to rear? On the aluminum fork models you could probably fit a bigger tire on the front than on the rear. That is also true with my 2010 CAAD8 CX (carbon fork) but I haven't owned one of similar vintage to yours.

Looking good and very racy with the handlebar so low. Did you find some 8 speed shifters or are you going back to the original 7 speed? My experience is that 7 speed are much easier to find.

The touring bikes in the mid 1990s came with tires as wide as 38 mm. My guess is that some models of 40 mm tires might fit but I'd feel safer recommending 38s. Let us know if you try 40s. I'm running 33ish tires on a couple of older Cannondale touring frames for gravel and get along fine...

1997 F900, Super Black with Yellow Roughcut decals.

2003 Bad boy