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Looks like a 2003 Bad Boy to me. It was a CAAD3 MTB frame with a steel fork. Nicely equipped with XT. Originally came with narrower road tires but this one looks ready for the trails. Nice rigid MTB, unique in the line-up in 2003.

Looks like a 1998 SuperV 3000 Raven. Fairly rare and valuable to the right person. There were some durability problems with the early Raven frames, so they aren't as desirable as they might have been otherwise.

Looks to be a essentially a 1996 H800 with the charcoal pearl paint from the H700 and a chain guard. Seems that there were any number of models that were only available in Europe, especially commuter types.

Looks to be in great shape. I think it's a 1994 model but the catalog picture shows decals of a different color. All the 1993 model year MTB frames had cantilever dropouts. 1994 saw the introduction of the 3.8 series frames with more conventional dropouts. Thanks for posting.

The forks in the photo are a pretty close match. I've seen more variance in separate mixes of the same code. If the Fatty is original, the repainted fork looks just a bit lighter to me. I think the other two blues you posted look lighter than the 5017.

The RAL 5017 looks pretty close to my eye.

I don't believe it's a Cannondale. I've never seen a Cannondale that had weld beads left showing.

It's a 2010 model. You can find it in the 2010 European catalog here: https://www.cannondale.com/en/USA/Support/BikeArchive

I have print catalogs here from 2013-2016. Post a pic of your bike and I'll try to figure it out. List of components other than Red will be helpful. Here's the 2013 version, Mariner Blue with Race Red and 40 blue accents. Sorry, can't get the file to upload.

Newer than we usually deal with here. What do you want to know about it?

I would have to look around and measure the rims on which I have 28 mm tires. I'd guess that I have run 28s on rims of 19 mm or so. The tightest clearance point is usually the brake caliper or the underside of the fork crown, that is to say circumference rather than width. I suspect that a...

I meant that the fork would bring good money on its own. I haven't looked for a Slice fork specifically. Last Cannondale fork I bought came off Synapse. I met the guy on a street corner in Chicago and gave him $50 for it. I'd expect to pay more for almost any 1" fork in similar condition...

What are your priorities on wheels? The nice thing about Campagnolo is that they haven't changed the freehub design since 1997, so there are lots of hub and wheel options out there. If you are OK with a conventional 32 spoke wheel, the oversized axle 10-11 speed era hubs are a great choice...

Sounds like a 2000 R800T that got special paint. The blue CXP 23s were only offered in 2000, and the 105 triple and Coda parts are correct for an R800T. There were a couple of grey fades in 1999, but they were both on R1000s which were CAAD3s. The Reynolds fork was never offered on a factory...

Both look like great rides. I'd like to try a modern MTB sometime, but ride off road so little that I can't justify one. My newest MTB is at least 15 years old, a Serotta Ti SoftTail. I was surprised at how much faster even it is compared to a 90s hardtail. I'd expect a similar jump in...

Wheels would give the most performance gain. Lightening non rotating parts will only be noticed with a scale, especially where it's pretty flat. My take on upgrading an already nice bike is to wait until something wears out, and upgrade there if you wish.

Thanks. It's a fairly recent eBay find, nearly perfect condition. Love the old hardtails for their simplicity and reliability.

Hope that Brian can locate the missing page.

The old standard was to measure either to the center of the top tube or the top of the top tube. Once sloping top tubes and materials other than standard diameter steel tubes came into play, new systems were developed. For example, Serotta always used a nominal size that was based on a level...

Nice selection. I looked at a PX10 for my first road bike but ended up with a Cannondale. I really like the Sachs stuff, just picked up a NOS Rival crank a couple of months ago. You must have put the XC on the GT. I think SunTour was out of the new bike market by 1997. Here's my Stumpjumper...