Recent content by black lightning 1987

I found a 2000 XR800 in like new condition a few years ago in Indianapolis. I think I've ridden it twice.

Nice, looks to be in great condition. The pink SR600 was my first Cannondale road bike. I recently acquired a 2nd frameset. The Shimano 600 SIS group is really nice stuff.

Wow, that bike looks like new. The orange is my favorite XR/XS color. I had an orange 56 XR for a number of years but let it go because it was too small.

Great build. If only it was a 60 cm.....

I'd forgotten they ever used a stop like that. It's odd that they went from the riveted on sheet metal one that I posted, then to welded on stops, then the A192, then back to welded on. I found the A192 on some but not all of my 2.8 frames, plus CAAD3s and a CAAD4. The CAAD5 I checked is...

Two of my frames are 22" 1991 models. They measure about 55.5 cm center to center, so I'm thinking 54 would be about half way between 20" and 22". I still need to check another frame that's hanging in a tree outside my shop in town. I walked right by it last night when I was there and didn't...

I've forgotten what part we we talking about. Is this it? I could probably attempt to make one. Getting the rivet hole spacing exactly right would probably be the hardest part.

Thanks for the confirmation. I didn't think to check the 1997 bike I had out today.

Great deal. That's cheap enough for a CAAD9 frameset.

I might have something one year off either way. Will need to check. PM me if I don't respond here.

Buy a set. There will be other things that you want to torque. I probably have lots of extras but not sure I could put together a set for all bike related sizes.

In the first years of CAAD4, odd numbered sizes were available to be ordered as framesets. Perhaps that continued to be an option in later years but wasn't promoted in the catalogs.

I was working on a Chinese chain saw yesterday. Couldn't believe how tight a 3 mm screw that doesn't even need to be there was tightened. It just keeps a little plate from falling off when the bar is removed. When the bar is on it can't go anywhere. I had to go get a longer wrench.

Not a very good photo but it's my 1998 R4000 stamped 60 at bottom right as you read the numbers. I'v got a bunch of late 90s bikes and I believe they all have the size in this spot.

Wondering if you could re-tap to the next larger fractional size. Autozone used to sell small kits of a single size that weren't very expensive.