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I think $1000 US is in the range for most older tandems. This recent ebay listing was a bargain in my opinion...

Hard to say about the brakes. The choice may have been dictated by the lack of a disc mount on the fork. It's usually cheaper to buy a full set rather than a different type for each end of the bike. I'm guessing the bike wasn't very old when you bought it. I think the tandem frames still had...

Pretty sure that's a 20" 1987 SM400. They originally came with Sugino VP crank, SunTour Alpha 3000 drivetrain, and DiaCompe 960 brakes.

My 20" 1995 M900 came with a 220 mm steerer tube and 15mm of spacers. You might get by with a steerer as short as 200 mm depending on headset and stem.

I've actually seen more cracked steel and titanium frames than aluminum ones. My dealer told me that the 80s Crit Cannondales would crack in the seat tube near the front derailleur mount but I've put 8,000 miles on one I bought used and it's still free of cracks. The cantilever dropouts of the...

Perhaps the seller of the road bike purchased it in 2006 and assumed it was a current model. CAAD4 frames had the hourglass shaped seat stays and a conventional headset with external cups. Early CAAD4s had threaded forks but later ones had threadless. The tandem frames were simply called Road...

1999 was the first year for CAAD4. CAAD5 was introduced in 2001 for the top three models only, the rest (R1000 and below) were CAAD4. The R500 was still CAAD4 in 2004. That was the last CAAD4 standard road frame. I have a 1999 R4000 in Team Blue.

I think SunTour had a similar setup, can't remember what it was called. I think they worked well but were a bit touchy to get set up correctly. Some of the 1995 Cannondales still used the concept but the Force 40 name was dropped. Not sure if they were used after that, 1995 was about when V...

I think a lot of the appeal of Cannondale MTBs is that they were different, didn't use off-the-shelf forks from other companies (except at the low end). I'd encourage you to find a Headshok fork or perhaps upgrade to a Lefty. I haven't dealt with Craig (see above) but in your situation I would...

I believe it's 1 1/8". I have a 1995 M900 here with the same 2.8 frame. I can pull the stem and measure if needed but really think it's 1 1/8".

Decal style looks to be 2002. That was the first year for the bar code stickers that indicate year. If you don't have a bar code decal it may have been removed. I suspect that this is another Euro-spec model that doesn't appear in any of our catalog scans.

Examples I have seen I would place in 1993: last year for the dual suspension Delta V frame and first year for XTR.

That looks like a '95 KV900. I have the similar spec but level TT M900 in purple. I bought it new, it's all original except for tires, skewers, and rear rack. I need to get a photo some time. Here's my '92 Delta V900. Originally 7 speed LX, I built it with mixed SunTour 8 speed parts. Let...

The '96 catalog states that all current and previous generation Headshok frames can be updated to the Fatty fork, which featured an air sprung oil damped cartridge. I don't know for certain but I'd guess by then they were serviceable. If you ride a size small the F series bikes of that era...

Wow, that looks great. What's the color called? How are you building it?

If it was made in the last half of 2002 it would be a 2003 model. Remember that new models are introduced in late summer. I can check again, but I don't think there are any Optimo frames in the 2002 catalog. I have a print copy of the 2004 catalog, but not the 2003. Some colors may have...

New to me. I think I see an Optimo decal, so that would place it 2003 or newer. Most likely newer as I think only the top end road bikes in 2003 were designated Optimo. Since it's disc even more likely that it's newer. Optimo designation didn't last more than 3 years or so. Are you in...

If you are interested in something in another color, I have a really nice blue 3.0 bike. Would have to verify but I think it's a 1988 SR800. As I recall it's a 54.5, but could be a 53. Not sure about the distinction between the road and crit frames, suppose mine could be either.

I'm assuming you are looking for a rear derailleur. I'm not sure if cable pull changed between 8 and 9 speed SRAM rear shifters. I have new 9 speed SRAM RDs on the shelf, not sure about 8. I'll check 8/9 compatibility. Actually, your bike should be 9 speed according to the catalog. In that...

Pics would help. Sounds like a Synapse 7. Just a random year, but in 2013 they were either black with neon green or white with grey.