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Welcome. Good to see that M700. I was spending a lot of time at the local dealers in the early 1990s and purchased a new SM800 in 1990 and a new M900 in 1995. Later purchased a 1992 Delta V900, a 1992 R1000, and a 1993 M800, all used. Sadly only one of the dealers still exists, but I have...

The clamp diameter is 1 9/16" or 1.563". Search eBay for Headshok (or Lefty) stem. I just bought a used one with 25.4 clamp for $25 shipped. Be sure that you get your preferred bar clamp diameter as 26.0 and 31.8 stems exist.

That looks really nice. I had a guy offer me an M739 XT crank for $70 + shipping when I was building my F900 last month. I passed on it as I was really looking for black. I'd guess the fork is going to be the hard part to find.

BBB values are way too low. They buy bikes and resell them. For example, they have a nice 1998 Trek 5200 for sale, priced at $1200. If you check their "value" guide, they say $470 for private sale or $275 trade in. I would think that you could get $200 for your bare frame and fork if it's...

The monoplaner calipers are also sought after. There were several models. I couldn't tell what you have but they started out as Chorus, later versions were Veloce and Mirage. I don't remember if there was an Athena version.

It looks like you have the 8 speed shifters with the little cable adjuster. Those are quite nice and fairly desirable. The cheapest pair on eBay right now are $100.

I can't remember about 1989 but earlier Black Lightnings had a model name decal on the drive side chainstay. My guess is that it's a Euro model that we don't have a catalog description for, or a frameset. Since it has the AL fork, it would have been SR600 or above if it was sold as a complete...

The main change in geometry was the adoption of sloping top tubes on the later touring frames. While that may have stiffened the frames a bit, ride quality may not have changed much as the longer seat post required may have flexed enough to compensate. I've always felt that tire/wheel choices...

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Very tough to tell what you had at this point. I can't recall yellow on any USA model Cannondale before 1991 besides the Omega MTB. It seems that we get a lot of questions about bikes that were sold in Europe that don't match any known catalog description. I would suggest that you track...

I haven't owned a tandem but might be able to look at a friend's. I would expect that the bottom bracket is a standard Shimano mounted in an eccentric. For example, in 1997 all the tandem models used Shimano BB-UN52 bottom brackets. It's likely that you just need a new BB. What year/model is...

You can send Brian a PM on the site or email him at: vintagecannondale@gmail.com

I didn't think of it before, but I would be interested in the RX100 as partial trade.

Silver but not polished. All three rings are steel so it's not the lightest. $60 shipped in a flat rate Priority bubble envelope or $65 in a medium flat rate box with the FSA box.

I'm guessing the nut was stuck in the two piece end. I can see how that would confuse you if you'd never had one apart. The one piece end can get corroded from sweat and fail. I'd put a bit of grease on it and the threaded rod.

I have several NOS four arm FSA Alpha Drive 22/32/44 cranksets if you don't care about the crank matching the vintage of the bike. I have 170 mm in square taper, ISIS, and FSA Power Drive styles. Some have bottom brackets but I would have to check and make sure they are for 68 mm shells...

Powder coat is usually pretty hard. I doubt if you would scratch it but you could cut a couple of discs of helicopter tape slightly larger than the boss diameter.

Has the powder coat closed the hole diameters so that the bosses no longer fit?

I know that I have a pair of M730 arms here but don't know about rings to go with them. Bike co-ops are great for parts like this. Perhaps you have one that's reasonably close by.

Your RX100 should have a 122.5 mm bottom bracket spindle. There were a few MTB cranks that used that length which should give closer to the gearing you want: DX MT60, LX M550, XT M730. There are many others that will require a bottom bracket swap. https://sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html