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  1. black lightning 1987

    85 mountain bike

    That looks like a great survivor. I have never used those shifters but the road versions of the Power Shifters work great. I would try to lube derailleurs well and make sure there's no excess cable friction and give it a ride or two before deciding to modify it. If you decide to modify, you...
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    1994 Pepperoni fork

    That's interesting. I wouldn't have though that Cannondale made a threaded AL steerer tube. What size head tube does your 1992 bike have? Measure the diameter of the stem quill. 7/8" means it has a 1" head tube, 1" means it's 1 1/8", 1 1/8" means it has a 1 1/4" head tube. These are nominal...
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    Had it since 99' never had paint need help on ID PLEASE

    I assume this is the part you mean. The threading is 5/16"-18 and is just under 10 mm long. The diameter of the round portion with the wrench flats is 10 mm and is 6 mm long, with flats for an 8 mm wrench. The barrel is 8 mm in diameter and 16.5 mm long. The internal thread is M6. Overall...
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    1994 Pepperoni fork

    Did you ask if it was just the threaded forks or the Headshok forks as well? I have one of each that could be in that time frame. The Headshok fork almost certainly is but I can't find a serial number on the frame with the threaded fork. From the date range I'm guessing that it may only...
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    1994 Pepperoni fork

    What year was your 1992 fork recalled? Do remember the reason for the recall? I have several 1991-1995 Pepperoni forks so would be interested to know where the problem area was. I would assume the 1994 fork is original if the paint matches the frame and the fork has the Pepperoni decal...
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    Wanted Downtube Shifter Boss / cable stop mounts

    Thanks. They don't have any more of the shifter kits but I will check their other items.
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    Wanted Downtube Shifter Boss / cable stop mounts

    What a find. That part's a pretty common request here as well as on other bike forums but the one you bought is the first factory replacement kit that I've seen. Pity that the seller doesn't have 50 of them.
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    Wanted Downtube Shifter Boss / cable stop mounts

    I would think you could JB Weld the stud back in the boss. I'd saw the broken part off the stud so that it can thread into the boss a bit more. With the epoxy it should hold as long as you are careful not to tighten it to much. If that doesn't work you can order one of these...
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    SOLD 1999 Cannondale F500 Mean Green ($150)

    I wish it was bigger as well. Well worth the price if I can get to IC in the next couple of weeks. Bob Mould and Rick Nielsen shows are on my calendar. I'm with you about UPS. They crushed a custom Serotta MTB that I bought on eBay. I got my money back but lost out on a one-off bike. UPS...
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    volvo team frame number

    Thanks for all the information on the Volvo team bikes, especially concerning the Sachs derailleurs. I had always wondered what the team used over the years but have looked at lots of photos without seeing anything definitely Sachs. If you look at page 22 in the 1998 catalog there's a picture...
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    Tamed? Beast of the East

    Looks very nice. I have lots of commuter miles on a 1993 Beast, one of my favorite Cannondales.
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    1988 Black Lightning Resto

    Tourney is probably the simplest solution. You might give your wife's bike a try if you can fit on it. Some folks don't like the thumb button on the lower end STI as compared to the paddle on the upper groups. Doesn't bother me though. Your SunTour freewheel may index fine with the Shimano...
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    Recovered - Stolen '96 R900

    That looks great. I haven't used Claris but assume it works fine.
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    Had it since 99' never had paint need help on ID PLEASE

    I'm not sure about the hanger. Believe that #16 is made for the cantilever dropouts. I looked at a frame I have here and those dropouts are milled down on both sides. The hanger is milled out in the center and covers both sides of the dropout where the hub and skewer contact it. The dropout...
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    Had it since 99' never had paint need help on ID PLEASE

    I think you are right, a 1994 3.8 series frame. Probably started production way early as it was a new design.
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    Had it since 99' never had paint need help on ID PLEASE

    I thought that might be a touring frame as it has bottle cage bosses under the down tube. Dropouts are different than those shown on 1993 touring frames but the touring frames did not have the cantilever dropouts of other 1993 frames. Since it appears to have a sloping top tube, I'm thinking...
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    Cantilever brakes with road bike levers

    You shouldn't really need the Travel Agent with mini Vs. The shorter arms require less cable pull compared to regular MTB V brakes.
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    1988 Black Lightning Resto

    I ran a 130 mm hub on a 1987 SR600 for a number of years. It's not too hard to spring the rear triangle enough to make it fit but it's not recommended to do so as the dropouts are forced to bend when the skewer is tightened down. This could eventually result in cracking. If you're not...
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    Cantilever brakes with road bike levers

    Tourney levers should work fine on your bike. It might be worth a try to just put some new pads/shoes on the SunTour brakes and see if that helps the braking. Dia Compe and Kool Stop pads are fairly inexpensive. You can play around with the length of the straddle cable to tune them as well...
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    Free: 1 1/4 stem and headset 8.00 ship in USA

    I will have to check my parts. Have a new XT headset but it may be 1 1/8". I would think that you could find something on eBay though.
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