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On flat ground the lighter weight of the road bike won't help your average speed much, but could help out on a hilly ride. The main speed advantage for a road bike is in rider position and wind resistance. You have negated a lot of that with a more upright position.

Good to know of another long term Cannondale dealer. Does it have friction shifters? I wouldn't cost much to upgrade to indexed down tube shifters such as 6 speed Cyclone. I'm guessing that it would also require a SunTour Accushift compatible rear derailleur.

Vintage suspension forks can sometimes be a problem to maintain. That and the weight factor would be my reasons for putting the original fork back on the bike. I am not you though, we could have considerable differences in our riding style, terrain ridden, pace, etc. What works for me may be...

Hard to make a recommendation on gearing without more information. It's hard to quantify how much lower your low gear ratio needs to be to make you comfortable riding. You could go to a triple crank with a MTB rear derailleur and a wider range cassette/freewheel.

CAAD4 with Ultegra is a pretty nice ride. High end of similar recent sales is probably this Dura-Ace equipped bike with Aksium wheels and Microshift shifters...

The LePree is also unusual as it has three jockey wheels instead of the usual two. It looks like a nicely made and finished part but I'm not sure where it fits in SunTour line.

The Superbe Tech RD is kind of a desirable part, unique and nice to look at. I have never seen one except in pictures, have no idea if it functions as well as it looks. http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=EC298789-FDBD-4F4F-AC6D-2F9E88B9D5C9&Enum=108&AbsPos=74

I believe you have it right. I am not an expert on Wolber rims of that vintage but they look original. Velobase doesn't have an entry for those rims, but they do have the earlier Super Champion rims listed. They are likely the same as the Wolber branded ones except for the decal...

I can't tell what it is from the picture. Looks to be around 1999, CAAD3 or CAAD4, R600 or R800.

It's really tough to guess about the paint/decals, as we seem to get a lot of questions from other countries about bikes that don't match the USA catalogs. My take on bikes that don't have a model number is that once you determine the year and frame series, the model number doesn't really...

I am inclined to agree with MEENI but it's great that you've made a nice original fork available.

You might have more luck for a response with a PM. Seller hasn't posted on the site in 18 months, so chances are he's not a regular visitor.

Those shifters are different from the ones I have. Do they have a model number? Most Shimano 7/8 components are compatible, but there may be exceptions. Could be a bent derailleur hanger. Define "low sprocket" and "high sprocket". The largest sprocket gives the lowest gear ratio, so it's...

I had the same questions with a 27" wheel bike that I built for gravel riding last winter. Unfortunately there aren't many options for 27" tires. I think I ended up with some 1 3/8" Kendas, but they weren't as wide as I would have liked. Panaracer Paselas are probably the best 27" tire...

Brake calipers, crank, front derailleur, bar, stem, look right for an ST500. Rims/hubs: I can't tell but they look original. Rear derailleur is not the Superbe Tech that the catalog specifies.

Check below the crank for a bar code sticker. That should provide the year.

That sounds like a 126 mm spaced (6) 56 cm (56) road or touring frame, the 28th (0028) produced in November of 1989 (1189). That late in the year would make it a 1990 model. All Cannondales were painted at that time, but someone may have stripped the paint. Download the 1990 catalog and see...

My guess based on the XL stamped in the BB is that it's an F series MTB. Guessing that it has less top tube slope because it's the largest frame size. Only thing wrong with my theory is that the only 2002 F series frames seem to be CAAD5. Bad Boy Ultra was 700C and CAAD4, but the catalog...

I hope that you can get a good match.

I don't know if Cannondale would have made as many as 1959 frames the first year, but as far as I know there is no date or frame information in the early serial numbers. What we don't know is if they started the run with numeral 1 or some random number. Great to find an original 1983 bike. If...