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Assuming it's a complete original bike in good condition, I'd think you could probably part it out and easily net $200-300 for the parts and probably an equal amount for the frame and fork. Here's a nice Raven 700 that sold recently for something under the $695 asking price. The XT/XTR parts...

Interesting bike, cool to see a 1983 model. Does the paint look to be original? I only remember "red" in '83-4, thought it was quite a bit lighter. You can probably make the spokes look pretty nice by going over them with steel wool and Mother's. Doubt it would pay to replace the spokes.

Are you saying that the front wheel is 26" and the rear is 29"? Even after looking at the photo again I wouldn't have guessed. If anything, I would say the front wheel looks larger than the rear.

Those appear to be SunRace shifters. I assume they are friction front and rear. Shimano probably made a clamp on stem mount for indexed shifters at the time, so you could probably mount 105, Ultegra, or RX100 7 speed shifters with the proper clamp if you prefer indexed shifting. You could...

Assuming it is a 1989 model, I think it's an SR800. That was the Ultegra 600 bike, the SR2000 was Dura Ace. I purchased a mint teal SR800 a few years back for $250, thought it was a great buy at the time. Vintage bike market is pretty slack now though. That hardly matters for a bike that is...

Yes, the Backroads decals were specially made for the touring company of the same name. They purchased a large number of bikes for their rental business. As far as I know there were not any Killer V style frames produced for 700c wheels. There were Headshok equipped 700C hybrids (1995 H800...

I wouldn't know what to look for on a bike that modern.

Very nice collection of Cannondale MTBs. The Backroads bike was a rental bike. The 1998 Cannondale catalog mentions that Backcountry Active Vacations had selected Cannondale to supply their rental bikes. I don't know the history of either company but suspect they are the same, with Backroads...

KH on the Super V500 indicates that it was made in August of 1999. It's not in the US catalog for either 1999 or 2000 but I'd suspect that it's a 2000 model as it was made so late in 1999. The Backroads bike is likely a 1998 or 1999 Killer V700. I can't read the two letter code in your photo...

There were some durability issues with the 1st generation Raven frames. I don't think that there were any SL models in 1999, perhaps a Raven 1000? Condition is very important, and even with good pictures opinions on value can vary quite a bit.

Hope that you enjoy it. I'd like to find something similar.

Looks a lot like a 2005 F600. US models came with XT rear and LX front derailleurs, Avid brakes, TruVativ Blaze crank, and Deore 9 speed shifters. It wasn't unusual for Euro spec to be a bit different. The Coda crank is likely original.

Pretty sure that is a 1994 C600. I think the 22" would be best for you, but a 20" might work.

Still interested in what they found for a fork. I would find and install the rest of the parts myself, as well as paint the fork.

Does your frame still have the bar code sticker? The number on there is the one that they probably want. Or perhaps not. I tried it with my 2005 frame and got the same message. Guessing it may only work for Dorel vintage frames.

I think that the crank that came on the bike was FC-3304, a Sora Octalink triple. The original bottom bracket was a BB-ES30 with a 118 mm Octalink V2 spindle. Universal has them for $18. https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=81243&category=347 The BB and crank...

My 2005 frame has the size at the upper right (as you read it) corner. It's away from the other numbers, by itself just to the outside of the cable guide. The size is the only information in the post 2001 serial numbers outside of (possibly) factory build sheets. Since you know the year and...

I'm guessing that it has a Sora triple crank. Check the model number that is stamped in the crank arms, should be something like FC-3303. With the model number of the crank it should be possible to find a Shimano document that specifies the BB spindle length.

Give us pictures of the bike, model number, and location of serial number.

I don't believe there were any SRAM branded components in 1997 other than shifters. There was a full line of Sachs components that were still based on the all metal Sachs/Maillard designs - I have the catalog here. The first Sachs derailleur to show up on a Cannondale was the Plasma rear...