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Sometimes you will need the tool for the nuts. If they turn with the bolt and don't loosen up, it's probably easier done with a helper on the other side of the bike, or with the crank arm off the bike. If you find that the 38 doesn't give a low enough gear you will want to look into changing...

There were separate European catalogs in some years. Do you know of any long time UK Cannondale dealers? One of them might have an old catalog. You might keep an eye out on eBay for one. That's where most of my print catalogs have been found. Looks like a CAAD3 MTB to me.

I can't help with the software issue. Anyone else able to sign in with Chrome?

Date code looks to be JD, so April 1998 build date. Nothing like it in the 1998 USA catalog. All the rigid bikes are listed with steel forks, that looks to be an AL P Bone. Needs to be turned 180 degrees by the way. The XT/XTR build was used on the F2000 but there isn't a rigid bike in the...

Not sure that's a 1997. Thought the triangular head tube decal ended in 1996. Looks a lot like my 1995 M900 - "diamond black metallic with violet pearl hyper-highlight". The 1995 came with cantilever brakes though.

I'd like to have a pair of those hubs for mine but the original T430 Alpine rims are hard to find. I'm already looking for a pair for my pink SR600. Stupidly let the originals go with a bike I sold to a commuter in NYC, thinking that they wouldn't be hard to replace.

Thanks for the link.

The only blue frame that (may have) had white decals I see in the 1988-9 catalogs is the 1989 SM400: "Mystic Blue" but not pictured. The only other possibility is the "Blueberry" 1988 SM 500, but it appears that the decals were light yellow or at least not white. It could be that someone...

If it has 6 speed Shimano 600, it's a 1987 SR600. Brian has reproductions of the top tube cable guides available at the shop link at the top of the page.

It's the same frame as the top of the (rigid) line M2000. The Exage stuff isn't that much different from LX. I bought a very nice 1993 M800 locally for $300 or $350 several years ago. Both frames are 3.0 Series but geometry is different, M800 is LX with (preferable to me) thumbshifters. If...

That's a nice find. If you can't get it sold locally ebay is probably the place with the largest audience.

Welcome. Hard to tell much about the model without pictures but it's an 18" frame made on August 27, 1986. It was the 79th frame made that day. I'm guessing it's probably a 1989 model. Paint and any original parts will help with ID.

There's always hope. Look at how much better McLaren is doing this year compared to 2 or 3 years back. Headshok tools pop up on ebay from time to time but I've not seen any service manuals. There are a couple of European Headshok service places on the links page...

Welcome. We seem to get a lot of questions about bikes that were sold in Europe. We have European catalogs for some years but it's not clear to me in which years separate market catalogs were printed. OT: Hoping Kubica can land a decent result some day soon.

No CAAD4s in 1998, so have to assume it's a 1999 model. My guess is that Cannondale did away with the canti bosses on some F models at some point after the 1999 catalog was printed. If you look at the 2000 catalog you will see canti bosses on the F800 and below, while the F900 and above lacked...

I can't help with establishing a value as I've never seen one for sale. I did see a nice original SE1000 for sale earlier this week for $150 - it didn't last long. We have a couple of members needing that shock wrench. Perhaps you could trace it so we have a good pattern to make a couple of...

I'm guessing you are going to have to find an automotive paint store that will match the paint as closely as they can. Not sure if they can get very close from a photo.

I hope he can fix you up. It's a shame that Cannondale is no longer supplying repair parts.

What do you see that makes you sure that it's not the original the fork? If I have the right model and year, the original fork would have been painted white. Any chance it's just been stripped and polished?

Looks like a 1992 R500 to me. Have a look at the 1992 catalog - the 3.0 series frame decal on the chainstay and the made in USA seat tube decals are a match. Should have had a model decal on the top tube, but perhaps they were out of them on the day your frame was made.