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I wouldn't put any extra value on it for the transitional aspect, even though it's interesting. More to the point would be condition and parts build. The closest model in the 1999 catalog would be the F900, mostly because of the fork. It was LX/XT with a Coda crank and Hayes cable operated...

It would be interesting to find a disc bike built a month or two later and see if they addressed the guides for disc cables/hoses. They had changed the disc frame guide setup by the time the 2000 catalog was printed, running the hose through 3 guides on the underside of the top tube. What...

From what I can see, it does look like a 1999 frame but the 1999 frames in the catalog had both disc and canti mounts - as you mentioned. There were disc specific frames in 2000 but the forks were Fatty DL. My guess is that your frame is a transitional example that was sold as a 1999 model but...

I was wondering if the RaceFace parts were on it from new. Perhaps built from a frameset as Ravens normally had a Coda crank.

Hi Dave, Posts in one of the forum areas may or may not lead to what your interested in. Message Craig at mendoncyclesmith for all your Headshok questions.

I'm sure there are still good dealers that are willing to share information. If you don't have any luck with dealers in Ireland, contact Mendoncyclesmith.

Interesting Raven, looks to be a 1999 model. Did you buy it new or used?

Link didn't work for me. Are you saying that you need everything except the parts shown in the attached photos? Craig at Mendoncyclesmith is the guy you need to talk to. He may or may not respond here.

Finding NOS for a decent price will be hit and miss. I'd be constantly on the lookout for a reasonably priced crank and freewheel. When those kind of deals turn up they won't be around long, and it might be years before the next one pops up. Happy to help with ebay sellers who won't ship to...

I'll have to ask the tandem owner about the initials. I bought a Yokota Half Dome on ebay a few years ago thinking it might be one of the ones he built but it doesn't have the initials, so I always assumed Asian manufacture. Still trying to pin down what years Tom built the Half Dome. I'm...

Good to know that local history. Friend had one of Tom's road frames but he's hard on frames and eventually cracked it. I look around for them occasionally but seem to come across more track frames than anything I'd be likely to ride. Did TT build with aluminum? There's a Yokota tandem on...

By "on site" do you mean Tom T built frames at the shop?

I was in Columbus in the mid 80s, after a job in NJ and school in Champaign. Don't recall WoB in Davenport but I think there is still a store in IA City. I knew Steve and Errol well and Jeff a bit, but don't remember Fry.

What's the bolt circle of the crank? I just assumed that it was 130 mm. Older Superbe would have been 144 I guess. I've had a new chain skip on Campagnolo 8 speed cogs that looked fine too. If it only skips on the small cog, you should be able to find a replacement. Just be sure to ID the...

Nice bike. Recent complete CAAD3 sales in the USA have been in the $300-500 range, which seems cheap to me. I'd advise taking it apart to get the maximum return. The Serotta fork should sell for $100 or more. I'd guess the 105 group should bring $300. Not sure about the wheels but $100...

Thanks for the information about the early days. What shop did you work for? I bought two new Cannondales from On Two Wheels, the first in 1990. I wasn't in the area in the mid 80s but am wondering what shop carried 32 brands.

The 1989 catalog that we have only has pictures of a couple of models. You have to look at the specification pages at the end of the catalog to help ID 1989 bikes. Were the rings that you have made by SR? SunTour made some black rings - I have Superbe Pro on my Black Lightning. Guessing...

That's a 1999 F500. Color is Mean Green Gloss. Fork is P-Bone M. Guessing your needle bearings are the sticking point. I have a Headshok frame that came to me with a stuck fork. I was able to free it up with penetrating oil and persistence.

Nice work, the bike looks great. I'm pretty sure it's a 1989 SR500, which came with Edge. The 1988 BL was the Sprint equipped SR700. The oval chainrings are original.

Could well have been built from a frameset, so perhaps why it's lacking the model number decal. The US spec '98 SV900 came with V brakes. Only disc SV that year was the 2000 Freeride.