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Do you have the frame and the rest of the headset? The SI frames used 36/45 degree bearings. Since the crown race only contacts the bearing on the bevel, I would think any 1 1/8" crown race with the correct angle would work. FSA, Cane Creek and others made these headsets. Lots of Cannondales...

Do you have a local bike co-op? Perhaps a pair of dual pivot calipers would improve the braking. Used Sora/Tiagra/105/Tektro shouldn't cost much. I can spare a new pair of Sora or Tiagra from the 9 speed era.

Price of Shimano STI has always steered me towards other options like bar end shifters and Campagnolo.

I like the bike and it would be great to add another model to my 1987 collection. But it's hard to justify purchasing a bike that's too small for me to ride.

Those Dia Compe levers are designed for time trial bikes so I would think they should work with most any side pull caliper. What calipers are on the bike?

Easy to tell if it's an R700, just check the angles. The lack of a model decal makes me lean toward a replacement frame or frameset.

Great looking Super V. It's not often I wish I was in NYC.

Very nice. I assume you don't want to ship them. I think you will have better luck selling them separately.

The compact frames were offered in sizes 43, 45, 47, and 49 cm. If you compare the 49 to the smallest standard geometry frame (48 cm) you will see that the compact geometry has steeper seat and head tube angles and higher bottom bracket. The compact frames were designed for 650C wheels rather...

You can lower the bar two ways: by lowering the quill into the fork tube and by pivoting the extension. I've not used that stem but I'd guess the black cover can be pried off. To release the quill, loosen the quill bolt a couple of turns, then tap it with a hammer. There's no need to move the...

I think it's a very practical gravel bike idea as long as you can get a reasonable saddle to bar drop number.

It's a 1996 2.8 series frame. My guess is that it was built up from a frameset. R600 and above had the carbon fork that year. The color/decal combination was used on the R700 but that model had time trial geometry and an aluminum fork. Your bike looks to have road geometry. Measure the seat...

If you have the external cup British threaded bottom bracket it should work. The only issue I can think of is if the small ring is a much different size than the original 42 there might be a chainstay clearance issue. Hard to know for sure until you try it.

It's an older 2.8 or 3.0 frame with late 90s decals. The CAAD designations came about after the 2.8/3.0 frames.

I might be interested if you can come up with a price. What besides a Gibson would you trade for?

Check with Craig at Mendon Cyclesmith.

I don't tour myself but have been hosting tourists for years as a warmshowers member. I've hosted cyclists from numerous European countries, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia. I'd like to tour at some point but never seem to want to take time off from the farm in favorable weather.

1987 was the first year but some would have been produced in 1986 as new models came out late summer, early fall. It's certainly possible that someone did a full DA build on a Black Lightning frame. The 1987 catalog states that they were no longer offering framesets, although they had sold...

Black Lightning would have had gold decals.

Check the two letter code for the year and month that the frame was produced (see the serial number page for information). Some 1999 model year frames would have been produced in 1998. If your paint and decals match the 1999 catalog description you can be fairly certain of the model year...