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Measure the internal diameter of your fork. I don't own a 2.8 frame of that vintage but my understanding is that the outside diameter of the fork was 1 1/4", which would make the internal diameter 1 1/8", or 28.6 mm. Basically the only design/dimension difference between a Control Tech quill...

Thanks. I didn't know aero bars existed that weren't round but assumed that they were round enough to take conventional bar end shifters. I've long given up on time trials but they are nice on a gravel/cx/touring bike. Let me know if you come up with pricing.

Thanks for the Bicycling article. I never noticed the steel thread inserts. Will have to check my 1984 frame. Anyone want to test standing on a bare frame at the dropouts for me?

I'm guessing the book is hard bound and won't lay completely flat to scan. I would try a few pages and see if the scans come out mostly legible.

Looks great. I have at least one pair of the roller cam brakes but have never tried them. Lots of SunTour stuff on hand here and I'm not doing much bike building these days. Let me know what you're looking for.

Sounds like a great buy. I would try to save the frame. First would get some good penetrating oil in the seat tube, then clamp the post in a vise and try twisting the frame. On frames where that wouldn't loosen the post I have cut the post off, leaving enough to get hold of. Then cut a slot...

Welcome. I believe that the 1993 fork was 1 1/4", so the quill diameter is 1 1/8". It would have been -15 or -17 degrees but Control Tech made other angles. There are a few on ebay but they are all MTB stems. 25.4 mm drop bars exist but the MTB stems might have to be modified to get a drop...

I have a bunch of SunTour hubs including some NOS ones.

Lots of options here, both aluminum and steel: https://www.universalcycles.com/search.php?q=chainring+bolts

Those look nice. How do you plan to build? I could see doing one with period correct parts, and one with modern.

It was interesting to hear that SunTour came up with the idea for the Black Lightning. In a thread about the model on the Paceline forum, someone posted that in Japan the black/gold combination is associated with hearses. So perhaps SunTour decided they needed to sell the Sprint components...

I guessed that wider tires were part of the answer. I'm not sure what widths were available for 700c in 1985. The oldest mail order catalogs I have are from the early 90s and there's nothing listed wider than 28 mm.

I'm wondering who made that bike. I can't think of another company who finished their welds other than Cannondale and Klein.

I hope it doesn't turn out to be the first week of February.

Thanks Rod, for all the great stories. How did you happen to choose the Town and Country rather than one of the touring frames?

I've always considered LX the sweet spot between quality and cost.

The picture of the underside looks like hourglass stays to me.

Great story. Thanks for posting.

If it has hourglass seat stays, I'd guess CAAD4. I think 1999 was the first year for them. CAAD3 was virtually the same except for straight stays...

Wondering if you could trim down race car "bump rubbers" and make them work. Not sure who made/makes them but I would try Koni first...