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I recall a post by one of the best custom bike builders in the USA mentioning that decals at the place where he used to work were sometimes applied backwords (on the opposite side of the tube, reading the wrong way) due to what the staff was smoking.

I was thinking about keeping the build current with the year of the frame. SRAM would be an option if the frame was newer. I"m not sure what year SRAM introduced its 10 speed road groups, but I'm guessing it was several years after 2002. I didn't check the wikipedia link, which may have the...

Buying a complete bike and swapping the components is a good option. I would go with Campagnolo in that era as the shifters are generally more reliable, as well as rebuildable. Harder to find than Shimano but 10 speed Veloce/Daytona/Centaur groups show up in the $300-400 price range. But if...

Been so long since I worked on a Ford I've forgotten what they looked like.

This is the closest I see to what you are describing for tape...

I like to set FD limit screws with the FD cable disconnected I shift between rings with my left hand while turning the crank with my right. Set the inner limit so that it won't shift to the small cog, then back it out just until it shifts. Then check to see if the chain rubs in the small...

There's a CAAD 3 R600 on ebay for $300 but the seller isn't offering to ship it...

Doubt a gunky cable would have much effect when shifting to a larger ring unless it's so gunky you can't move if fast enough. Cable friction usually results in problems going the other way, when the spring needs to move the cable. I see what you mean about the ring. Guessing it's steel...

Early on, MTB rings tended to be in the 28/38/48 or 26/36/46 range with a 30 or 32 tooth large cog on the cassette/freewheel. After SunTour introduced their Microdrive range the whole industry moved to smaller chainrings and in general - smaller cassettes and freewheels at least for the small...

I might have extra 34T rings, more common than 36T Have gobs of 46, 48, and 50T, some even Cannondale branded.

Here's my M800 on a ride a couple of days ago. I was riding to my shop in town after leaving a tractor at one of the farms, then headed home.

Lots of wind and solar power installations being constructed in my area. There's quite a bit of opposition to the wind turbines. I'll try to get a shot with a sign or a wind farm with a Cannondale next time.

110 bolt circle diameter then?

Wish we had received that much rain here, though not in one day. We need it to soak in, not run off. Are all nuclear power plants now disabled? Last time I checked I live in the state 2nd most dependent on nuclear power in the USA (New Jersey is 1st). Three power plants are within 100km...

Agree, much more room at the front. They kind of got that part wrong.

I've never seen a ring torn like that. It's a 42 isn't it? I have NOS Dura Ace 42 rings on hand but not black. They were meant for doubles but might work fine. Probably have some other 130 mm/42T used options.

Buddy has been very happy with his Jamis. Only issue has been the finish on the Tiagra parts hasn't held up well - as is typical of that era Shimano. The XR800 for $200 was a steal.

You are correct. Seems it might have been a one year thing. I wouldn't consider it a CX bike though because it has a flat handlebar. I remembered that the "real" CX models in 2001 were the Cyclocross 800 and 800 Ultra, which replaced the previous XR800 and XS800. I'd never noticed that the...

Just illustrates that there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to bike sizes. You're two inches taller than I and comfortable on a 58 cm XS800. I think a 58 is too small for me and if they had made a 62cm, that's what I would prefer. Friend has a Jamis CX. I'm trying to remember the...

They were not CX frames, had caliper brakes with more relaxed geometry than the RXXXX road frames. I wouldn't expect them to fit much above a 28 mm tire, but I haven't owned one.