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I would recommend that you find the Cannondale parts from a trashed donor frame. Keep an eye on local craigslist and contact your local bike co-op for leads. The linked front derailleur mount might work but you would have to assume the guinea pig role to find out. I can't see the down tube...

You have to go back to 1994 to find a threaded fork on anything above an M400, and I think the 1995 low end bikes had smaller diameter steerers than the bike in the picture and wouldn't have had cantilever dropouts. There were no 2.8 MTB frames until 1995, and they didn't have the cantilever...

What year LeMond? Most years 61 cm (nominal size) was the largest. I have a 1999 61 cm Zurich here with an aftermarket carbon fork. It has a 60.5 cm top tube and a 195 mm head tube, so it's a pretty big frame. When both models were steel, the Zurich was a couple of places above the Alpe...

Welcome. That's a great find, especially to find a 63 cm frame. I'd guess it's the only one out there. I agree about the Mavic parts, they are worth around what you paid for the bike, perhaps more. I don't recall seeing white hoods on any early Shimano group except 1981-1984 Dura Ace AX...

I didn't know XTR housing existed. Is it labeled XTR?

Measure the ID of the head tube. If it takes a 1 1/8" headset it will be just under 34 mm. If it takes 1 1/4" HS it will be just under 37 mm.

Nice. Can't be many of those left that are NOS.

Pretty sure any conventional external cup threadless headset will work. Believe the '97 fork had a 1 1/8" steer tube. Assume that you have the fork and can verify.

I was mistaken about the 1989 frames. I was thinking they had the original style dropouts. 1989 was the first year for the cantilever dropouts (I was thinking 1990), so would look noticeably different from your 1986.

Paint looks a bit dull in the pictures. Perhaps you could touch up the scuffs and give the whole frame a coat of clear.

I don't have a hard copy of the 1986 catalog but you can download it here: https://vintagecannondale.com/catalog/ Rustoleum coral looks pretty close...

Swept back bars like Rick posted in the 2nd photo will get your hands farther back which will result in you riding in a more upright position. I would guess that there is a swept back bar out there that your shifters will mount on.

It does appear to be a CAAD10 but with the repaint it's going to be tough to pin down the year.

Did he drill out the rear dropout for the caliper? Used a later fork with caliper mount? I rode some 9% grade gravel today, 26" or 650B wheels would have been nice.

Very nice. I have the 1992 Mavic equipped R1000 here. Mine is original except for saddle, seat post, and handlebar. I'd love to have that Mavic post in the ebay listing even though my 1992 originally came with a Kingsberry. There is a piece of foam on seat stay that I neglected to remove...

Looking for a complete bike? There's this CAAD5 frameset in Bloomington IL...

Good for you. I am tempted to buy some of the rims because 26" rims seem to be getting scarce.

Looks like they are available from Bikewagon...

I always thought the Girvin fork was an interesting design but I don't have any experience with them. I would think they have less stiction but there are a lot of pivot points to wear.

Correct. The front derailleur is actually an 8 speed model. I am not sure but I would expect it to work with the 9 speed XT shifter.