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That is a tough one. Has it been repainted? It's a touring frame and the serial number would indicate a 1988 model. No touring model that I know of came with cantilever brakes in the rear and caliper brakes in the front. I suspect that the fork was switched at some point and the frame...

Have you checked with Mendon Cyclesmith?

Cool project. Looks like you are planning a serious restoration.

I have four Silk Roads but have not had to work on the dampers. The only thing I've done is pull the fork and lubricate the roller bearings. Check with Craig at Mendon Cyclesmith. He will know whether parts are available for your fork.

No friction mode with STI shifters. That's one of the advantages of bar ends for touring bikes. If something gets out of true you can switch to friction mode and ride on. Also if an STI shifter fails, you are going to be stuck in one gear.

Glad you got it working. I'm using 9 speed chains on all of my 6-9 speed builds these days. They may not work well with the old twisted tooth Shimano cogs though. I don't think I've tried one with them.

Bikes look to be in nice shape other than the cracked swing arm. No prices so likely won't be a great deal but nice to look at. https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/d/chicago-cannondale-se2000-and-se1000/7422754899.html

I hope that they work. I would still like to see better pictures of the setup that you have, because I've never seen those plastic bosses before.

First message was that she liked the bike but I don't know if she has ridden it yet. My biggest gripe about the current state of bike building is that a given frame can have so many different component requirements. I used to be able to keep enough parts on hand to build most any road, touring...

Shimano did make those with both flat and concave backs, but the concave ones were shaped to fit standard steel down tubes.

Sounds like you are working through the options. Sometimes I think we have too many. Good to have wheels that work with either type brake. I dug a NOS Rocky Mountain frame out of the attic to build for a friend (Christmas gift for his GF) and found that it would take either type of brake in...

Is there any chance that you could adapt plastic Shimano downtube bosses to your frame? I still don't have a clear idea of what the interface is.

I think disc front/V brake rear is reasonable. Will be interested to hear if you go that route and what you come up with for mechanical disc brakes.

Cool bikes. Thanks for posting.

I didn't know that they were ever plastic, thought they were always die cast. I will have to look at my mid 80s frames. There are a couple of other threads on this subject in the wanted section. I posted a link to an aftermarket set there, but they were out of stock last time I checked.

I have a 2011 CAADX Cyclocross frame that I like better than my older XR800s because the geometry is better for me on the 2011 frame. I've seen new Leftys on some high end custom titanium frames, so they must have their fans.

You have other bikes to ride. Why spend money on an alternative fork that you won't want on the bike long term?

That color reminds me of the colors I see on one of my favorite custom builder's bikes, Dave Wages of Ellis Cycles. I tend to go for brighter colors. Glad to have landed the R300 in Galaxy Red. The Serotta NHX in fluorescent pink and orange is one of my all time favorites. is

Looks like a great deal. Do you know what year(s) that version of LX was made? I don't remember them but am thinking they might be the last version of LX.

I don't recall seeing that color. I have a 1997 R300 frameset in Galaxy Red sitting here in the stand. I have not seen many R200 or R300 bikes. It seems that Cannondale sold a lot more of the mid range models.