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Glad that you got it and are reasonably happy with it. I've been happy riding a lot of different bikes that wouldn't typically be my size, both large and small. Pretty impressive to do a ride of that distance on any bike.

The MT bikes go back close to 30 years. We can probably figure out what you have given the serial number and some pics of the bike.

I have bulk rolls of black BBB brake and derailleur housing and another roll of grey brake housing. The grey is a good match for grey Shimano derailleur housing. There used to be a supplier in AZ who carried BBB but I've lost track of him. As I recall if you look closely at the BBB housing...

I would keep an eye out for another Silk Road frameset. I've purchased three on eBay that were not very expensive. Looks like you have a dent in the top tube, so that combined with the cracked fork make a frameset the way to go. I could part with one of my framesets but I'd guess that the...

You are correct. I should have take a closer look at the first picture you posted. That solves the fork issue. I'd still build it as a Saeco replica. You could go with another 1997 CAAD3 model but the Viper Red paint of the Saeco is probably as easy to duplicate as any of the other colors...

The Jandd grocery bag panniers have similar hooks but they have two mounting holes. https://www.jandd.com/search_results.asp?subcat=11

I am looking at a print copy of the 1999 full line catalog, the one with the Volvo rider (Cadel Evans?) on the cover. The police bikes are mentioned on the same page with the F900 and F700. I believe there's a copy of that catalog in the catalog section.

Looks like a CAAD3 to me. CAAD2 had a 1.625" (41.4 mm) constant diameter down tube. CAAD3 down tube increases to about 2.2" (56 mm) at the bottom bracket. Interesting that it has the threadless Time fork. The Saeco team used Time forks in 1997 but I'm not sure that they used threadless ones...

I haven't been able to find any SRAM equipped Bad Boys in the catalogs so far. Just trying to place the year by the components. Have you checked with a dealer? I would think they could ID a bike that's that recent. I would put a little heat to that hanger with a propane torch. Can't...

I used to have parts organized better but now they are scattered around in 5 locations and I never know where to look. Crown race removal can be difficult but it should be relatively easy on the Cannondale fork

Glad you found one. I would have sworn that I had a NOS XT headset on the shelf but when I went looking I couldn't find it.

Sounds like you have it working better.

I would never have guessed that you could get it down to 15 lbs. How much did the new wheels and tires save? Details on the wheels?

1988 SM600, very cool. I will try to look for a parts derailleur. There are a couple on eBay that are in the $25-35 range but they may not want to ship to Canada. I know that I have several here, just need to find them.

More specifics about what you are looking for? Year of bike that it's going on would be a good starting point.

The XCD is kind of unique in having that plastic piece on the mount. I haven't taken a close look but I'm guessing that there is less spring force in the mount pivot if the little plastic block is missing. If you have a 1989 SM800, I'd like to see it.

You can get a rough idea of the model by comparing the components to other F series bikes in the catalog.

Microshift, Dimension, Shimano, Sunrace and SRAM still have them but there isn't much of a selection for any brand, and many models are out of stock right now in the USA. I might have something on the shelf, depending. Also have a box full of NOS Uniglide cogs if you want to go that route...

Not sure what the problem is. The XCD mounts in a conventional manner. My guess is that you just have to rotate it to the correct position before starting the hanger bolt. As to your shifting, let's first define upshifting and downshifting. Upshifting is shifting to a higher gear ratio...

Agree with Brian. There were three police models in 1999 but they evidently didn't have model numbers. See page 30 in the catalog.