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  1. black lightning 1987

    Is my Canondale rare? Please help never seen one before

    Street was still a model in 2005. The loops on the seat stays were gone, but there was no Headshok model that year. Still looking.
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    CAAD9 Restomod

    I should weigh my '92 DV900 and see how it compares. Headshok adds a bit of weight compared to a rigid bike but not a lot. Build is the biggest contributor to weight of bike builds, assuming a decent quality frameset.
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    Is my Canondale rare? Please help never seen one before

    Could be but it seems unlikely for someone to have bothered to come up with the Street decal for the top tube. I couldn't begin to tell you how many anomalies of a similar nature have shown up here. It's especially common for them to show up in Europe and the UK for some reason. Did you...
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    Is my Canondale rare? Please help never seen one before

    O = 2003, P = 2004, Q = 2005, R = 2006, etc. in both directions from 2002 to at least 2011.
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    Is my Canondale rare? Please help never seen one before

    It should have a bar code sticker on the underside of the bottom bracket shell. It will have an alpha/numeric series - the first letter is the year of manufacture.
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    CAAD9 Restomod

    I've forgotten the year of your bike, but 25 lbs. was pretty light for a MTB in 1995. Do you have some of those 3/16" thick tubes for thorn protection? I have a bunch of them on hand, can't remember the brand but they must weigh close to a pound each. I have only used one - can't remember...
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    Is my Canondale rare? Please help never seen one before

    There was a Street Headshok in 2003, only available in Europe. But that frame had loops of about 1" in diameter on the undersides of the seat stays. No prominent CAAD decals on it either. No Street model in the 2004 USA catalog, but perhaps it was in the European catalog. Check the bar code...
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    Is my Canondale rare? Please help never seen one before

    I don't remember the model but it looks to be basically similar to 2000 and up F series frames. Odd that it has no CAAD decals. Perhaps has already been repainted.
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    What Tire Size for 1987 Criterium?

    I would have said 28s off the top of my head, as I thought that I had run some on my 1987 SR600. Actual size of different brands do vary greatly though, and the rim width can affect the diameter of the tire once mounted and inflated. Was the clearance much tighter at the front compared to the...
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    Used Synapse Ultegra worth $1500?

    Found it at the Helen's Cycles site. It's a 2016 Synapse Carbon 3. I have a 255 page print copy of the 2016 catalog but the bike doesn't appear there, so evidently a mid year model introduction. https://www.helenscycles.com/product/cannondale-synapse-carbon-ultegra-3-27312.htm...
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    Used Synapse Ultegra worth $1500?

    Paint looks almost identical to the 2017 Synapse Carbon Disc 105 - only problem is the Disc 105 part of the equation. Still looking through the catalogs.... https://www.cannondale.com/-/media/files/manual-uploads/manuals/2017_c_catalog_full_lr.pdf
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    CAAD9 Restomod

    I wouldn't think your M700 would weigh 30 lbs. As I recall, my 1995 M900 weighs right at 25 lbs.
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    'Best' years for vintage Cannondale touring bikes?

    Glad to hear that it worked. Lots of experienced folks over at the Paceline forum.
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    Need hlp with the year of my F600

    2002 looks right based on the decals on the fork. Also the disc brakes and CAAD4 frame are consistent with a 2002 F600. You might check the component list in the back of the 2002 catalog and see how it compares to your bike.
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    New/old Cannondale tourer

    Don't blame you. I've never paid $90 for a cassette of any brand/vintage. I've taken a lot of cassettes apart and replaced the spacers in order to get what I was after.
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    Need hlp with the year of my F600

    1999 was the first year for disc brakes. Your BB stamps look consistent with 1999, as 2000/2001 should have had a 2 letter date code in the same place that you have the size (XL). On the other hand, the head tube decal is from 2000 and later. I didn't find your paint/decals in either 1999 or...
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    Hub cones

    This link to an interchange chart for Shimano and QBP cones turned up on the Paceline forum: https://www.scribd.com/document/482315232/cone-spec
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    New/old Cannondale tourer

    12-32 and 11-28 are the common ones these days. Here's a lower end HG 13-30 that's reasonably priced. He only has one though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234027236447?hash=item367d1c3c5f:g:wgIAAOSw6jhgr7rF HG70 if you want to spend $90...
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    Hello from Birmingham, AL

    Sheldon Brown discusses that issue here: https://sheldonbrown.com/calipers.html
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