Cadre inconnu ROAD CAAD3

[CARNIVOROUS VULGARIS]

Good morning
I am a Frenchman who loves Cannondales and especially those handmade in USA, since I saw the first one in Paris in 1990. I worked and the following year I became the owner of an SM800 which I still have.

I need your help to find out what model this frame is.
I bought it on a French marketplace but I can't read the numbers under the frame

additional information
CAAD3 / FRONT DERAILLEUR ULTEGRA SM-AD11 / MATT BLACK SILVER LOGO

thank you all

merci

 

[black lightning 1987]

It's going to be tough to pin down a specific model, especially for a European frame. The quadwrap down tube decals were not used on many bikes prior to the 2000 model year except team frames and time trial frames. The top end USA CAAD3 model in 2000 was the R600 which was a Shimano 105 equipped bike. Models above that in the line had CAAD4 frames which had the hourglass seat stays.

Looking at the 2001 catalog I find the R500 with Super Black and Silver decals - which was only available in Europe. It came with Tiagra 9 speed components. That's the closest bike I see in the catalogs.

 

[CARNIVOROUS VULGARIS]

It's going to be tough to pin down a specific model, especially for a European frame. The quadwrap down tube decals were not used on many bikes prior to the 2000 model year except team frames and time trial frames. The top end USA CAAD3 model in 2000 was the R600 which was a Shimano 105 equipped bike. Models above that in the line had CAAD4 frames which had the hourglass seat stays.

Looking at the 2001 catalog I find the R500 with Super Black and Silver decals - which was only available in Europe. It came with Tiagra 9 speed components. That's the closest bike I see in the catalogs.

Thanks a lot