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Re: Thanks! I'll give it a try

Hey! I just bought a new Shimano M313 front derailleur for my old Cannondale and saw that it has a piece of plastic blocking the spring. I think Shimano refers to it as "pro-set alignment block". I saw on the Shimano manual that I need to remove it but I couldn't find anywhere an explanation...

Re: Re: Thanks to the service manual we've managed to fix it! Thank you! This is how it looks after a good clean, replacement of the oil (there was very little left and it was very much done) and pumping air into it. We've also spray painted the bridge and removed a bit of the rust from the...

Re: Re: Thank you! I had another look there and actually did find it on the left seat stay (no idea how I managed to miss it before)! The bike was manufactured in 10.92! Rear dropout spacing of 135 mm and 20" frame size. Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate all of your help. You are...

Re: Thank you! What was the difference between the M700, 800 and 1000?

Re: Thank you everyone! You've been a tremendous help. I won't give up on the bike yet, it has a nostalgic value for me and the frame doesn't seem to be in such a bad shape aside from the paint scratches and a bit of rust and old dried grease. I'll try to clean the forks over the weekend...

Re: Thank you for the reply. I couldn't find any serial number anywhere on the bike, that's why I was hoping some one here will be able to identify it.

Hey all, I couldn't find any serial number on this bike to help me look for it's model and was hoping you could help me. From what I could gather online it looks like an M500/700/800/1000 (I didn't really understand what the difference between the model is), and from the Cannondale sign it's...