Cool! Nice bike.
Yeah, I really love the ride of this bike. It just felt really natural and fitting, but lively and exciting(that part may just be because it was my first time out). I'll have to email Ellis-Briggs about it, I guess. My serial number is 4992, so maybe it's not too far off from yours.
I got an email back from the guy with the brakes, and I guess I'll probably be getting a new pair of these Cannondale C3 brakes for $20. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and pick them up while something decent is available for pretty cheap and then if I find something better later then I can always try to resell these or use them on my daily since I guess I'm gonna need something to replace the Dia-Compe I bent if I can't bend it back properly.