Originally Posted by Wintersport

I'm upgrading a 3.0 road frame (1989 - 92) ...

Rear dropout is 126mm and a brand new set of 105 8/9/10 hubs dropped right in. Open Pro rims from Performance.
... there is a spacer that'll allow mounting 7 speed cassette. I just got it and will post later on how/if it works.
.... My plan is for an SRAM 8 speed cassette with SRAM chain.
... I'm keeping the down-tube shifters and using friction shifting, instead of index. .... Note: I bought NOS Suntour shifters, same as original.

Some 3.0s' had Campy gear and that'll influence your upgrade choices.

I'm holding off on the carbon fork upgrade. For the price: performance ratio, I can buy a newer 2006-2010 C'dale that already has carbon parts.

What's cannondale are you upgrading ?