Build My Cannondale!

[Alistair]

A 1994 Cannondale Killer V "appeared" in the bed of my truck yesterday.

Talk my in (or out) of doing a drop-bar build. All the cool kids are doing it, right?

Anyways, a few oddities to address...
- Stem. Bike has a 1.25" steerer - any good options here? Looks like Redshift offers the suspension stem in OS steerer and 80mm, so that might work if I don't need something shorter. Any options in 50-80mm lengths, in case I need it?

- Brakes. Has Cannondale label cantis and Force 40 pivots. Keep the pivots? Swap to mini-Vs? Something else?

- Tires - what are y'all liking in 26x2.0 to 26x2.3? Probably want something gravel-ish - some tread, not a slick, not a full mountain tire.

- Microshift - anybody tried the Sword or Sword Black stuff? Any clue if those cassettes will fit on a 7-speed FH?

Budget it TBD, but probably frugal but not cheap, if that makes sense.