2ndGen

That thing is beautiful! I love it!

Pinkbullet3

Here's the original thread: https://forums.roadbikereview.com/can...ml#post3798761

I'm still drooling over it, but I'll stop here because it's not a CAAD.

2ndGen

Love the SuperSixes.

milkbaby

Those Aksiums make me sad like mom jeans on a dishy gal... hahaha

a1penguin

Holy Mother of God.... WANT! Just the right amount of color. That picture is a lot better than the pics on the Cannondale site.

2ndGen

It's usually like that with CDale's photos.
They did a great job with the Evo though.

freedomrider1

I do not usually care for that color set up ....but WOW!!!

fishymamba

Weighed my CAAD9 today, and very surprisingly it weighs 17lbs(without pedals)!!!
Upgrades I have done:
Soul 2.0 wheelset
Fizik Arione Saddle

Yeah, so not too many upgrades....i wonder how much weight I can drop by changing that triple crankset......

BTW this weight is without bottle cages/pedals and any other add on.

2ndGen

Get an Ultegra SL crankset.
About 788g, nice & stiff and cheap at between $100.-$150. w/BB.
That and Planet-X CNC Ultralight brakes for about $125.-$150.
Both should be good for 1/2 lb and get you to around 16.5lbs.

fishymamba

I dunno I kinda like the triple crank, we have some pretty steep climbs where I live, and I like to spin up them. I am actually looking to get a bigger cassette.

freedomrider1

2ndGen-In the pic of you on the roof, what's with the board that you have your right foot on? Is that nailed through new shingles?

2ndGen

Go with a compact then.
Best of both worlds.

2ndGen

Hell no that's not me!
They might be using these 2X4 Jacks
(1-2" bar-like bracket, but made to cradle a 2X4).

qcpmsame 

I'm lovin' that SuperSix above. I just read an article in a UK mag that had the top six selling road bikes in the UK and this was one of them. it looks fast just standing still.

FPSDavid

Gentlemen, help me decide. Two water bottle cages. Both black OR one red, one black (like in the photoshopped pic)?

GiantDefyGuy

I can help.
You should get 2 clear bottles so you can always see exactly how much water you have left.

Also, I understand the color scheme, but I don't think I like that red bottle cage.

Your bike is very pretty though.

FPSDavid

Also, say I get a 2012 CAAD10 5 (105 groupset). Is the "FSA Gossamer Pro, BB30" crankset good? If not, can I replace it with the 105 crankset? I thought I heard something about Shimano not making BB30-fitting cranks or something like that?

oem-style

I am going to replace my 3t with a wound-up. I am going to show more once it arrives, and when I learn how to resize my photos. Please stay tuned !

ColinL

Shimano currently doesn't make any BB30 or other press-fit inboard bearing cranksets. You need an adapter.

Instead I would just leave the crank alone for now. The Gossamer Pro is a pretty humble crankset, yes, but other than a little weight you really won't gain anything from upgrading.

thirdgenbird

this should be interesting. one of my favorite frames and forks but i cant quite see them together.

there also seems to be a flood of campy equipped caads being built. the two must go hand in hand.

oem-style

This new 3t pro has zero miles and is available. The Wound up is going to bring my CAAD9 the solid handling I have been doing without . Its going weight about the same as the stock Premium.

FPSDavid

So, if I REALLY wanted to replace the crank with the 105 crank, I'd need: 1) a new bottom-bracket 2) an adapter 3) new crank? What kinda money are we looking at for BB/adapter?

fishymamba

But my BB30 CAAD9 has a Tiagra Crankset, is the silver thing an adapter?

milkbaby

Guesstimating off the top of my head, about $40 for the BB, $25? for the adapter, around $200 for crankset, a big waste of money when the stock cranks are BB30 and replacement will not be. It's been argued that the 24 mm spindle versus the 30 mm spindle is not the weakest link but the area where everything meets at the BB shell that exhibits the flex. Old Gossamer cranksets were supposed to have flexier chainrings than Shimano, but in my experience they work fine (2010 model year crankset).

I would spend money on comfortable saddle and handlebars before replacing the stock crankset (unless you need different length cranks or different size chainrings).

thirdgenbird

if you want a better crankset i would keep my eye open for a new take off or lightly used rotor crankset. there always seems to be one around at a reasonable price.