AristoNYC

I really wanted all black but money talks & I think 2k for the force is a good deal. Thanks for the input.

FPSDavid

My LBS has the same sale going, must be clearing inventory. Although, even w/ SRAM, you'll be missing out on Force 22.

rcracin

Is there going to be a new 105 component set for 2014 as well? If not, I'm going to jump on a 2013 105 for a reduced price.

danielrbaer

Just ordered the 2013 Caad10-5 in black/raw/white from the LBS for a good price. Can't wait to pick it up! From everything i've read about the caad10 in the past, it should be just what i'm looking for over my current bike without breaking the bank.

The good thing is, i'll have money left over to buy some nicer components (probably new stem, some lighter pedals, etc).

seymour1910

what do you mean by lighter pedals? what are you currently using? if you are using Shimano pedals, the 105 pedals in black for $55 on Nashbar is hard to beat. There are lighter options for a lot more money.

danielrbaer

Hm, I was going to get some 105 pedals (currently using the spd sl-r540s) assuming they were significantly lighter. But, they're advertised as only ~8 grams lighter. I figured my current ones would be boat anchors, comparatively.
Anyway, i'm trying to think of some easy places to save some weight/gain performance as I plan to ride most the stock parts until I need to replace them. I'm going to replace the prologo saddle with my arione cx. Figure better tires/tubes would be a good place to start, too.

mrjim

That's the best place to start. Rotational weight's the worst.

I'm in western Nebraska where goat-head thorns are about as common as dandelions. I had originally bought some "Mr. Toughy" tire liners and threw them in my stock lugano tires that came on the bike. I still got a puncture flat every month or so last summer-fall. Later this spring I got a blow-out from my car exhaust on a road trip (because I was lazy and didn't pull the front wheel) so I scrapped those tires and got some continental gatorskins. They're lighter than the luganos and I have yet to get another flat. I don't even have the tire liners in them. (We'll see if I have to this fall when goat-head season really picks up again) Now I'm riding much lighter and can feel quite a bit more grip. I wanted to get a pair of conti gp4000s's or schwalbe ultremo DD's but the shop didn't have any in stock. Anyways, until the gatorskins are worn out, I'm plenty happy.

seymour1910

as I said in my post, you can come out lighter with pedals, but you will pay for it. to me, the weight difference is not significant enough to justify the difference in price when it'a such a big difference. You can save a little weight and get Ultegras but get ready to spend good money for them.

mrjim

You can get the Ultegra PD-6700 SL pedals on Amazon for $120 right now. I got the darker grey ones on amazon not too long ago.

Nagrom_

They aren't much lighter than 105s.

Put that money elsewhere.

seymour1910

exactly, they cost more than double the price and the weight is not that much different.

the 105's are $55 and the Ultegras's are $116 and the weight difference is 7 grams

mrjim

Yeah, when I got them, they were like $15 more than the 105s.

Edit: Actually, that's a lie. I can't remember what I bought them for but at the time, the price difference was small enough to consider the Ultegras worth it.

Whizzer283

Check out the Time Xpresso line of pedals. I upgraded from Shimano PD-R540 pedals after developing knee cramps to Time Xpresso 4s. The knee cramps disappeared, as did hot spots, and my times went up.

lineinthewater

Anyone have a torque value for the brake mounting bolt (Shimano 105) to the CAAD10 carbon fork? Should I just use Shimano's recommend torque (8-10 Nm)?

mrtrinh

my fat burner. its no caad10 but it does the job

jacobsthlm

Hi all. I registered just and this will be my first post. I wanted that to be here in this thread so I can present my Cannondale CAADX and my start with racers since I last had one in the 80's. I'm not past 50 and rediscovered the fun with cycling on a good bike. I bought it about 3 weeks ago and have done about 12 miles. Compered with 0.2 miles in the last 10 years, it's a big change.

Regards
Jacob

seymour1910

mrtrinh - nice job on that CAAD8 my friend. not crazy about the seatpost but well done none the less.

decycle

I used the Park Tool TW-1 (0-7Nm) and torqued the nut at 7Nm. Nothing cracked so far and the calipers are not lose after many repeated brakings.

But you'll also need this long bit socket https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YKFI9C/ for the recessed nut because regular ones are too short.

lineinthewater

Thanks for the input. And, yes, I had to order a long hex set from Amazon.

Notgrownup

I just got a CAAD 8 Saturday after riding a Quick 5 Hybrid for a month...I thought it would kick up my exercise a bit....Geeez was i right....Got a decent deal i think...2013 model MSRP $830 got it for $600....I like it...Wish i had the money for better component but the 2300 Groupset was all i could muster...Maybe next year i will upgrade or not...The way some people talk about the low end Shimano stuff makes it sound like i got a POS but it shifts very nicely...

seymour1910

POS would be a department store bike. 2300 is not Ultegra, but for a recreational rider it will do just fine. Enjoy your bike, and as you said in a couple years you'll know what you really want.

kunfuzion

60miles into a mountainous century this past weekend.

bianchi10

nooooiiiice!!!!

prankster

Just cleaned her up. Applied wax on the frame.

bianchi10

I dig it a lot!

I know this isn't the hot or not thread, but you might want to rotate the bar ends back up a little bit. They are pointed up quite a bit. Black chain rings would set it on fire for me. Nice bike mang