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Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-19, 08:46 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I don't like it. Looks like a Scott. I did...

I don't like it. Looks like a Scott.

I did think the CAAD12 was a pretty bike. I'll keep my CAAD9 though.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-19, 07:39 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

My CAAD9 has been treating me right for 9-10...

My CAAD9 has been treating me right for 9-10 years now.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-19, 07:37 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

CAAD13? I’ve never seen a Cannondale with welds...

CAAD13? I’ve never seen a Cannondale with welds that chunky. What is it really?
Forum: Road Cycling
12-25-17, 09:53 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Sadly, my CAAD9 is BB30. But the next time it...

Sadly, my CAAD9 is BB30. But the next time it gives me problems, a threaded sleeve adapter is going in. The problem with the new Cannondales is that they're BB30A, which is a 73mm shell...that means...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-16-16, 07:16 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I'm going to vote for quieter hubs too. That's...

I'm going to vote for quieter hubs too. That's one thing I don't like about the WI T11: compared to the H3, it's loud. And I LURVE Dura - Ace hubs. Just the best, and SO whisper quiet.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-16, 02:33 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Now that all the CAAD9s are 6 or more years old,...

Now that all the CAAD9s are 6 or more years old, how's the durability been for everyone?

I ask because Cannondale's paperwork with the bike hinted at it being a 2 year kind of frame. And, it's AL,...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-13, 10:54 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Here's my new frame. Don't think I'll ride it...

Here's my new frame. Don't think I'll ride it anytime soon, but I'm looking for a good spot on the wall...

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/BanzaiF16/IMG_20130714_114445.jpg...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-13, 11:04 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I read tech docs thoroughly. BB30 comes with...

I read tech docs thoroughly. BB30 comes with problems and irritations that an English threaded bottom bracket doesn't have. And yet it conveys no real benefits over English threaded to outweigh the...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-13, 09:52 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I hate BB30.

I hate BB30.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-13, 11:08 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I don't think that posting relevant tech data...

I don't think that posting relevant tech data with the intent of helping you save your steerer tube and your face qualifies as "trolling". But to each his own.

As for the other, I thought you were...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-13, 06:08 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Oh lordy. Different forks. For...

Oh lordy.

Different forks.

For instance, my Easton EC90 specifically REQUIRES 5-7mm of steerer above the stem, with a 10mm spacer, and the internal nut sunk to a specific depth.

But hey,...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-13, 12:52 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I certainly don't go in for the "stem-slamming"...

I certainly don't go in for the "stem-slamming" fad around here.

A bigger bike has a taller head tube, which means less spacers. When I see guys riding on a bike that has both a mile of seat post...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-13, 03:11 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Ahem. I've said it on this thread before, but...

Ahem. I've said it on this thread before, but here we go:

Cannondale Premium fork with CF steerer: The technical guidance specifically states to not have any steerer above the stem clamp. This is...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-15-12, 04:20 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I think the CAAD10 is still BB30. In fact, I...

I think the CAAD10 is still BB30. In fact, I think all the alloy frames on the 30mm standard are. PF30 appears to only be across the carbon lines.

The creaking sucks. I have not been happy with...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-14-12, 03:33 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

It really is. As much as I'm a fan of Cannondale,...

It really is. As much as I'm a fan of Cannondale, that particular bit of labeling seems like deliberately deceptive marketing.

If you could actually find a CAAD9 (big "if" there), it's virtually...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-11-12, 07:35 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

The "CAAD8" that Cannondale sells now has almost...

The "CAAD8" that Cannondale sells now has almost nothing in common with that older CAAD8, save for the name. 531Aussie's CAAD8 is almost indistinguishable from the CAAD9 if it wasn't labelled.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-09-12, 08:33 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

That cap should basically be "finger snug" with...

That cap should basically be "finger snug" with the tool that fits the cap. Something on the order of 5 lbs of pressure. Just enough to snug up the bearings, but you don't want to side-load them.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-08-12, 08:00 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Is that a BB30 shell with an adapter for the...

Is that a BB30 shell with an adapter for the Shimano crank? If so...could be yet another BB30 creak from the interference fit interface. However, if it's not that, your most likely culprits are as...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-03-12, 07:36 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Sprinting on the hoods would be highly...

Sprinting on the hoods would be highly unorthodox, and not that effective.

If you can't/won't sprint in the drops, the bike is probably set up wrong.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-12, 12:39 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Specifically the movement of the chain. ...

Specifically the movement of the chain.

Though I have noticed that double tasking a single lever for shifts makes the swing to a larger cog and/or chainring a very large motion compared with even...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-12, 07:45 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Here's my CAAD9. ...

Here's my CAAD9.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-C92bg581vPA/UGiaMtAGPXI/AAAAAAAAACE/3NU55x9YEXo/s640/CAAD9.jpg

Custom build up on a warranty replacement frame.
Wheels: WI H2/H3 laced to...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-12, 08:54 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I've raised this issue before in this thread, but...

I've raised this issue before in this thread, but here we go again: Lose the spacers. I'm talking about the ones up top. The technical guidance on the CF steerer tube forks is fairly specific, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-02-12, 07:29 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Oh, that poor bike. A CAAD9 deserves a better...

Oh, that poor bike. A CAAD9 deserves a better fate than that...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-29-12, 03:30 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

And true as well, so as not to confuse DevinL...

And true as well, so as not to confuse DevinL with the talk about Easton forks. C'dale specifies steerer tube cutting as NWS Alpine has stated.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-29-12, 02:38 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Easton's fork instructions specify a full 8mm...

Easton's fork instructions specify a full 8mm above the stem, and they provide a 10mm spacer with their forks to go on top, just in case you don't have one.

I've always wondered why 8mm...why not...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-06-12, 06:52 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Impressive. I was pretty pleased with the 16.5lbs...

Impressive. I was pretty pleased with the 16.5lbs (with cages and pedals and computer) that I got my CAAD9 to. (Easton EC90SL Fork, SRAM Red/Force mix groupset. Wheels are my own handbuilts on WI...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-03-12, 01:55 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

You didn't start a flame war...I'm still not...

You didn't start a flame war...I'm still not certain how I did though.

Anyhow, you should be excited about that bike! I think you'll love it, and I hope REI gets you set up right.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-03-12, 01:28 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I think we should too. It did, however, raise...

I think we should too. It did, however, raise some interesting points to ponder, considering that the market that AAFES caters to regarding bicycles is the exact same market segment that Wal-Mart and...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-03-12, 01:16 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I certainly don't. You probably shouldn't either...

I certainly don't. You probably shouldn't either unless you would care to illuminate me on something actually salient to my posts.

Nor do I care what your opinion is, and perhaps no one else...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-03-12, 08:46 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

As a longtime fan of Cannondale, I - like many -...

As a longtime fan of Cannondale, I - like many - had some concerns surrounding the Dorel takeover. It's hardly necessary to re-visit those; they were once a popular topic among a number of BF...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-02-12, 01:03 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Since I am neither angry, nor explosive, nor...

Since I am neither angry, nor explosive, nor violent, nor wildly extravagant, then I am not "ranting". In BF world, however, a rant is defined entirely by one's point of view, and the opposition of...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-02-12, 11:37 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Wrong. My entire post was discussing both...

Wrong.

My entire post was discussing both the Dorel takeover and my impressions of the bike. Chronologically, my impressions were made prior to a trip to a PX in Germany where I saw the CAAD10...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-02-12, 10:52 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

That would be incorrect. I have no such Jingo-ism...

That would be incorrect. I have no such Jingo-ism when it comes to the location of manufacture. Interesting assumption that you drew from my assessment of the construction of the frame though. I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-02-12, 09:14 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

That's right, ladies and gentlemen; the...

That's right, ladies and gentlemen; the beginnings of the Dorel takeover. I was shocked whilst on a recent TDY to Europe to see CAAD10s (and some nicer MTBs) at the PX.

For those who don't know,...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-16-12, 11:09 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Yes, you MUST use rim tape, or a strip, or plugs...

Yes, you MUST use rim tape, or a strip, or plugs to prevent the tube from flatting on the spoke holes.

This is assuming you have a more-or-less "standard" rim, not tubeless, etc.

I prefer Velox...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-12-12, 07:48 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I know. I just wanted to say it. Bikes are...

I know. I just wanted to say it. Bikes are weighed without a lot of things that most riders require. It's kinda like wheel weight without the skewers.

Not making accusations of dishonesty...it's...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-11-12, 10:38 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

Some of the weight savings on that frame come...

Some of the weight savings on that frame come from the use of anodization on the frame versus paint. On aluminum tubing that thin, I wouldn't trust anodizing. It's a brittle surface, that due to its...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-10-11, 09:57 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I'm certain the welds are structurally quite...

I'm certain the welds are structurally quite sound, and of high quality.

But they aren't as pretty as the CAAD9 welds. Having had my 9 next to a 10, the CAAD9 is, well, prettier.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-11, 10:07 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

K. Legaspi, Cannondale's technical guidance...

K. Legaspi,

Cannondale's technical guidance regarding their Premium fork has always been fairly specific about NOT having any steerer tube extending above the stem clamp area.

It has to do with...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-25-11, 06:10 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I don't think you get what I'm saying. Follow...

I don't think you get what I'm saying. Follow along now:

The tube shaping is neat. What most people believe about it, and about the superiority/inferiority of given shapes is pure marketing. No...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-11, 10:29 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

I own a CAAD9. I really like it. It's still...

I own a CAAD9. I really like it.

It's still all marketing. The marketing has been brilliant, and a lot of people have bought it hook, line, and sinker. Watch Cannondale's marketing videos now, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-11, 12:41 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

So back to my question about "Optimo" alloy...

So back to my question about "Optimo" alloy tubing...

Really, we were probably just marketed to all along. Remember when they said that Aluminum back ends on their bikes were superior to any full...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-11, 12:26 PM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

At the risk of sending this thread to P&R...I'm...

At the risk of sending this thread to P&R...I'm not "nut riding" made-in-the-usa. I like things that were made anywhere with collective bargaining rights, democratic elections, environmental...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-11, 10:40 AM
Replies: 10,411
Views: 3,342,261
Posted By Banzai

So what happened to "Optimo" aluminum tubing?...

So what happened to "Optimo" aluminum tubing? Cannondale spent years making a pretty big deal about the stuff...it supposedly was proprietary, and according to their own marketing literature, which...
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