Originally Posted by
the sci guy
the 2014 isn't made in the USA like all the CAADs up to around 2009-2010. and as was already stated, the geometry, aesthetics, and tube shape all changed.
there really ain't nothing like a 1999-2005(ish) CAAD. best looking bikes.
OK, but is this a case, like others, of "trickle down technology"? Maybe a 2014 Synapse incorporates some of the geometry and design elements of the earlier CAAD designs? Or are they intentionally two completely separate design philosophies?