Quick question.... Buying a CAAD9
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Quick question.... Buying a CAAD9
I'm buying this as a xmas gift for my wife. It's listed as a '09 CAAD9...... How can I tell if it is really a '09. I don't have a pic to post but it has a black gray paint theme. I have to drive a couple hours to go get it so anything else I should look for before buying it?
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Do you have a picture of the one you want to buy you can post here?
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Why does it matter? CAAD9 is CAAD9 is CAAD9. Well I suppose an 08 should be discounted...that why you are asking?
Check the C'Dale web site for the 2009 paint schemes. They finally show actual photos of alternate colors this year rather than that digital frame in the alternate color they had done for a couple years.
https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/caad9.html
Check the C'Dale web site for the 2009 paint schemes. They finally show actual photos of alternate colors this year rather than that digital frame in the alternate color they had done for a couple years.
https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/caad9.html
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I thought 08 CAAD9s only came in team colours or white (at least in the UK).
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What's the serial number?
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There are two CAAD9 models available in a black scheme...
The 7 model has 9 speed Sora, and the 6 model has Tiagra, basically.
They are each colored a bit different. Obviously we have no idea of what model in which you would be interested.
Look at the Cannondale site to see what's what.
The 7 model has 9 speed Sora, and the 6 model has Tiagra, basically.
They are each colored a bit different. Obviously we have no idea of what model in which you would be interested.
Look at the Cannondale site to see what's what.
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Yeah, it really does not matter on these bikes. Plus, if it's a bigger volume shop they generally don't have bikes at this level that are an older model.
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Why does it matter? CAAD9 is CAAD9 is CAAD9. Well I suppose an 08 should be discounted...that why you are asking?
Check the C'Dale web site for the 2009 paint schemes. They finally show actual photos of alternate colors this year rather than that digital frame in the alternate color they had done for a couple years.
https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/caad9.html
Check the C'Dale web site for the 2009 paint schemes. They finally show actual photos of alternate colors this year rather than that digital frame in the alternate color they had done for a couple years.
https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/caad9.html
Where is that?
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Check out vintagecannondale.com
From the site:
The first letter (of the serial number) indicates year.
N = 2002, O = 2003, P = 2004, Q = 2005, R = 2006, S = 2007
From the site:
The first letter (of the serial number) indicates year.
N = 2002, O = 2003, P = 2004, Q = 2005, R = 2006, S = 2007
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Thanks for the link...... I dunno why the guy took the listing down but he did and now I don't have a pic. I guess he is sure I'm really gonna buy it. I was told it was a 6 series..... Tiagra. Which is ok for us. But the paint scheme could have been a 7 sora..... I'm not digging that. I'll just have to drive down there and look at it.
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The reason I'm asking about the year is one way to verify the honesty of seller..... does that make sense..
So the letter U = 2009?
So the letter U = 2009?
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^^ that would be logical
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Doesn't seem to match any paint scheme...
This is the bike.
This is the bike.
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That's not a CAAD9... looks to be a 2006 CAAD8:
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the bottom bracket is the area where the crank runs through the frame.
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There are two CAAD9 models available in a black scheme...
The 7 model has 9 speed Sora, and the 6 model has Tiagra, basically.
They are each colored a bit different. Obviously we have no idea of what model in which you would be interested.
Look at the Cannondale site to see what's what.
The 7 model has 9 speed Sora, and the 6 model has Tiagra, basically.
They are each colored a bit different. Obviously we have no idea of what model in which you would be interested.
Look at the Cannondale site to see what's what.
This is the '09 CAAD9 6 in Silver/Black.
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^^ I don't think so. Here are the 2009 CAAD9 frame colors:
<----- CAAD9 6
(taken from Cannondale website)
<----- CAAD9 6
(taken from Cannondale website)
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It's an '09. That color scheme just isn't shown on the website. Here's a guy with the same bike (top of the page) https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...158171&page=26
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Is the 2009 105 group offered in the same grey finish as the Ultegra SL? The CAAD9-5 has 105 and it's all that same grey color.
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It's an '09. That color scheme just isn't shown on the website. Here's a guy with the same bike (top of the page) https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...158171&page=26
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That's what I said. Except in Cannondale's picture the grey seems to fade to blue at the bottom, but in all the pictures and the one I've seen in person, none of them are blue near the BB.