CAAD10 review out.
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I love that easy-peel MADE IN TAIWAN sticker. Thankfully they put it in a place that is "easy" to spot, on the bb. Good to see Cannondale is proud of where they make their bikes. New owners can peel that sticker off and pretend their Cannondale is made in USA!
Nice!
Nice!
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That's not a review. It's some industry pictures with an industry video. And someone already posted it. And I don't care if it's not made in the USA.
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It matters not to us Brits where the CAAD10 is made, as long as it's good!
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check the new cervelo project cali video. the guy who engineers takes part in building and testing, all in house work.
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i think this comment is spot on and it's pretty sad. and about the extensive expertise part, i'm sure they do but that does not mean they are utilizing it. i feel quality suffers for quota.
"The romanticism associated with “Handmade in the USA” comes to a whimpering end. Why? Taiwanese workers aren’t destroying company profit margins via organized cri… er… labor unions and/or exorbitant compensation/benefits demands. They also have, bar none, the most extensive expertise in the world when it comes to building aluminum and carbon bicycle frames. That’s why even the high browed Italianoes are moving their beloved brands over here. If Ernesto Colnago can suck it up, then u definitely need to get over yourself."
"The romanticism associated with “Handmade in the USA” comes to a whimpering end. Why? Taiwanese workers aren’t destroying company profit margins via organized cri… er… labor unions and/or exorbitant compensation/benefits demands. They also have, bar none, the most extensive expertise in the world when it comes to building aluminum and carbon bicycle frames. That’s why even the high browed Italianoes are moving their beloved brands over here. If Ernesto Colnago can suck it up, then u definitely need to get over yourself."
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Does that mean my 9 is obsolete?
And damn, they cut 200 grams off the 9? That's almost half a pound of a frame that you can easily build a 16-17 lb bike on.
And damn, they cut 200 grams off the 9? That's almost half a pound of a frame that you can easily build a 16-17 lb bike on.
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If the 105 version isn't cheaper than the CAAD9 was, considering the cheaper new groupset, and the cheaper Taiwanese labor, it's not going to be worth it.
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There was some talk on the other thread about this about the welds not being ground anymore.
I dunno, the welds still look pretty smooth to me.
I dunno, the welds still look pretty smooth to me.
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i love the fact that my 2007 has the "hand made in the USA" still on it.....
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I was joking, but why would the 9 be in higher demand? Used market?
Maybe they'll keep making the 9 and the 10 will get the better groupsets.
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I have a business degree, by the way.
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yea i was kiiiinda joking too. but i guess they are making the caad8 and 10. maybe out of respect for the 9. the last of the 9's will be cherished because they are the last to be made in the US, but no way in hell they will go up in value.
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Ps: wtf is it with this dm must wait 30s for a reply thing. Ok, sorry, didn't mean to say wtf... i mean... what is it with this 30s thing. ARGH.
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