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CAAD 10 Improvements

Old 06-29-11, 09:36 PM
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CAAD 10 Improvements

For you CAAD 10 riders, have you found all this "new" things Cannondale has done to modify from CAAD 9?

I know BB30 is mostly negligible let alone noticeable by most people. I'm more interested in how they've changed the front stays and how the comfort is supposed to be vastly improved over other aluminum frames. Any of you guys feel a little "beat up" after riding your CAAD 10?

EDIT: Riding a 2007(?) System-Six with 1st Gen. Rival right now. I only got the System-Six because they ran out of CAAD 9's at the time.

I'll add a picture later of how I got fitted, after 4 years of in and out of the hospital and how I just got fitted properly. The steerer is uncut at all, stem goes 17 degrees UP and hoods are at a somewhat upward angle as well...makes for a bike that is less than aesthetically please as it used to be. I have the red/black/white accented frame and imho when I look at it now it just seems...gaudy.

I KNOW I'm overthinking this and I should just go ride, but...I'm Bi-Polar and this is really getting to me.

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Old 06-29-11, 10:55 PM
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If you need the full length, uncut fork with a high rise stem you'd do better with a bike that has a taller head tube. Like the Cannondale Synapse, Specialized Roubaix, Giant Defy, Jamis Xenith Endura, etc. The CAAD bikes have the same geometry as the Super-Sixes, so I don't think that will help you much.

I know that doesn't answer your direct question. I have a CAAD9 and I'm interested in hearing more comparisons too.
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Agree with Cooleric. Seems like your more in the direction of a Synapse than a CAAD10.

The 10 and the System share the same geometry. Your not going to gain any performance by going from your System to the CAAD10.
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Originally Posted by Briareos
For you CAAD 10 riders, have you found all this "new" things Cannondale has done to modify from CAAD 9?

I know BB30 is mostly negligible let alone noticeable by most people. I'm more interested in how they've changed the front stays and how the comfort is supposed to be vastly improved over other aluminum frames. Any of you guys feel a little "beat up" after riding your CAAD 10?

EDIT: Riding a 2007(?) System-Six with 1st Gen. Rival right now. I only got the System-Six because they ran out of CAAD 9's at the time.

I'll add a picture later of how I got fitted, after 4 years of in and out of the hospital and how I just got fitted properly. The steerer is uncut at all, stem goes 17 degrees UP and hoods are at a somewhat upward angle as well...makes for a bike that is less than aesthetically please as it used to be. I have the red/black/white accented frame and imho when I look at it now it just seems...gaudy.

I KNOW I'm overthinking this and I should just go ride, but...I'm Bi-Polar and this is really getting to me.
You're confused, CAAD9/10 are race machines, they are not designed for comfort. They are designed to be stiff, responsive, and have quick twitchy steering to sling them through tight corners in a pack of other cyclist.
Same for the SIX's.
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I ride a 2007 System-Six and love it. Better than the 10 or the 9 imho. Indeed, geometries of CAAD and System Six are the same. The question about being "beat up" will vary depending on how far folks ride. How far do you ride?
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Originally Posted by Menel
You're confused, CAAD9/10 are race machines, they are not designed for comfort. They are designed to be stiff, responsive, and have quick twitchy steering to sling them through tight corners in a pack of other cyclist.
Same for the SIX's.
I think he's getting at the marketing that the CAAD10 made some changes that supposedly add to comfort over the CAAD9. The thin S.A.V.E. seatstays come to mind. I'm interested too how much of a difference they make. Some people on these forums say it's noticeably better, others don't.
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I never had a CAAD9 but I have mostly found the CAAD10 to be comfortable. I have done a metric and an English century on it without problems. My biggest complaint is the stock wheels(Shimano RS10) on the, heaven help you if you break a spoke (took 2 months for Shimano to mail replacement spokes to my lbs.)
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I rode about an hour this morning testing out the new fit...It's perfect. PERFECT perfect.

Sure the steerer is uncut and I have a 75mm upward pointing stem (not too bad) and some of you (including me) would tell me to flip it (Including me). So I took some advice that I've seen on here a lot.

Just ride the damn bike. So I did.
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