[Vanity] CAAD-10 4 in Raw. What color bottle cages?
05-09-12, 02:47 PM
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[Vanity] CAAD-10 4 in Raw. What color bottle cages?
So I recently purchased a new [2012] CAAD-10 4 (Rival) in the Raw colorway, and I'm having a hard time deciding on what color bottle cages would look nice, so for all you raw CAAD owners, what cages are you using? I've already dug through the Cult of CAAD thread looking for raw bikes, but they are sadly lacking (the 4 is lacking in general it seems, as I didn't see many of the Gulf colorway either). My bike is 100% as it came from the factory as far as components (I'll "upgrade" when things break, I bought this bike to ride).
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05-09-12, 03:12 PM
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Is that the predominantly silver looking color? with black lettering, black bartape, black seats, black tires etc?
Hm.... now what color bottle cages... hmm.....
Hm.... now what color bottle cages... hmm.....
05-09-12, 03:12 PM
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I'd probably go with silver Tacx Tao. I have those cages on a couple of my bikes and like them very much. I remember a post from someone about them marring someone's carbon frame, but I've never had any problems with the steel and the titanium bikes I have them on.
I've never bought from this place, but it's the cheapest I've seen them: https://www.bikesweets.com/Tacx_Tao_B...cx-tao-sil.htm
I've never bought from this place, but it's the cheapest I've seen them: https://www.bikesweets.com/Tacx_Tao_B...cx-tao-sil.htm
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05-09-12, 03:55 PM
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Yes, a lot of black already... so I'm uncertain if adding yet more black is going overboard... and even in black there are gloss, satin, and matte finishes to consider. The bike also has subtle hints of grey (frame and fork), white (wheels, saddle, stem, seatpost), and carbon weave (brifters).
05-09-12, 04:43 PM
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The pedals are going to go. I haven't decided on those either, but something with toe-clips (I have super wide feet and haven't been able to find a clipless shoe that fits... including Sidi Megas)... valve caps, I don't really care. I'll lose them when I have to top off the air, and well... lose them.
05-09-12, 05:21 PM
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Arundel Mandible Oil Slick color (glossy unidirectional carbon) or King Cage Titanium. Both are about 29 grams, so pretty light and will probably hold onto your bottles well...
05-09-12, 06:31 PM
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I thought about the oil slick color, but the black and white photos on their website aren't a very good display of the color. I've found a couple other colors and they look pretty good. I'm not too concerned about a couple grams of weight between cages (fatty mcfatpants is needs to lose weight more than his bike), but I'd rather pay a few dollars extra for cages I'll keep than buying multiple cheapo nylon ones that I won't (I already have some aluminum ones which are bent).
05-09-12, 06:36 PM
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I'd have to offset all that black and silver with some color. Probably something with neon green or red in it... and black.
BTW, that is a really sharp looking bike. If I happen to get into racing crits next year, I think that's gonna have to be my frame.
BTW, that is a really sharp looking bike. If I happen to get into racing crits next year, I think that's gonna have to be my frame.
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05-10-12, 02:32 PM
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https://www.google.com/search?q=cann...&ved=0CJ0BEK0E
05-10-12, 04:02 PM
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I don't care about the cages, I'm checking out the frame. Sometimes no color is the best color. Great looking bike 
