Originally Posted by
Chris_F
Looks like they've cheaped out on the welds. My CAAD5 and Rush welds are all ground smooth and cleaned up. The photos here look to me like they just left the bare weld bead without grinding it smooth. Bummer, that's one of the things I always liked about C'dale's AL frames: attention to detail.
I guess this is what Dorel brings to the party.
Yep, you beat me to it. Cannondale bikes are officially cookie-cutter Dorel specials, just like the rest of the junk Dorel puts out. I'm sure the sweatshop cranking them out has lots of practice making Wal Mart bikes. CAAD10 is the brainchild of their marketing department working closely with their Chinese plant. A sad end of an era.
"This bike numba 10!"