Originally Posted by
cyclingd
Didn't read the Cannondale marketing promo. But being ignorant of the brand, from what I've read on this thread is they sell a super stiff aluminium frame at a elevated price. Does each successive CAAD series get lighter and stiffer?
Are their mtn bikes also super stiff?
A test ride indicated to me that the CAAD 9 does not fit into a category that would be described by the quote below. I can't comment on the evolution of the CAAD frames, but the 9 was not uncomfortable. My weight: 168-170 lb.
What's really bizarre is how this forum in particular has fallen into groupthink labeling this bike as some sort of superior value. It's a niche bike, which serves certain riders well (heavy riders, crit mashers), at the cost of serious deficiencies in the eyes of other types of riders (lighter riders, century riders, riders who don't want to feel a pebble shaking their innards).