Originally Posted by
2ndGen
It is what it is. Marketing or not, the ride speaks more than any catchy phrases.
Get a hold of a CAAD9 (if you don't already have one).
Take a good long look at it.
I own a CAAD9. I really like it.
It's still all marketing. The marketing has been brilliant, and a lot of people have bought it hook, line, and sinker. Watch Cannondale's marketing videos now, and they'll tell you all the reasons the CAAD10 is such a superior bike. A few years ago they were telling everyone why those very same design particulars made a bike INFERIOR to the CAAD9. It's hilarious. Doesn't make me dislike my CAAD9, it just cracks me up.
I'll ride my CAAD9 tomorrow, and I'll love it just as much as the last time I rode it...but I won't turn into a gibbering fool for the marketing behind it.