I made a thread when I first snagged this off of eBay, but I wanted to make another one dedicated to the build process. You know, just for fun.

The frame ended up costing me $650 after I sold the parts it came with. It is brand new and was never fully assembled. Some people get lucky and find used CAADs for like $200, but I wanted this one very badly because #1 it was new and #2 it has a standard English threaded BB and not a stupid BB30. Considering my other frameset cost me 4x as much, this is still a bargain in my eyes. I plan on racing this next season.

All the parts in this picture are what I have so far. I'm looking for another 120mm stem to replace the 110mm ARX Pro in the picture. Still not sure what kind of stem and seatpost to go with though. I have 53/39t Stronglight CT2 chainrings, LOOK Keo Blade 12Nm CroMo pedals, and a new Cane Creek low-pro headset on the way. Pedals are coming in tomorrow and the rest should be in by the end of the week.

I will be pre-ordering a set of November carbon tubulars in the next week or two. Going with a 58mm rear and a 50mm front with the Novatec hubs and black CX-Ray spokes. Those will set me back $805.

As for which component group to go with, I'm still deciding but leaning towards Ultegra Di2. I'm going to wait until the initial demand dies down so I can get it for less $ on eBay.

I will take more pics as the build progresses over the winter.