Originally Posted by
lineinthewater
Thank you for the brief summary. Calling the current model "CAAD8" is awfully confusing, and IMO, misleading, especially since there was once a CAAD8 that was up to the same standards/materials as the lineage.
It really is. As much as I'm a fan of Cannondale, that particular bit of labeling seems like deliberately deceptive marketing.
If you could actually find a CAAD9 (big "if" there), it's virtually indistinguishable from the original CAAD8. The last year model CAAD9 had BB30 (meh), and there were some very subtle changes to the top-tube/head-tube junction/shaping, and where the seat stays attached to the seat tube, but you'd have to look close to notice without the label.