Originally Posted by
slynkie
Well ok it doesn't need loctite, just like you don't really need to properly torque bolts.
If you don't follow instructions, then yea I wouldn't expect your bearings to be quiet OR last long.
(FYI - I've got about 8000 miles on my CAAD10, with the original bearings.)
Please show me the instructions where it says you have to use loctite in the shell. The link above is referring to a fix for an irregular fit - which may be the case here. But I wouldn't read this to mean you always use loctite. Those instructions are also for Pressfit 30 and the caad uses BB30.
"The process described in this Tech Note can be used to install BB cups into Cannondale Pressfit 30 frames where
irregular BB cup parts or frame shell surfaces are resulting in a partial press or slip fit."