Originally Posted by Phantoj

You sure that was a CAAD3? I thought the cracked dropouts were the downfall of the 2.8 frameset that preceded CAAD3.

I'm not sure the majik seatstays on the CAAD4 really do anything to soften the ride - besides setting up an expectation of smoothness in the rider's mind.

Syndey said $250 for a perfect CAAD3 frameset, but I think that's high - note the post here where a poster was moaning about losing an Ebay auction for a $100 CAAD4.

I would expect to pay $250-400 for a complete CAAD3 bike, less if it had downtube shifters. The CAAD3 is slightly heavier than the frames that came later, but not by much, really.