Originally Posted by
JW Fas
The CAAD14 1 weighs the same as my 2025 Scott Foil RC10, yet my bike is aero shaped, absorbs vibration better since it's carbon, has a 2x drive train, and retailed for $6600 (I got it for $5048). I really don't know what Cannondale is trying to do other than sucker its most diehard fanboys.
Why are the only options that someone is suckered or doesnt buy the bike?
The Specialized Aethos was released as an unapologetically lightweight bike with relatively traditional looking tubing, at a time when aero everything was being continually pushed. And the Aethos was super popular.
You have to be really jaded to view people as suckers just becasue they buy something they like, despite that thing not being fully optimized in every way for peak performance. Using that view, everyone who buys any road bike that isnt the current leader in speed optimization because they want a different brand or look, is a sucker.
Here is something really funny for ya- Cannondale's SuperSix EVO 2 costs $6500 msrp, so $100 less than your bike, and comes with an Ultegra di2 drivetrain and 45mm deep DT carbon wheels. The SuperSix EVO 2 reportedly weighs almost a half pound less than your Scott bike.
You paid $100 more for a bike that weighs more compared to another carbon(for comfort!) and aero(for speed!) road bike with the same drivetrain. Sucker.**
I put ** there because they are sarcastrisks. I dont actually think you are a sucker. The bikes are slightly different in wheel spec, tire spec, and fit is different too. It is OK to spend more for a bike that weighs more, compared to another aero carbon bike. You may like it more for any number of reasons. That is OK.