I went out for a ride with a friend to get a feel for the CAAD9.

We rode 26 miles on some really nice roads with great CT scenery. Then we got to my favourite part of the ride and they'd just put freaking loose gravel on like 5 miles of road! We had to slow down to about 5-10 mph and walk down some of the descents. It was pretty bad, but it was a great ride!