Originally Posted by
ri_us
Maybe. But it depends on what your fit demands. A soloist and a caad9 are pretty different, but there's no way for anyone on here to say because we don't know what you need out of the soloist. This is a better question to ask the bike shop that fit you for the caad9.
that's the problem..I feel that they're more inclined to sell me a brand new bike than for them to fit me onto the Soloist, so they're somewhat biased. I don't and most likely will never do races, but I am in love with riding extremely fast, and I don't mind being a little uncomfortable for 3-4 hour rides so long as I can rocket through the gears when I'm inclined.
My 48cm Soloist has a TT length of 51.5 Centimeters
52cm Caad9 5 is 53.5
The minimal difference makes me think that adding a longer stem may help make me a bit more aero? My only problem now is that I don't feel that I'm stretched out far enough. My saddle is as far back as possible.
I also thought about buying a 51cm Soloist frame off ebay or craigslist, I see them all the time, but then I would have to have pay my LBS disassemble it. I don't have tools for the BB, etc. BUT, if I sell my soloist, I can probably have enough money left over to buy a cheap single speed to use as a beater!