Is there a difference b/wn Caad7 and Optimo?
01-16-04 | 10:57 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 88
Likes: 0
From: Fayetteville, AR
Bikes: 2004 LeMond Tourmalet
Is there a difference b/wn Caad7 and Optimo?
I thought they were the same. The 2004 Cannondale catalog only lists Optimo SI (on the R800-R3000) and Optimo SI Hollowgram on the R5000 and Team Replica.
Is the Optimo SI Hollowgram the CAAD7 frame and the Optimo SI just the Optimo frame?
Is the Optimo SI Hollowgram the CAAD7 frame and the Optimo SI just the Optimo frame?
01-16-04 | 11:33 AM
#2
suffering...
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,049
Likes: 1
From: EAST VILLAGE, NYC
Bikes: 2009 Cannondale CAPO, 2004 Look 468SL, CAAD 8, IRO MV, IRO bfssfg, 80's Panasonic x2
The SI means that the bottom bracket is oversized for the Hollowgram
crankset. Other than that they are all the same.
crankset. Other than that they are all the same.
01-16-04 | 08:01 PM
#3
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,717
Likes: 0
From: Gambrills, Maryland
Originally Posted by indecisive
I thought they were the same. The 2004 Cannondale catalog only lists Optimo SI (on the R800-R3000) and Optimo SI Hollowgram on the R5000 and Team Replica.
Is the Optimo SI Hollowgram the CAAD7 frame and the Optimo SI just the Optimo frame?
Is the Optimo SI Hollowgram the CAAD7 frame and the Optimo SI just the Optimo frame?
01-16-04 | 10:24 PM
#4
Elitist Jackass
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,262
Likes: 0
From: Georgia
Bikes: Cannondale 2.8, Specialized S-works E5 road, GT Talera
CAAD 7 is the name of the frame design, Optimo is the name of the new Alcoa Aluminum Alloy that the tubes are made of.
The website shows bikes with an Optimo Si Hollogram frame, an Optimo Si frame and an Optimo frame.
The hologram is easy to figure out, but im not sure what the difference is between the Optimo si and Optimo frames.
In 2003 only the Hologram cranked bikes were labled as having the Si moniker. In 2004 the R1000, R2000, R3000 have the Optimo Si moniker, yet all use stock shimano cranks.
Maybe they are putting Si on everything to make us think its cooler. Kind of like all those little japanese pocket cars with Type-R badges.
My friend who runs the LBS here told his specialized rep - There is no "S" in "Marketing"
The website shows bikes with an Optimo Si Hollogram frame, an Optimo Si frame and an Optimo frame.
The hologram is easy to figure out, but im not sure what the difference is between the Optimo si and Optimo frames.
In 2003 only the Hologram cranked bikes were labled as having the Si moniker. In 2004 the R1000, R2000, R3000 have the Optimo Si moniker, yet all use stock shimano cranks.
Maybe they are putting Si on everything to make us think its cooler. Kind of like all those little japanese pocket cars with Type-R badges.
My friend who runs the LBS here told his specialized rep - There is no "S" in "Marketing"
