Again, with the Caad 8, we get another bike that I think is exceptionally well "sorted" and "purposeful" but Not Hot in my view.

Hot

And to think I was just about to post my transparent aluminum frame on here.

It was a jab at the all too boring all black build. The argument was based on the theory that black is not a color as it is the absence of all light reflection, or color in the scientific world. No, I'm not getting into a pigmentation debate.

a better joke would have been posting and honest to goodness transparent bike:


Not hot by the way.

here you go...it gets raced:

I like it... But there's way too many decals/logos.
Rolling billboard, are you sponsored?

I'm partial to Giant, & that's a sexy bike.

Yeah, its a bit loud. I never noticed until I snapped a pic. Sadly, the only sponsor I've got is myself.

edit - most of the pics I've seen before have been when I was riding and the spinning wheels don't look nearly as loud.

I would remove the Williams, & just leave the 3 W's.
My neighbor has the same bike, its the cause of my "bike sickness". Now I have more bikes, than I can handle.

I'd love to, but they're under a clear coat and I haven't worked up the courage to try anything creative. If I did anything, I'd just leave one of the W's over the valve stem. They do sell a "ghost decal" kit which are basically more decals to put over these decals.

I wouldn't mess with them either.
Just Photoshop them before posting in this thread.

i think it's pretty hot, too. but i hate when i can't tell who makes a bike or it's components.

How do you like the Williams Wheels?

HOT. I'd take it if it was equipped with some nice DT shifters, preferably some 1990's campy!!!

Wish I could get better quality but this is all I got.

They're the first carbon wheel I've ever ridden, so not a lot to compare them to in that realm. But, I find them to be plenty stiff (more so than my Ksyrium Elites and I'm 6'3" 195-200). They did come in about 75g over advertised weight (totaling ~1750), which was a bit of a downer. Other than the weight and the inability to remove the decals, I like them a lot.

yeah well...is better than a Venge, even if it a little loud...

Funny guy huh?

I thought it was ugly.

the geometry is just all wrong.

Not if you're a hipster, then it's all kinds of right.

Too bad the wheels are so heavy and heavier than you were expecting. I wish you could take those decals off, but I fully understand why you aren't trying to take them off if its under the clear coat.

The advertised weight didn't include the decals.

How do you spell "Williams" again?

Lets see, Williams and Giant, that's two. Too many eh? I like it, looks great!!

Looks good, but not too keen on the ergo bars. Maybe get some tubes with the same stems. I say Hot.

Its not the amount of companies, its the amount of decals/logos.