Cadd9 4
06-07-10, 01:12 PM
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Cadd9 4
Quick question, I recently bought a road bike online, from WALMART( I have heard everything so leave at that). I bought it because it has a decent frame and pretty good gruppo..(Shimano 105). But my cousin recently bought a Cadd9 5, they told him that that was the most sought after frame because of its shape and because its lightweight. I want to know if thats true???..if its such a good frame, and als does the Cadd9 4 bring something bettter frame wise that the 95 dose not?..Last question we went to a LSB and i got the weight in my hand of the Cadd9 5 and a Specialized Tarmac fully carbon and it weighed MORE!!!..how is thats possible?? are there carbon that weigh more than aluminum??
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Quick question, I recently bought a road bike online, from WALMART( I have heard everything so leave at that). I bought it because it has a decent frame and pretty good gruppo..(Shimano 105). But my cousin recently bought a Cadd9 5, they told him that that was the most sought after frame because of its shape and because its lightweight. I want to know if thats true???..if its such a good frame, and als does the Cadd9 4 bring something bettter frame wise that the 95 dose not?..Last question we went to a LSB and i got the weight in my hand of the Cadd9 5 and a Specialized Tarmac fully carbon and it weighed MORE!!!..how is thats possible?? are there carbon that weigh more than aluminum??
06-07-10, 03:03 PM
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I doubt a carbon Tarmac weighs more than a 9-5. Weighing stuff by hand isn't really the best way to measure things.
Also the 4 is better than the 5 because of the components, it's the same frame.
Lastly the CAAD9 isn't the best frame. For one it's aluminum. Also the shape of the CAAD9 isn't anything special. However the CAAD9 is a great aluminum frame that's stiff and not too heavy. It's not the lightest though.
BTW are you a troll?
Also the 4 is better than the 5 because of the components, it's the same frame.
Lastly the CAAD9 isn't the best frame. For one it's aluminum. Also the shape of the CAAD9 isn't anything special. However the CAAD9 is a great aluminum frame that's stiff and not too heavy. It's not the lightest though.
BTW are you a troll?
06-07-10, 03:43 PM
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'nuff said.
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I dint even own a bike at that time, but $499 will full 105 is not bad, Believe me you have to see it ( he should post pics up). It's his first bike, Just wanted to to see if he likes the sport before he spends tons of money.
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I doubt a carbon Tarmac weighs more than a 9-5. Weighing stuff by hand isn't really the best way to measure things.
Also the 4 is better than the 5 because of the components, it's the same frame.
Lastly the CAAD9 isn't the best frame. For one it's aluminum. Also the shape of the CAAD9 isn't anything special. However the CAAD9 is a great aluminum frame that's stiff and not too heavy. It's not the lightest though.
BTW are you a troll?
Also the 4 is better than the 5 because of the components, it's the same frame.
Lastly the CAAD9 isn't the best frame. For one it's aluminum. Also the shape of the CAAD9 isn't anything special. However the CAAD9 is a great aluminum frame that's stiff and not too heavy. It's not the lightest though.
BTW are you a troll?
06-07-10, 06:36 PM
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What do you mean by " for one it's aluminum ". I'm new at this but a have see with my own eyes full carbon frames weight more than this " aluminum" frame, To me it feels great so much better than the fuji newest i had, it gets up to speed so much faster. all i can say it's WOW.
Don't get me wrong, the CAAD9 is a nice bike. I used to own one and really like it.
06-07-10, 07:41 PM
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well you've certainly been sold by the peloton. guess speedvagen's are second rate because they're steel. (yes i saw that you wrote arguably)
but there's no reason why a tarmac couldn't be heavier than a 9-5 just because it's carbon.
but there's no reason why a tarmac couldn't be heavier than a 9-5 just because it's carbon.
06-07-10, 07:50 PM
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The new lightweight steel tubing is very impressive. If you were blindfolded and held a Waterford R33 frame in your hand you would never know you were holding a steel frame.
06-07-10, 07:51 PM
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Caad9 is the frame... the secondary number is to designate the factory included component specs. I technically bought a Caad9 5, but all its components are completely different now... so its just... well, hell. I don't know, but its better than a Caad9 4...ha ha ha. Opps, just lemme zip up my pants.
