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Bugs are all worked out and got the CAAD yesterday. Put 30 miles on today...Love it!
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That looks awesome.


I just ordered all the remaining parts for my build (finally). Should be done by next weekend.

Oh man, some great looking bikes have been posted! I really enjoy the yellow.

justfitme: Very nice. Wished the bar, stem, handlebar were of the same suit. <WARNING> Someone may criticize the stack height!

Super hot bro! need one of these in my life.

Thanks everybody. Your warm words are really appreciated.

I was expecting some critique towars -17 stem and 4 spacers under it.
But it fits me.
The bar and stem are Ritchey WCS. I have seatpost from the same shop and I will bring it back.

Justfitme-Great work on the bike!!! The black was truly the way to go. love it!

Hi trudeljb, that is a planet bike protege 5.0. I got it on sale at Western Bikeworks online.It is a very basic computer.I used the bike today for 30 miles and like the computer and loved the bike.

SandCrab- No worries on the matching wheel sets! It looks like Boyd's 2013 products will go up a bit in pricing. Not say I'd be making the purchase soon, but it certainly won't make the purchase any easier.

Same here. I was all set to order the team colors but when I saw it in person it actually looked nice. It's grown on me as well. It would look nice with a silver Thomson seat post I think.

Hi there!!!
Here is my new Caad 10
hope you like it

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I should be getting a decent tax return, but it's not enough to purchase an $880 wheel set. $1450 is to steep considering where I am in cycling. At that price point, I'd almost just look for a set of last years Zipps. I noticed my LBS has several pretty good carbon wheel sets at 50%. My friend just purchased some new 2012 Zipp 808's for $1250... Last Zipps my LBS is stocking.

When the time comes, I'll certainly be on the look-out for a deal. I'm a deal hunter. I refuse to pay the retail price. How do Boyd's tubulars stack up against their clinchers? I'd like to ride and work with tubulars even if it's just for the experience. If I had the cash for a wheel upgrade, I'd certainly be considering any Boyd wheels. With tubulars only $700 or $720 and clinchers $880, that's not bad! Alas, my bank won't allow it!

sogocou- That's a wonderful CAAD! It looks great!

Jealous of that frame :( wanted it instead of my white/red, but they ran out by the time i had the money. Should definitely rotate your bars down or move the levers down though, looks kind of weird setup like that.

I see what you mean, and it is good to be smart with your funds. I have to admit the Boyd 2012 clearance looks good. The 38mm carbon clinchers are $840 right not with the 50 & 58 going for $880 add $20 if you require a higher (24-28) spoke count.

Changed again.

I don't think the hoods are adjusted to high. if you look, you can see that the hoods are nearly flat along the bar which means the bars are rotated up to high. My guess is that he has played around with the angle of the bar to reduce pain in the hands or wrists. Maybe didn't know how to loosen the hoods/shifters so he possibly loosened the stem and rotated the bars up?

could be wrong with the reasoning why, but hood placement doesn't appear to be the issue from what I can see.

+1

Question for you guys:

How much should a 1994 polished aluminum R900 2.8 go for? I found one locally on craigslist and have seen some posted on here that have been cleaned up pretty nicely. It looks to be in ok condition and id probably be able to polish out alot of the minor scratches (except for the one on the fork). The guy selling it says it is his son's old bike and doesn't know much about it. I see that there are some 105 components on the bike that must have been replaced as the bike came with 600 Ultegra STI.

The only point of comparison I have for the price is a listing in another city for one in really good condition for $420:
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/bik/3530008612.html

By the way, this is would be my first road bike.

thanks in advance
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+1 Shifter placement on the bars is fine. Bars are just rotated upwards too far.

"My guess is that he has played around with the angle of the bar to reduce pain in the hands or wrists. Maybe didn't know how to loosen the hoods/shifters so he possibly loosened the stem and rotated the bars up?"

+1 (This is exactly what I've done)

This is a really comfortable position for me....
Thnx a lot for the comments. I 'll try to fix my bars as soon as possible.......

What if you flipped the stem (so it's a positive angle)? It would put a little more height on your handlebars.

If the bike fits you the way you have it set up, why change it? Sure, not everyonne will like it but it fits YOU. Being comfortable on the bike is one of the most important things to riding. I don't see any reason to risk your comfort on YOUR bike because the next guy thinks it should look a certain way.

You are right seymour
I 'm gonna mark the position of my bar so it will be very easy to get back my previous fitting settings
Thnx a lot for your comments
I m a newbie in road cycling and my caad10 is the first ever road bike.
I did the "fitting thing" by myself so forgive my little mistakes :-)