Yeah more i look at it less i like it. Was trying to justify getting it b/c i was going to get a decent used deal for an EVO

Love that frame, it just screams AMERICA!

Blasphemous!!!!

It may be ugly but it is an EVO. Sweet bikes.

Ugly?! Only ugly parts to me are the bartape and the chainring. I love the frame, although I'd rather get this color:
http://media.cannondale.com/media/ca...SS2C_crb_8.png

I might be mistaken, but that frame isn't a high mod. Not that it makes it any less of an evo, but If I were to pay that much for the bike, I would spring for the High mod version.

That's actually the colorway I want

The one I rode (and the black/red) aren't hi-mod. But hi-mod costs like $2000-3000 more!

SuperSix Evo Red = $4450 MSRP
SuperSix Evo Red Racing (hi-mod) = $7200

I'm sure there's other differences that make up for that ~$3000 gap (like the fancy wheels on the racing version), but still crazy expensive.

I think this colorway is cool in an off-beat kind of way. It's untypical. The red kind of clashes with the blues, but provides necessary contrast with the the two tones of blue which compliment each other very well. The white bar tape and classic bend bars add pop, a 'pro' touch, and compliment the frameset lettering. All in all, I think it says "legit. pro." The black/silver/red colorway is just way too generic and 'safe' in my opinion, and I hate how the red "evo" blob on the top tube sticks out so much. That alone makes it a no-go for me.

You can see in the picture that the top cap is a lot narrower than the expander plug, and the plug is supposed to fit snugly into the steerer tube. In other words, I'd say the top cap doesn't fit snugly at all.

damn anyone selling their framesets!!?

Here is a retro CAAD3 I use to own. Chorus 9spd, later added WCS/Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork, then sold to buy a new CAAD10.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=312943

Hmmm last couple pages has more EVO Hi-Mod talk than CAAD. Nagrom, Longbeach.....are we losing the thread gents?

Did this become " the cult of SS"?

What year is that CAD3 BTL?

To get the thread back on track. My new Caad 10 5.


http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=312948

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=312947

Check the "for sale" thread sub-section at the top of road cycling section. Last I knew, someone was trying to sell a black/white 54cm CAAD10 frameset.

I'm not certain, but could guess about 1999 or 2000. It still had a 1" head tube if that helps.

Nice. I could've got a frame just like this on Ebay for around 200 bucks, which isn't a bad price down here, but I hesitated and missed it. I was new to Ebay back then, so I assumed they popped up all the time, but they don't. It took me nearly 2 years to get a CAAD, which is an old, dented CAAD8 for 35 bucks, without a fork.
One day i hope to get a Saeco with the white stickers. Hot, hot hot. :D

From frame to complete build:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pse77f4a5c.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps2804dfb3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pscf3d0bc4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pscb997f3c.jpg

Awesome. Love the CAAD + 10sp Campy + Praxis rings. Stem and housing colors work well. I would ditch the stickers on the wheels though.

That is one mean, clean looking beast right there.

I love it. I want HQ images to use as a computer wallpaper. Sooo good.

Nice build!

JRhea,
I don't care for the frame alone but the complete bike is very nice!

I have the same exact model(my first road bike) and boy do different wheels make it look loads better aside from riding better I'm sure. I'm a noob but will eventually get some nice wheels over stock and I like the look of those. Ksyrium I see but which model are those?

You didn't cheap-out on anything. Nice build.