Do you have a chain and pedals on it?

i am running a red cassette, Look Keo carbon ti blade pedals and a light seat post as well.

either way, congrats, wish i could get mine that low. Post some pics when you get it all together!

Ya no chain and pedals on it yet. Thats why I didnt think it was that light. Yours will still prob be slightly lighter when its all put together.

56. Absolutely beautiful.

SkyeC: the second picture is almost exactly what I'm probably doing. Was thinking Red all the way around.

what cages are those? I want to find some in black/white to match the color scheme of my 9-4.

Here is my baby =)
I did not take this pictures, but it looks virtually unchanged =):thumb:

You also didn't post the pictures...

They're most likely the Elite Customs. Be warned, the red on the side is a sticker... these are actually kind of janky.

http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Custom-R...4090733&sr=8-1

I have PRO cages on my CAAD9, and while they're supposedly "porky" compared to a lot of carbon cages, they hold bottles and don't fling them at your buddies. I really like the PRO stuff just for that reason alone; not the lightest carbon out there but you can ride the **** out of your bike and not worry about disaster striking.

Somebody said this thread needs more pics - so here's my 2009 caad9.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=184673

Holy moley, that looks just like mine did before the lettering faded. ;) You even have the same Specialized bottle cages I had on mine (just replaced them with stainless Kings).

For me, it's between an Arundel Mandible or a Lezyne Carbon Cage.
I might even go with a Lezyne Alloy or CNC set of cages.
They seem to have a finish that goes well with BBQ.


http://img.artscyclery.com/product/ADBCMNDBL.jpg

http://www.lezyne.com/media/catalog/...-cage-r0_1.jpg




With one of these beauties accompanying it...

http://www.lezyne.com/media/catalog/...-cmyk-r0_1.jpg

Spend your money where you want, but I've had rally good luck with Tacx Tao plastic cages. They're just a couple of grams heavier, cost $12-20, look great, and hold bottles really well.

http://www.rei.com/skuimage/693431/220

If you want carbon bling, and you can get Arundel, go for what they do differently than anyone and get their Sideloader (and OtherSideloader) cages. They've been serving well on my BMC.

My bike came in just under 15 with out pedals. Ill post pics when I can find my camera.

Have to wait for the correct bars and headset cap to be done..

Very nice.

:D

+1 on the Tacx Tao cages. Nice tight fit for my camelbak podium bottles.

did someone say more pics?

me and my 9 did a little cross style snow storm adventure ride over our christmas break.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/...86ea2ca2_o.jpg

later.

... server won't let me upload pics.. wth?

built last night...
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j206/hammy56/caad.jpg

^^^^ i secretly wish i had gone with that paint scheme. very nice. later.

Love the bike, really dislike the seat. Takes away quite a bit from the overall bike's looks IMHO.

I agree, love the bike, not the saddle, but I don't have to ride it.

thanks guys...the saddle may not look the best. But you cant see it when Im riding. I love it.

love those wheels, was your budget on those and how do they ride? laterally in particular...wind and stiffness?

arent those saddles made best for climbing situations?