Originally Posted by BoomMcNasty (Post 16257565)

Is this the trail off the causeway?

Originally Posted by greensmoothie (Post 16258000)

Went to the Trek Bike Superstore in San Diego this weekend. They were having a sale and the CAAD 10 Black Inc was only 1500 (I thought that was a great deal and was surprised to see it this low) I don't know much about these bikes other than they look pretty sexy, and comes equipped with a top notch build. Enjoying all the pics of your bikes. Enjoy them everyone!

Originally Posted by seymour1910 (Post 16251689)

My CAAD brothers, I have decided that I want to put a new group on my CAAD7. I know if I brought this up in the main forum people would say just save the money for a new bike. I do have a nice CAAD10 in my future but I love my CAAD7 and recently came across a Rival group for a great price, it is a new take off group.

I will say this, my CAAD7 is a 2005 and has a mix of 5500/6500 and still performs with no flaws. It has some scratches from age and use but I have no issues shifting or anything, it's still a good group. So this change is really just a want. I also really do want a black group vice the silver comps that are on there now, I know once I get it stripped down I can still get the 9 speed parts sold on ebay.

Tell me what you guy's think. and also, the one question I have with the group is that it comes with everything except the BB. I know they are easy to come by but I don't know enough to know if there is something I should look for when buying one? I know I need a GXP, will I need anything to make it fit my frame?

Originally Posted by Bob Steel (Post 16267254)

If you're going to strip it down, why not just convert to 10-speed? The Rival group must be 10-speed if it's a new take-off. Finding 9-speed parts in black will be difficult unless you're going Campy. As for the bottom bracket, is it still Octalink or did it go BB30 that year? If it's Octalink, it should be a straight swap to GXP. If BB30, you'll need a BB30 to GXP adapter. Check FSA or Wheels Manufacturing for that.

I doing the same with my CAAD5. Good luck.

Originally Posted by seymour1910 (Post 16267433)

Thanks for the response, I didn't think anyone was going to chime in so I went to the mechanics thread. It is Octalink so I am good to go as far as swapping to the GXP. The Rival group I found is a new take off 10 speed group. The guy didn't even ride it, he stripped it down before even leaving the shop and upgraded his bike to Red. He is selling the full Rival group for a great price.

Over in the Mechanics thread those guy's basically told me I was making a mistake if I did this. One poster said that it's a known issue that 10 speed SRAM front shifting is crappy unless you have YAW. My shifting now is great, and I don't want iffy shifting. I am not loyal to either brand, I just want a black group, and I want under the bar tape cable routing, I hate the look of the wires coming out the side of the shifters.

Originally Posted by Nagrom_ (Post 16269397)

You guys have baby fingers.

Originally Posted by lazybeans (Post 16269174)

I actually have the Force CAAD 10 with 10 speed front derailleur. The front derailleur shifting takes some strength to push the chain to the larger cog. Shifting down to the smaller cog you have to push it in far and there's a double "cluck cluck" before it goes down to the smaller cog. It's a bit noisy this way but not loud. I suppose this is normal as I read it somewhere. The rear shifting is quiet and smooth though. I spent quite a bit of time adjusting the front derailleur. So, it's ok now but it's not the best shifting in my experience.

Originally Posted by Nagrom_ (Post 16259097)

A 1500 dollar black Inc?
I'd buy it out of principle.

Originally Posted by ChrisCar (Post 16272799)

Google images can't find a photo of just the seat tube, so can someone take a photo of the logo and send me the uncompressed image? The shirt won't be anything fancy, but i'll post up a link to the design if anyone wants to buy one.

Originally Posted by seymour1910 (Post 16267433)

Thanks for the response, I didn't think anyone was going to chime in so I went to the mechanics thread. It is Octalink so I am good to go as far as swapping to the GXP. The Rival group I found is a new take off 10 speed group. The guy didn't even ride it, he stripped it down before even leaving the shop and upgraded his bike to Red. He is selling the full Rival group for a great price.

Over in the Mechanics thread those guy's basically told me I was making a mistake if I did this. One poster said that it's a known issue that 10 speed SRAM front shifting is crappy unless you have YAW. My shifting now is great, and I don't want iffy shifting. I am not loyal to either brand, I just want a black group, and I want under the bar tape cable routing, I hate the look of the wires coming out the side of the shifters.

Originally Posted by eBM (Post 16283111)

hi guys. looking to get a 2011 or 2012 caad10 rival, however there is a 300$ difference between the two. are the differences between the two worth it to get the 2012? or should i get the 2011 ? not sure how accurate these specs are. but it looks like the 2011 comes with a SRAM force crank. im not looking to upgrade parts anytime soon.

http://road-bikes.findthebest.com/co...CAAD10-4-Rival

Originally Posted by Ghost Ryder (Post 16283236)

Get the 1 you like the most.
They both seems to be very similar.


Edit:
You lurked BF for 7 years before making your 1st post?
This has to be a record!
Welcome to the 41.

Originally Posted by macca33 (Post 16286725)

Cannot go wrong wth a CAAD10 mate - still loving my rig!

cheers

Originally Posted by callmeAL (Post 16286650)

curious if I should buy a 2013 or maybe wait til the caad 11 comes out. Also thought I would keep the 9 as a backup.