I recently did the "max tire size test" with a myself and a few other CAAD10 owners the evening before a gravel grinder. I'm fairly certain that everyone can fit a 25c Gatorskin on the rear, most late-model CAAD10 forks can take a 28c Gatorskin up front. I think once person could just barely clear a 28 in the rear; it seems that some seat-stay brake mounts are welded a fraction higher than others.

Basically, 25mm wide tires still leave a ton of room.

Thanks for this Hustler, gonna put my order in now

Post a shot of the CAAD with the new hoops on it, shipping is usually pretty quick from Boyd. I got my wheels in two days.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=394898

long time lurker, first time posting bike...

That looks like a heck of a low gear.

Hi All;

New to the forum and more or less to road cycling. A few months in and have a few hundred miles in. I love the bike. Glad i went with the SRAM over the 105s. I'm currently training for a sprint tri while building up distances for a century ride.

This was a shot near Big Sur -

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=395272

April 29th was my first ever road bike ride and first ever CAAD 10 ride. Three months later, 15 pounds lighter and loving it. Cheapest 15 pounds reduction upgrade for a bike ever! :thumb:

Next step, bike trainer and Trainerroad to build up that famous FTP. :speedy:

What happened to the OP?

very nice bike, wish it was a closer shot of the drive side though. BTW that's a CAAD 10-4 not 2

MOD NOTE: Regarding the conversation about a damaged CAAD, the OP regretted starting the conversation and asked that it be removed while it gets sorted out.

Sorry it took a few days to upload it...riding got in the way. I ordered the wheels on Wednesday and they were in my hands on Friday. I love the wheels!! Simply put they are livelier than my old wheels, they roll forever, are quick to accelerate and handle amazingly well. Utterly thrilled with my purchase!

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=395714

Looks great, a lot like my old road bike.

Thanks for taking care of that. FWIW, I ended up damaging a frame when the RD broke off, had the photos and comments removed in case it went to warranty claim, which we chose not to. I now own a powder-blue SS Evo with 6800. I will miss the CAAD10 a lot, might buy another later to race with.

Hey guys, I've lurked BF for a while now and wanted to get some input -- I'm looking to make an upgrade from my Trek hybrid and an '88 Peugeot Versailles onto something more modern that I'll be able to stand for 30+ miles at a time. I'm a grad student, so I'm setting my budget pretty low at ~$1100 total, and I need to fit cleats, pedals, and a kit into that number too. I'm pretty sold on the CAAD8, and have come dangerously close to pulling the trigger on the entry level CAAD8 w/ Claris at my LBS (Cdale and Trek dealer). Can anybody speak to how well it would age with a new road rider, particularly with those components? I've read that the quality of Shimano's bottom-tier gruppos (Claris, Sora) has improved pretty drastically in the last few years, but I wanted to know if anyone in here has firsthand experience riding on them. Thanks!

I recomend sora or tiagra if you can. ride w/normal shoes and go to the lbs after you get some miles down and say "I have between xx and xxx amount to spend on shoes, have anything in my price range?" if they dont go online.


unless the lbs price matches buy pedals online because they will probably be cheaper. 105 pedals are well worth it. Shoe fitting for the first time kinda needs guidance....sorta....


but the caad8 is an awesome bike. may want to look into a used one as well.

Hey new to caads, and i recently picked up a caad10. I like the bike and I am coming from a tarmac pro. I have a carbon fear Nd too many crashes forced me to move to aluminum! The caad seems to hold its own quite well in comparison.

The fork that came with it had a little scratch, so I found another one sold as new which also had sceatches on the dropouts and another scratch on the legs. As you can tell I worry too much. I have read the caad forks are very strong and it is probably paint. I attached a couple pics to show the scratches.

Stock fork:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83...pspnfu2imd.jpg

Pretty sure this is 100% paint. I was able to buff most of it out.

Replacement fork

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83...psstm530rp.jpg

This is prob just paint too. Just wanting you "caad guys" to chime in

Dropout
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83...ps4hvczzi0.jpg

Thanks for any thoughts that can ease my crash anxieties!
Brian

Welcome to the cult!

I wouldn't worry about the scratches. The first one is pretty normal. As for the second, it looks like a paint chip. Cannondale is known to be aggressive with their paint and usually put it on thick. Seems okay to me.

Enjoy your new ride and post pics when you're done assembling it.

It's a bike, not a museum piece. Take it out on the road and get it scratched up some more.

Got something in the works.
http://i.imgur.com/Qdj2FgW.png

Thanks guys. I just want to be sure about it being structurally sound. It is a great bike. So no concerns with it?

Yes.

c'mon Nagrom, what a teaser.

I haven't looked at CAAD bikes or ridden any, but after reading this, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/sp...rder.html?_r=0, I think I might give it a try. I'm looking for an endurance bike that can climb hills with an 11-28 or 12-30 cassette. Cannondale makes the CAAD and Synapse AL alloy. What's the difference between the two types of aluminum?

CAAD is race geometry and Synapse is endurance

I think he was asking if there is a difference in the aluminum used to build the two bikes. I know the current CAAD10 usses 6069 aluminum and the Synapse uses 6061. I will not pretend to know how much difference there is in the two.

anyone??