If it was set up that way by an LBS, it may be for a reason???

I reckon he ought to rotate the bars down a little first, then see where he's at.

BTW GAWD - I like that colourway - reminds me of the Bumblebee transformer!

cheers

CAAD10 2 Force Racing
 

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new CAAD10 2 Force racing edition. I bought it to replace my CAAD5 R500 (below).... I doubled my CAAD

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One of my best friends just got this same bike. Very nice. Just wish the chainrings would come black since everything else is.

I have considered putting the Ultegra crank on with an adapter I have (praxis). The crankset shifts just about as good so I will probably leave it for now. Black would look good though.

Murdered out look is so 2013 anyway. I like the contrast with silver cranks

Yeah the yellow in person looks a ton better than on the Cannondale site. It really pops!! Happy with the color scheme although the stealth Black Inc is still tops.

Doesnt that throw the wheel balance off?

Picked up caad 10. 5 for a steal, 40 miles on it still had the demo pedals on and the plastic protector on the hoods . Team colors and we just added a set of cosmics . Bike feels amazing .

Bought some cheap Chinese carbon clinchers for the CAAD10. For $365 shipped for the set, I am not disappointed at all.
Here are some pictures from a quick 7am ride on the west side.
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/2012-cann...-2-13156_4.jpg
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/2012-cann...-2-13156_2.jpg
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Man, where the heck did you get carbon clinchers for $365?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? :eek:


BTW, looks great although they are intentionally "assymetric" w/ the deeper V in back than front???

FREE SHIPPING 23mm width rim 50mm front 88mm rear clincher carbon bicycle wheels Carbon fiber road bike Racing wheelset-in Bicycle Wheel from Sports & Entertainment on Aliexpress.com Seller was excellent and shipped quick.
Thanks. I didn't want to go too deep in the front because I ride a lot on the water front and I was concerned that the crosswinds might get annoying. I know that deeper is more important in the front but to be honest this is mostly a cosmetic upgrade above all else. I don't go fast enough in Manhattan to justify the Aero advantage [I average 17-20mph]. For<$400 I figured it was a worthy upgrade.

That's sick!!!!!

BTW, just to be sure.......I mean, normally those would be AT LEAST $1K, no??? (unless I'm missing something?)

And the hubs & spokes all look good???

Were they fairly true when you rec'd them???

(I assume the tires are yours w/ that greenie on the back) :p

They were true out of the box. Spokes and everything seems stiff (I'm not a wheel builder or expert).
Chinese carbon wheels are much much cheaper than name brands for many reasons. However the positive reasons were not enough for me to justify paying for a set of Zipps, especially since I got it mostly for cosmetic reasons. (search on this site for Chinese carbon wheels and you'll find a few threads with info). These were a bit cheaper than other sites that I got quotes from (about $100+/- cheaper than other Chinese sellers).
Yes, the tires are mine, what ever I had spare lying around. The wheels came assembled, trued, rim tape on already, carbon brake pads for shimano/sram brakes, notavec hubs (which are fairly quiet and smooth), 2 extra spokes. If its a route you are looking to go I think its a good price for them. I didn't use the brake pads that came with the wheels, I opted to go for swissstop black prince pads.
heres a video I took this morning on the west side highway

I had a 50mm rear carbon clincher on my fixed gear bike and ride around Manhattan all summer and its still true and holding up well. [ my fixed gear bike ]

Very cool!!! I forwarded to a guy who has carbon clinchers right now on a Specialized Tarmac SL4 S-works, carbon-everything, yada yada that I know worries about if he ever damages a wheel. (He's got some of those weird cork brake pads that make funny noise every time we ride together.) ;)

I may do carbon wheels in the future and that's DEFINITELY the way I would go for the money but my EVO's got Aksiums on it right now & I know they're a durable trainer which is what I need for the crap roads I ride right now.

And I gotta hand it to you CAAD folks. The EVO doesn't get much advertising love. You either know it's an EVO or you don't. The CAADs, tho, you usually can't miss. They say "CAAD" all over and/or the number (10, 9, etc.) on them somewhere.

But wait......aren't you a traitor if you have carbon clinchers on your CAAD??? :p

check back in a few months to let us know if those wheels explode on you. I've thought about some cheap Chinese wheels but I'm too scared

last time i checked there are no "caad" wheels :p

Aren't they Maddux RS 3.0??? :p (har har)

Nope. Mine had Shimano RS10 - they're the official CAAD10 wheels :D

x2

\/ noob :D

3.0 are the synapse wheels

Here's pics of the caad 10 we just picked up , this is actually my sons bike as he is going to start racing cat 4 , he's 16 and started riding w a shop team.

They're also on all the CAAD8 models.

Hi,

I'm looking at a 2014 CAAD 10 frameset; it's the Black Inc edition that was originally spec'd with SRAM Red - now it's a bare frame set. This frame has a hole at the back of the chainstay and another on the back of the seattube for Di2 wiring but I don't see an entry point near the headset for a-b downtube wire. The seller didn't know so I'm wondering if there's anyone on here that does.

It looks like the cable stops at the top of the downtube might actually be removable - the ones on my older CAAD look welded on whereas these almost seem like a hard plastic and I'm wondering if they pop out for Di2 and if there's supposed to be a guide/grommet to takes it's place and then perhaps a cover for the other side?

Thanks

I bought the Caad10 5. But I didn't notice what's the crank arm length on it. Does that come stock or should you LBS ask you what length you want it? Because mine didn't.

The CAAD10 for 2014 is Di2 ready. This might help.

Don't know about the installation though. The video does not show the left side of the bike.

EDIT: Just found this. The Di2 cabling goes into the top tube just above the brake cable stops.
http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/r...201_084433.jpg

The 2014 CAAD10 Black Inc. doesn't have downtube stops (see video and previous image). If the frame you're looking at has stops (plastic, screw on), I think it's a 2013 version. Those are removable, and should come with plugs.

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