iLuveketchup

^ Looks great! Team colors is my favorite colorway for the CAAD10.

hamishf

Long time lurker, first time poster. Finally joined the cult after many months collecting the parts. 63 cm Optimo. Sram Red, Stans 340s, pdw fenders. 8kg

LordLivingston

Thanks. I bought a 2013 but after a frame warranty over the winter all they could get me was a 2012 if I wanted to stay with the team colors (which I did). The 2012 has a little less green but fewer logos and a cleaner top tube look which I like quite a bit.

The only changes from stock are the Fizik Arione saddle, matching bar tape, and blue Conti GP 4000 tires. I'd like to upgrade wheels to somethings like Boyd Altamont or Dura Ace C24/C35, but I'm not sure it would be money wisely spent as the engine is what really needs the work.

Besides, I'm only about 140lbs and I'm not sure I could handle aero wheels in some of the winds here.

Leinster

Why are they still persisting with that Prologo ass-hatchet? Did somebody in the Dale OEM department lose a bet?

LordLivingston

I actually didn't mind mine too much and rode with it for almost two years before swapping out for the Fizik Arione (which was a good upgrade for me).

cderalow

it actually would be (and was) an ok saddle for me until recently. I developed a problem down in my boys that requires a cutout for comfort and the prologo just doesn't cut it.

I ride a Selle Italia SLS Kit Carbonio Flow which is slightly lighter and worlds more comfy

Leinster

The frustrating thing is the cutout in the plastic underneath that's a not to that particular problem, but then the fill-in that totally negates all the good. I picked up a Jamis take-off (with cutout) out of the LBS parts bin for $20 and it's been perfect.

I'm trying out one of these; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1 ride so far that got better as it went, initial thoughts aren't great, but for $12, you literally can't go wrong. It's still better than the Prologo by a factor of comfy chair vs iron maiden.

brainydexter

Finally gave in to the dark side!


The CAAD 10 5 (shimano 105)






Picked her up yesterday night!

sensom

Hi all,

First post here, so sorry if this has been covered in the annals of Caad Cult history.

I've had a bit of a saga putting my Caad10 Di2 build together, specifically with the bottom bracket. Seeming as I opted for Ultegra 6870 I had to get a Praxis bottom bracket converter which arrived last week. The problem is, once I'd run all of the internal cabling and joined it at the bottom bracket, I noticed that the cabling obstructs the bottom bracket shell.

Problem is the praxis runs flush into the bb shell, meaning it would hit the wires on the way in. Left it at the LBS and he's calling C-Dale today to see if there's a workaround. Anybody have experience with this particular issue?

Thanks in advance

e_guevara

The Praxis conversion BB has holes to run internal cabling through.



The sleeve is used for PF30 frames (EVO, Super 6). You won't be needing if for the CAAD 10 which uses BB30.

h2oxtc

Welcome to the world of CAAD. I'm sure that you'll love the 10 as much as we do.

But have to ask, what's with the mis-matched bottle cages? And needs new pedals too.

basqueonacaad

Sweet bike....I personally think that the CAAD bikes are the best performance bang for your buck in the bike world today....one of the things I did that immediately improved the performance of my CAAD was stripping the Luganos off, putting 25mms on (Continental Ultra Race ---my fav tire out there---another huge bang for your buck) and running them at 100 psi. Plush and fast!

sensom

Thanks man, I thought as much! Just looking at the size of those holes made me shudder, as I know how hard it was to thread the internal cables through without having to worry about something obstructing the BB shell. Guy at the shop seems like he knows what he's doing so I'm hoping he'll nail it.

Dumb question, wouldn't threading the cables through mean that they rub on the spindle?

e_guevara

Yes, they might rub on the spindle if not secured properly.

Since it's Di2, the electrical cable is soft enough to make tighter bends (AWG20 I think) without any problems.

sosojeffcc

SteveFrenchTPB

Hey I just purchased this exact Caad last friday, excited to pick it up at the end of the month! Thanks for the higher quality pictures, I couldn't find very much online

GAWD

Are Black Inc CAAD 10s a rare breed? Dont see anything on the net about them.

RogueRadio

My CAAD 10 105, bought it this year. Unfortunately its too big for me, and I had to sell it. Was a 63cm, now riding a 58cm Cervelo R3. Would have loved to keep the bike though, it was an amazing ride

Nagrom_

RIP to my CAAD10. Got ate by a cab Sunday night.

sensom

Nah, they exist... Here's mine now is finally built..

Leinster

That sucks. You have any comeback at the cab?

silkroad

Looks good! Didn't know there are "graphics" in a Blank Inc CAAD.

cderalow

Pretty sure outside of the subtle CAAD10 on the seat stays, the headtube badge and a small cannondale along the top tube, there aren't. 2014 graphics were berzerker green, i believe previous years were gold or silver.

That looks like a CAAD10-3 (Ultegra) frame built up with 6800 ultegra or an older CAAD10-1 (DuraAce) frame.

prankster

Did the conversion with the same Praxis BB. You need to make the BB sleeve holes lined up with the downtube and seat tube holes.

FWIW, I put 2 layer (max.) of teflon tape on each end of the sleeve to eliminate creaking. Despite what Praxis claimed, it still creaks. Or it used to, until I put that teflon tape. A teammate runs the same BB as well. His creaks as well.

beatlebee 

^ sweet ride. At first glance, I thought I saw a fender on the front wheel as that crack in the wall is placed just so.