Hi, I'm new to the forum and don't know much about cycling. I'm after some advice or opinions if anyone can help. I own a Caad9 made in USA with Shimano 105 bits, black with silver writing, I'm unsure of the year, possibly 2010, I bought it second hand a few years ago. Unfortunately I now have a child :-) so don't have time to road riding, I don't know whether to sell it or try to soften it up and put some slightly more park-friendly tyres on it for when the kid finally learns to ride. Any thoughts would be welcome!

If the bike fits you & you like riding it, keep it. If you feel the bike is just ok, then sell. You can always buy another bike, but getting one thats fits & feels near perfect, well that's the difficult bit.

Nice shot man. Real nice.

My CAAD brothers. So I havent posted here in a while but I was hit by a car about a month ago. The bike took the hit so I wasn't hurt. A woman in a minivan talking on her phone turned when she wasn't supposed to. She knocked me off the bike and then ran my bike over. The bike was crushed and destroyed completely. I couldn't even save the components, it was all ruined. I wasn't the original owner of my bike so of course I couldn't go through C'dale. The womans insurance ended up giving me $1200 and I took it. I was going to save for a CAAD12-3 but the waiting got to me and I ended up finding a very lightly used 2015 CAAD10-3 the guy was asking $1400 OBO and I offered $1200. He took it and I'm back in CAAD nation. The situation sucked but I'm so happy it all worked out. For those that don't remember, I had a CAAD7 before.

Here is my new ride

Damm! 1200 for a CAAD7. Thats a great payout, don't mean to sound happy over that but you know.

Yeah, when they appraised they considered everything on the bike as well. The first offer was a LOT lower than that. I wasn't looking to gain a lot of money, I just wanted another bike. The biggest issue was how negligent their client was. She was on the phone and wasn't supposed to turn when she did. There were to many witnesses (even other motorists) that saw the entire thing. She honestly didn't stop, she ran completely over the bike. She tacoed both wheels too.

This is my Caad9, my first road bike ever. I've had it for 2 years but only recently have spent time learning about it and setting it up properly and to fit me. The selle SMP seat, seat stem and compact handlebar were all the recent changes. I've done a bit of maintenance on it as well. New drive train, new crank bearings, new cheap rear wheel and new brake pads.

After all this slow piece meal work it's finally setup well. I took her out for a quick 10 mile bike ride today. The handlebars made a huge difference! Totally different bike.


Now that it’s setup properly, I was able to get lower on the bike as well as in the drops. Actually I got in the drops and I was able to keep pedaling effectively. I hit 36 mph on a few sections of the ride today. FREAKIN’ AWESOME!

Had to share:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=509111

Sweet ride, I love the black on black look.

Thanks man. I wasn't looking for a black bike, I wanted the red CAAD12. I just couldn't pass up this bike when I saw it. Love it now that I have it.

CAAD4 Aero
 

Just bought a bike today. Can anyone tell me what model it is? Looks exactly like this one (minus the aero bars)

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It has an Ultegra front derailleur and Dura Ace rear. Also has Dura Ace crank & hubs with Mavic Open Pro rims. Thanks in advance!

Hey Nick,

Nice bike. I think you already answered your own question. It is CAAD4 tri bike. What else can we tell you? Straighten your saddle and ride the heck out of it.

Hi everyone! New member here and also a happy owner of a 2015 Caad10 105.

I had a question for the Caad experts here who may be able to help me out. I know for my bike (2015 Caad10 105), the fork is called a 'SPEED SAVE Full Carbon, 1-1/8" to 1-1/4" tapered' according to the spec sheet, but I would like to find out specifically what the steerer tube on the fork is made of (i.e. does this bike have a carbon fork with an alloy steerer tube, or does 'full carbon' mean the steerer tube is carbon as well?).

Many thanks in advance!

Mine is a 2014 Caad 10 ultegra, it has a full carbon fork meaning steerer tube as well, yours should be no different but don't quote me on that, pretty sure though.

It should be a carbon steerer tube and will have an FSA System Integration (Si) top cap.

Ah, many thanks fizzle and fastk9dad - much appreciated. I want to make sure I have torqued my stem bolts and SI cap more precisely now that I know they are clamping on carbon. I swapped the stem but there are no torque specs on it - I'm assuming between 5-7nm?

The stock stem is 6Nm so 5-6 would be a safe bet.

Recently picked up this CAAD3 Saeco frame, planning to restore it. Unfortunately there's a lot of oxidation under the paint, so it needs to be stripped. Haven't been able to find the original decals, but found some CAAD4 Saeco decals. I'm going to put campagnolo components on it to keep with the Team Edition theme.

Progress so far:

https://goo.gl/photos/dYT3XKtB1bYBJsXq9

So what's the deal with the new 12's? Haven't heard or read much about them doesn't seem like there are many reviews on them yet just a few short articles but no real user reviews. Are they even available yet or is it too early to tell if they will be so called future classics? Anyone who owns one care to chime in?

How tall are you riding a 48?

I am 166 cm tall and 80 cm inseam length.
My stem is 120mm/-17Degree.

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May be late, but still useful.
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The SI cranks that come equipped on the 2016 caad 12 105, would you be able to swap out the fsa chain rings for a 53/39 spider ring?


I believe it's possible can someone verify?

Yes. You have to remove the spider along with the chain FSA chain rings. To remove the spider you need Cannonade tool KT012/. This "socket" fits the lockring that holds the spider (and the new spider ring) on the crank. You could probably use a punch and a hammer to remove the locking but you really need the tool to torque the lockring when reinstalling it.

2016 Caad12 Red size 54. Rider 177lbs. Have 3 rides on it...a 20, 25, and a 75 miler... Added HED Ardennes wheelset, 25mm GP4000s II's and Save Carbon Seatpost. Rides really nice...smooth...feels fast. Seat is real hard. Definitely bigger than my CAAD10 54. Feels big...but not too big. Having what I think is a serious problem with chain rub on the front derailleur when in big/big...and actually the 3 largest gears in the back. Can't use small small either. The rubbing is hitting about 1/2 of the pedal stroke under moderate to heavy load...really annoying and other riders around me can hear it. I don't know if the frame is flexing or the crank, chainring, defect, whatever...but I'm starting to dislike the bike. Back to LBS for review again. Thinking I made a mistake with this bike...