Finally joined the cult after dreaming of owning a CAAD 10 since 2012. Was considering the 12 for a while but couldn't find my size locally, plus a good deal on this bad boy helped me seal the deal. CAAD 10 Ultegra, swapped out the wheels for Fulcrum Racing Zero Nites, Shimano Pro Vive 7S cockpit, and Specialized Romin evo saddle. Absolutely love this thing! Considering repainting it to something more low key though.

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hi guys. sadly i started to get creaking from the bottom bracket. what do you suggest to fix that noice? bike caad 12 105 set

can i use this kit on my caad 12

Rotor BB 4224 BB30

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Your current bottom bracket might be a PF30, I'm not sure if that would make a difference or not.

Also, I think ceramic bearings are overkill, and there have been studies that show the performance gains for them in bottom brackets are minimal at best.

You will also need to update your crankset to a 24mm thru axle. From the item description:
For me, my creaking ultimately was the crankset itself - it just needed to be taken apart, cleaned, and rebuilt again. I did swap out my PF30 for a Wheels Manufacturing one which was like $40 or so.

Putting the travel bike to use that I build up in June for this trip...
Bangkok
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Koh Sumi
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Conditions of Climbing beyond Doi Suthep
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I know people have talked about these in the past, so I thought I'd share this...

They say they're a authorized seller. I bought one, it looks to be legit. I'm tossing the mkv rings and putting on a new Spiderring I had laying in the parts bin.

Not a bad deal though, I think Cannondale Experts lists this at $975

Cannondale Hollowgram Sisl Crankset 172 5mm Standard with MKV Rings and Spider | eBay

Sweet! Looks like it wants to go!

Finished up my Saeco build, found some decent Spinergy's for a good price. This is mainly going to be a coffee shop bike however. I'm a little worried about the Spins!

so far the list is:
campy record shifters
chours bb
chrous rear derailuer
tufo tubular tires
profile stem and formula bars

link to hi-res:
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This is awesome, just avoid bunny hopping...
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LOL, holy snit.

Yikes - I didn't know that. I have a CAAD9 that I clamp on the top tube all the time. Guess I won't be doing that anymore!

I have clamped my carbon bikes by the top tube, but never hard. If I'm wrenching hard on a bike, then I'll clamp the seatpost, if I'm just doing a quick wash, I'll throw it on the top tube and won't even bother really tightening the clamp down.

Common sense goes a long way.

Kind of like torque wrenches...if you're not an idiot, you probably don't really need one.

That said, if I took my bike to a shop and they didn't clamp the bike by the seatpost, there's no way I'd ever take my bike back there.

It's like clamping an empty beer can.

I'm looking to upgrade my CAAD10 or just getting a new CAAD12

I have a 2012 CAAD10-1 that has Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 parts so it's 10-speed.

That part doesn't mind me as much as the dent it has on the top tube which happened 3 years ago. It's about 1 inch long horizontally and 1/4 inch high but probably about 2-3mm in. I don't want my frame failing and all. Plus, I have the opportunity to get into a slightly smaller frame size so I can have a more aggressive fit.

Got offered $1700 for an Ultegra CAAD12 from my LBS but wanted to add about $1k in a carbon wheelset.

If I keep my CAAD...it's really the dent that would bother me then the fact that it's still 10 speed. Other than that if I get a tune-up and change the tires it would be road ready but I haven't rode it since March.

I use below for my CAAD12 with my parktool stand since my stand PCS-9 clamp is too long to use on the seatpost. The 48" CAAD12 seat tube is quite long (53.5) so there is not enough seatpost area to clamp on to (based on my fit). Cannondale did say that they would make changes to the newer models (2017?) of the CAAD12 regarding this issue.

Adding that I removed the wall mount part. I use the parktool stand to clamp on the hanger tube.

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Paint stripped CAAD9
 

Started out with using Aircraft Paint Remover to break through the clear coat. Then started wetsanding using 180 grit and worked my way up to 1600 grit. Took about 25+ hours to complete. Topped it off with 3 layers of Ceracoat clearcoat. I'm pretty happy with the results.

Looks great!

Looks good.. where did you get the decals from?

Thank you! I made them in Adobe Illustrator and used our vinyl cutter at work. Next time i'll make a mask and just use paint as opposed to applying a decal.

Why?? That blue frame is my favorite CAAD9 colorway. I would gladly trade my all black frame for it.

Same here. A little grease and proper torque of the crankarms and it was quiet again.

New 2015 CAADX with a mix of old parts and new wheels. So fire.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nL...=w1299-h974-no

My CAADX, the wild CAAD.

Digging those wheels!

2015 caad8 105
 

A potentially controversial one... 2015 CAAD8 in Cannondale Green with Shimano 105 groupset on Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 carbon tubulars/ Novatec Jetfly Clinchers. Beautiful wheels with DT-Swiss Race X-Lite for Bontrager hubs, based on the DT-Swiss 180 hubs, and aerolight spokes. I peeled off the wheel graphics leaving only the HED logo on the rims as to some it is sacrilege to have Bontrger on a non-Trek bike! :eek: The Novatec's are basic alloy training wheels with 32mm semi-aero profile at around 1400g a pair.

The new city/all purpose bike: CX9. The color I wanted and the correct size too. It took a few months wort of looking around to find it.

http://bumnah.com/caad/cx9.jpg