Bad picture but it's dark outside. I'll post a better one tomorrow.

CAAD9 BB30 Team Issue
SRAM Red
Zipp 101s (borrowing from a friend but might buy them for a song if I like them)

Those Zipps are so nice. I've heard people complain about the price,
yet no one's said that they can get a better set of aluminum clinchers than those Zipps.

Very nice bro.
I'm riding tomorrow myself.

hah. typo. new baby arrives April, not august.

You had us ready to hit that LBS with pitchforks and torches!

I saw one of these when I was out bike shopping and thought that this was one of the most beautiful bikes I had ever seen, certainly the best looking Cannondale I have ever seen.

One of the last "classic" designed frames.
I like the CAAD10, don't get me wrong.
But I love the CAAD9's style.

CAADs by nature dig a nice Thomson cockpit.

Sushi, that's a pretty hot looking bike. Nytro, is that a Vireo connection?

Yeah from back when he worked there.

CAAD, SMAD...To many different numbers and models to try to keep track of..Hurts ones brain...

So, I was talking to my CAAD the other day, and she is mad because she is still forced to travel on the stock RS10s. Seeing as how you are all so concerned about the CAADs, I was thinking, in an effort to make her happy, does anyone have any wheels they want to give her?

I know she would be quite happy with almost anything by Reynolds, Zipp or Easton. She likes carbon, but all in all she is sort of partial to aluminum braking surfaces, she says it just seems more natural given her construction. She also told me she is a fan of something called ceramic bearings...

If you would like to send them to her, I would be grudingly willing to facilitate their installation.

Best.

Before I took her shoe shopping...



And here she is with new Stilettos!

She's seen the elites on her roomate, the cervelo. She's not sold on them. She's looking for something a bit deeper or thicker, a platform type if you will. Again, al gifts gladly accepted. If she's not sold on them, I will find them a new home...

Oh, I see. For her "size" matters. Well, in that case...Zipps 404's.
Not too extreme and they'll give her what she's looking for.

Sure, send them along....

I can hear the chants of the little children now..."your wheels cost more than your bi-ike, your wheels cost more than your bi-ike..."

Actually, it's now official.
My bicycle costs 2X more than my Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer.

I started with a tarmac in '09. I started racing last year, so I built a CAAD9.

Mostly SRAM bits and 'merican parts. Nice, stiff, light, and responsive. Racing starts in two days!

here she is.

Honestly, that is the first time I see it in Blue that it looks really good to me. Nice!

2010 CAAD 9-4 Race Red
Dura-Ace WH-7850-C24-TL tubeless wheels
Specialized S-Works Turbo tubeless tires
Speedplay Zero stainless pedals
Fizik Cyrano Carbon seatpost (installed after photo)

Nice.
I came very close to getting those DA wheels.
How do you like them?

Looks fast!

Blue CAADs rock.

Just sayin.

And looking at yours has me thinking about swapping on my Cosmic Carbone SLs. Great looking bike.

I positioned my bike perfectly, then tilted the crank a bit down, de-aligned the wheels, painted the garage door off-white and repositioned the sun to create confusing shadows. Voila:


I'm not sure what the second two pics are trying to highlight, but since I took them I feel compelled to use them.

Picked up a CAAD9-5 today at the same shop humboldt did. After I pick up a repair stand tomorrow, let the stripping begin. I plan to sell everything but the frame and throw on a red/force mix. Unfortunately it probably won't be completed until summer :/