Figured I post a pic of mine in its natural environment...

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My Caad7 may not be the lightest at ~15lbs, but it's probably the lightest budget-build.

mine is 14.4 in race trim...

Oh yeah! Build sheet with those weights please? And pics would be nice.

i just don't have the time and patience to write up a build sheet...

so here goes...

Sram red minus the crankset, which is the force crankset
zipp 404 tubies
a lighter chain, carbon seat post, look keo carbon blade Ti pedals and fsa handlebars with yokuzuna cables..

that's it..

oh can a sella san marco carbon fx seat

Thanks. Selle has a new saddle that comes in at 115g.
That would knock off 85g off my current saddle.
And, that's ridiculously light for a saddle with actual padding on it.

see...i would rather just take a piss before the ride or eat smaller portions from time to time than ride on a stick covered in leather...or pay the money for a seat with no real padding to it, although if i was going for one of those kind of seat it would be the SLR...

I didn't want a compact, but Helens only had one caad9 1 left in my size and I couldn't pass it up at only $1995. Plus I already had plans to swap out the FSA cranks for 7900 DA cranks.

I don't get why they even bother with the leather, it adds weight and defeats the purpose of a minimal saddle. The should just offer the C64 at a lower price and be done with it:

i'll sacrifice weight for comfort and function if it gets me 1st place in a race no but seriously, to think i'd ever win any...

Trying out new bars, stem and seat post

Just in case you guys missed this...My GF rocks. She's an artist.
I asked her to make my fork prettier and she did.

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Man, that edge fork looks sweet! The after market look clashed... Your GF has mad skills!

Thanks. Yeah, the original logo looked like a fat pimple on an otherwise beautiful woman's nose. Now, IMO, the CAAD is "perfect".

@2ndGen - she's a keeper

@punk1979 - what were you previous cockpit set up and what is your new one? Looks nice, just curious.

Absolutely.

Will have pretty new pics in about 3 weeks... Just ordered my wheelset. 15 days build time and then shipping from Las Vegas to Fort Wayne... I'm a big feller, so no weight weenie stuff for me. Velocity Deep V's, lime green, black spokes/nipples, black White Industries hubs, 36 spokes F/R... Should hold up great while I keep losing pounds and will look amazing on my BBQ Black Caad9 with SRAM Rival/Force... I'll be changing out the bar tape to match. No more white tape, probably going with the green Lizard Skins tape. It's currently got blue speedplay X-1 pedals on it so I'll be swapping those out for some Team Green Speedplay zeros (Chromoly, which have black spindles)

Yeah. Me likee. Pics, pics, pics!

replaced the stock Cannondale stem and Control Tech bar with a Thomsom Elite X4 0 degree stem and Ritchey WCS Pro Logic II bars

Here's some of the vitals:
CAAD7 Optimo anodized BB30 frame - 1125gms
RD hanger, SP collar (KCNC) & BB cable guide - ~45gms
Ebay generic fork - 318gms cut.
K-force compact bars - 223gms
C'Dale SI carbon crank + BB 682gms
BWW Blackset Race wheels - 1435gms
EA90 stem - 132gms
Thomson Elite post, Chopped - 175gms
Maxxis flyweight tubes & rim strips - 126gms
SI SL Flow saddle 218gms (heavy)
KCNC skewers
Conti 4000s
Ultegra cassette
X10SL chain
Rival shifters & F&R deraillers.
TRP 920 brakes 260gms

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Bebop pedals - 200gms.

Oh wow that's a sweet deal. Do you know what year?

I joined! CAAD 10 SRAM build. My first road bike. I love it, great machine!

Pics or it didn't happen...