^^^ In reference to your braking, just remember to use even pressure. It should be a smooth motion as opposed to a quick squeeze. Same concept as shooting a firearm. Squeeze the trigger, don't jerk it. And if you were riding too fast, I'm sure you'd be much happier taking the extra seconds to turn around and get on your street than laying your bike you obsess about on the ground.

Propensity for cable to ping against the chainstay. Have been trying to diagnose an intermittent noise on the bike for a while now. Am 99.9% certain it is not the RD cable routing, but just wanted confirmation from a fellow C10 owner.

how does a 2006 caad 8 frame stack up against the new caad 10?

Does anyone want to get rid of their stock caad9 2010 saddle? the prologo.

of course... after years of trying to find that "perfect" saddle. the stock saddle on my caad9 is spot on. luck or fate?

I'm willing to buy several! lol

Lucky you to find a good fit on a good saddle.
Try eBay.

(The Ponza on my CAAD9 was a good saddle for me when I had mine)

Please help me decide on cage color (Arundel Sport): Black or White**.

**Can't get myself to spend $100 for cages, so carbon is not an option.

Bike



Bottle



White



Black




Thanks

I'd go black, I have the CAAD10 also in that same color and went with black cages, (had a little white in them but mostly black) and I really like how they look. And with the white bottle it would create a nice contrast.

Black Arundel cages and the Camelback podium bottles in Clear/Black. At least that's what I want ;-)

Precisely what I was thinking (your contrast comment). Anyone for white -- I'm all ears.

Get one cage in black and one in white with contrasting bottles for each.

My sincere apologize shopgirl, I'm the newest of noobs to this game. I had no idea there was a correct way or a wrong way to shoot a photo of my bike/bikes. I just assumed when I stated 4-c & 6-d I was giving all the needed info on my two CAAD's. Like I say, sorry.

My next question probably should be take to another thread, but since I'm talking CAAD's I'd like to keep it here in the Cult.
Remember I'm the newest of noobs ;^)>>>> I've been riding the white CAAD9 6-D exclusively, every day (rain or shine) for the last 3 weeks. On the flats & mild hills of Western Kentucky. Yesterday I went up to the Shawnee Forest's, Garden of the God, to check out a 37 mile run. This run has some of the tallest hills in Illinois. Quite frankly I find these hills some what intimidating. BUT!!! I want do em.
SO HERE's MY QUESTION: Which of my gear sets R better suited for the hill's?

CAAD9-6D
Crank= 53/39 teeth
Rear Cog= 12-26 teeth

CAAD9-4C
Crank= 50/34 teeth
Rear Cog= 12-27 teeth

I'm confused. Some of the cyclest @ work R telling me the 6-D (taller gears) will be the easy ones to pedal. They R saying that's the one I want to take to the hills. I think they R as confused as I.
What I see/feel when riding is: When I drop to the smaller ring set on my crank, it make it easier for me to climb. Therefore "TO ME" it figures to be CAAD9-4C, Crank= 50/34 teeth, Rear Cog= 12-27 teeth.

I'm sorry if I have brought a rudimentary question to the party.

Thanks Much
Ab

That's pretty much it. Maybe your coworkers are thinking of going faster downhill instead of climbing (or maybe they're yanking your chain ).

To expand on this --

For short sprints, like the velodrome racing around a tight banked oval like they do in the Olympics, anaerobic, high-power muscle effort is good, so you could use a "taller" gear combo that's harder to pedal but faster overall. But, riding for 2-3+ hours at a time should be more of an aerobic activity -- your heart & lungs should be handling the real workload, not your leg muscles. If you're forced to push too hard on the pedals, you'll fry your legs, and you won't make it up the climb at all. Even pros might use compact 50/34 cranks depending on the terrain, so there's no reason for any of us to shy away from them.

Thank U BarracksSi.

IMO, that matte black is going to contrast too much with the gloss black of the frame.
I'd go "white" with that combo.

FWIW, I have a BBQ CAAD9 with all white Camelbak Podium ICE bottles and Arundel Mandible black carbon cages.
If I could find black bottles, that's what I'd have on my bike. But again, with your gloss black bike & white lettering,
I think the white on white combo would be better than the matte black cages.

I'm sure you won't want to hear this, but the Dave-O carbon cage that the Sport
is based on would be awesome on your bike. But that's just my personal opinion.

I'm going to throw you the same bone someone threw me when I was looking for Arundel cages.
Right now, you can get (2) Arundel Dave-O carbon cages fro $87./shipped.
(2) Sport cages would be about $40./shipped. For an extra $47., you can have the best.

(But, you can't go wrong with the Sport bottles either, especially for the money.)

https://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-PAIR-Arundel...ht_2406wt_1135

A perfect combination.
Picked up my Mandibles
for $78.shipped (for both!).

New cages for the 7 :

Very tasteful!

(Now, stop showing us nip and let's see the whole enchilada!)

The complete bike is shown on a few threads. I keep changing it though. Weighed it today after installing the Gum Gum expansion plug, KCNC top cap/bolt, 1090R chain and the cages. 14.5lbs.
But that's on a Berkley digital fish scale. Would like to get a more reliable reading. Would take it to my LBS but i've never established a relationship with one. Only buying a tube now and then, and some tape once.

(Original post.)
I was wondering this too. Understandably, I'm probably in the wrong sub-forum to ask this, but either way I've been looking at the CAADX Tiagra for a commuter. Looks really nice (large image) and really affordable...

I have a 2010 CAAD 9 and am looking to make my first substantial upgrade. I was thinking wheels or crankset. I have Mavic Aksiums and a FSA Gossamer. My budget is around $500. For the wheelset, I was thinking the Williams System 30 and the crankset the FSA SL-K Light. Any thoughts? I would imagine those two would be much better upgrades than the handlebar or stem.

I've got a 2010 "Cyclocross 5", which is what they called the CAADX last year. It's a great bike for a lot of things. Geometry is a little more upright. It's a comfortable ride, largely due to the bigger tires. Great for a bad weather bike, commuter, light trail. I'll bet it could even be used for cyclocross if you're in to that sort of thing ;-).

I'm more road oriented, so I just swapped out the chainrings on the FSA crankset to 50/34. Took the Aksium wheels from my new Scott to replace the horrible Maddux wheels it came with. Have a set of take off RS10s from my CAAD 9 which I mounted with some 28mm Conti Gatorskins, great for road/touring. I'm going to start experimenting with brake pads to see if I can improve the perfomance of the Tektro cantilevers. Getting the wheels with the painted brake track off the bike has been a good start towards that.

All in all, a very versatile, fun bike.

Best bang for buck upgrade for a CAAD9 IMO is what I did...an Ultegra SL crankset.

Roughly $125.-150.
About 830g w/BB.

Shifts beautifully, compatible with the best drivetrain bits should you choose to upgrade them later.
And, it's gorgeous. I think it is the sleeper crankset. It was an incredible upgrade over my FSA Vero crank.
It's something you will notice every time you ride until you get used to it's buttery smoothness.





My Ultegra SL "before" I swapped chainrings...



Here's mine with Dura-Ace 7800 Chainrings...







Edit:
Just noticed...2010 CAAD9. BB30, right?
Well, that limits your options to BB30 cranks or BB30 w/adapters.
Lucky you...you can mount a Cannondale Hollowgram crank on there!
I'm just a little bit jealous!

how many of you guys have both a caad10 and a supersix?? if you can float it, is the SS worth the ching??

yeah it is BB30. The Hollowgram is a little too expensive. I have read wheels are the way to go but you think the better option is a crank. CC has a deal on a 2011 SRAM RED crankset for $399. Is it ok mixing 105's with SRAM?

The DA chainrinngs look tight! Much cleaner and smoother.

Fist off, my CAAD10 is amazing. handling is superb. With that said, I favor my Supersix when doing anything other than a crit.