The Cult of CAAD...
12-13-11 | 06:19 PM
#2426
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,194
Likes: 132
From: Durham, NC 27705 USA
Bikes: '18 S-Works Tarmac (white letters), '18 S-Works Tarmac (black letters), '22 Allez Elite, '16 Emonda SL, '12 SS Evo HiMod team, '12 SS Evo HiMod 2, '03 fuel100, '14 adventure3, '19 BMC TeamMachine SLR01
...there is a pair of new 700x23c Gatorskin tires with a quantity of 389 as of 7:16 pm eastern time (12/13/11) being sold on eBay for $75.94 shipped...I've been watching the sale for quite some time now and there have been many sold...I'd like to make a purchase and try them out...if I see a really good deal on the GP4Ks, then I don't mind buying them also...I always have a use for some tires...
12-13-11 | 06:57 PM
#2427
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 13,863
Likes: 6
From: Washington, DC
Bikes: Some bikes. Hell, they're all the same, ain't they?
I haven't had a BB30 frameset yet, so I go with Shimano for cranks. No problems at all so far.
12-13-11 | 08:10 PM
#2428
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
Bikes: CAAD9
Here is my 2010 CAAD 9.
- 105 gruppo
- SRAM Force crank
- KMC chain
- Mavic Aksium wheels
- Thomson seatpost and clamp
- PRO vibe 7 compact bars (carbon)
- stock C4 stem
- Pro 3 tires
- Specialized Avatar saddle (getting a Romin for x-mas)
- Fizik dual tape (wrapped so the gray does not appear, just gray stitching)
upgrading wheels and tires in spring to GP4KS and maybe the Katmandu wheels from Zen or something like that. thinking silver hubs, spokes and rims (maybe black).
12-13-11 | 08:58 PM
#2429
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 71
Likes: 5
From: Jacksonville, Fl.
Bikes: Cannondale CAAD10, Blue Competion RC5
Great looking bike.
Here is my 2010 CAAD 9.
- 105 gruppo
- SRAM Force crank
- KMC chain
- Mavic Aksium wheels
- Thomson seatpost and clamp
- PRO vibe 7 compact bars (carbon)
- stock C4 stem
- Pro 3 tires
- Specialized Avatar saddle (getting a Romin for x-mas)
- Fizik dual tape (wrapped so the gray does not appear, just gray stitching)
upgrading wheels and tires in spring to GP4KS and maybe the Katmandu wheels from Zen or something like that. thinking silver hubs, spokes and rims (maybe black).
Here is my 2010 CAAD 9.
- 105 gruppo
- SRAM Force crank
- KMC chain
- Mavic Aksium wheels
- Thomson seatpost and clamp
- PRO vibe 7 compact bars (carbon)
- stock C4 stem
- Pro 3 tires
- Specialized Avatar saddle (getting a Romin for x-mas)
- Fizik dual tape (wrapped so the gray does not appear, just gray stitching)
upgrading wheels and tires in spring to GP4KS and maybe the Katmandu wheels from Zen or something like that. thinking silver hubs, spokes and rims (maybe black).
12-13-11 | 09:53 PM
#2431
Thread Starter
CAADdict
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 6,756
Likes: 5
From: BF Heaven
Bikes: 2009 Cannondale CAAD9-?
Here is my 2010 CAAD 9.
- 105 gruppo
- SRAM Force crank
- KMC chain
- Mavic Aksium wheels
- Thomson seatpost and clamp
- PRO vibe 7 compact bars (carbon)
- stock C4 stem
- Pro 3 tires
- Specialized Avatar saddle (getting a Romin for x-mas)
- Fizik dual tape (wrapped so the gray does not appear, just gray stitching)
upgrading wheels and tires in spring to GP4KS and maybe the Katmandu wheels from Zen or something like that. thinking silver hubs, spokes and rims (maybe black).
Oh hell's yeah!
Nice!
12-14-11 | 12:20 AM
#2432
spookeaymarine.info
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,002
Likes: 1
From: Me, I'm in Central Alabama C.S.A. But my husband is under the bed. He's sure there is a black helicopter orbiting our house.
Bikes: Schwin,Ross,Cannondale.
12-14-11 | 02:08 PM
#2434
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 71
Likes: 5
From: Jacksonville, Fl.
Bikes: Cannondale CAAD10, Blue Competion RC5
Yeah, close enough, although people will point out that Rival (as a groupset) is already close to Ultegra in weight. Plenty of options that'll work with the other Shimano parts, though, so your Ultegra stuff won't be hung out to dry.
I haven't had a BB30 frameset yet, so I go with Shimano for cranks. No problems at all so far.
I haven't had a BB30 frameset yet, so I go with Shimano for cranks. No problems at all so far.
Here is a link with weights of most major component manufacturers:
https://www.totalcycling.com/index.ph...t-weights.html
12-14-11 | 06:42 PM
#2435
Full Member
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 298
Likes: 29
From: Pensacola, Fl
Bikes: 2026 Cannondale Quick 3, 2002 Burley Django,`99 Gary Fisher Joshua F4, `10 Cannondale Synapse 6, 2012 Cannondale Caad 10-5, 2023 Ozone Midtown
I did some looking and Rival is almost 200 grams lighter than Ultegra 6700.
Here is a link with weights of most major component manufacturers:
https://www.totalcycling.com/index.ph...t-weights.html
Here is a link with weights of most major component manufacturers:
https://www.totalcycling.com/index.ph...t-weights.html
12-14-11 | 07:17 PM
#2436
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 13,863
Likes: 6
From: Washington, DC
Bikes: Some bikes. Hell, they're all the same, ain't they?
The blue's lighter, and the orange is orange-er than Petty's; I also go with what JoeyC68 calls it, Gulf Oil blue:
(my favorite racing car of all time, BTW
)
(my favorite racing car of all time, BTW
)
12-14-11 | 10:38 PM
#2439
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,194
Likes: 132
From: Durham, NC 27705 USA
Bikes: '18 S-Works Tarmac (white letters), '18 S-Works Tarmac (black letters), '22 Allez Elite, '16 Emonda SL, '12 SS Evo HiMod team, '12 SS Evo HiMod 2, '03 fuel100, '14 adventure3, '19 BMC TeamMachine SLR01
12-15-11 | 12:03 AM
#2442
i got nothing.
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,723
Likes: 0
From: Cali Forn NI A (SoCal)
Bikes: 13 BH G6 with SRAM Red
12-15-11 | 12:33 AM
#2444
spookeaymarine.info
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,002
Likes: 1
From: Me, I'm in Central Alabama C.S.A. But my husband is under the bed. He's sure there is a black helicopter orbiting our house.
Bikes: Schwin,Ross,Cannondale.
He was down there in the shop. Pulling on that frame like Crackhead on CAAD. Some one needs an intervention!
12-15-11 | 04:05 PM
#2445
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,194
Likes: 132
From: Durham, NC 27705 USA
Bikes: '18 S-Works Tarmac (white letters), '18 S-Works Tarmac (black letters), '22 Allez Elite, '16 Emonda SL, '12 SS Evo HiMod team, '12 SS Evo HiMod 2, '03 fuel100, '14 adventure3, '19 BMC TeamMachine SLR01
I went for a 3 and 1/2 hour ride on my CAAD 10 today because it was my day off...I went to downtown Chapel Hill, NC...on my way there, a medium sized dog started barking at me and chased me for about 20 feet...there was a van coming down the opposite side of the road and almost ran the dog over (I didn't mind if that would have happened,...I have no sympathy for dogs who are trying to bite me)..the van had to completely stop because the dog wouldn't get out of the way...speaking of animals getting ran over, I saw a lot of dead squirrels flattened by cars and trucks, poor harmless creatures. I had to go by the same road where the bad dog lived on my way home...my only defense is to pedal as fast as I could, or give the dog a kick if all else fails...this time around, the dog was inside its fenced yard...what a relief
12-15-11 | 08:54 PM
#2448
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,194
Likes: 132
From: Durham, NC 27705 USA
Bikes: '18 S-Works Tarmac (white letters), '18 S-Works Tarmac (black letters), '22 Allez Elite, '16 Emonda SL, '12 SS Evo HiMod team, '12 SS Evo HiMod 2, '03 fuel100, '14 adventure3, '19 BMC TeamMachine SLR01
...next time, I'll bring a camera to take some pictures of where the dog lives, just for $#!+s and giggles...I don't know how close I can get to the dog itself though,...the zoom feature on my camera might not be good enough...we'll see..
12-15-11 | 10:04 PM
#2450
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 938
Likes: 0
(Post from a while back)
2ndGen, I just wanted to let you know that
a) I could stare at a CAAD9 in BBQ ALL DAY LONG. Omfg, they're so hot
b) I need one right about now. If I lived anywhere near CT, I'd probably pull the trigger on this right now. Or even better, lived anywhere near NY. >.< Is yours a 56cm? My inseam's 31.5" and my height is 5'11" (all that I can provide right now). I'm thinking a 56cm frame would be ideal?
Obsessed, and I don't even own one. : \
2ndGen, I just wanted to let you know that
a) I could stare at a CAAD9 in BBQ ALL DAY LONG. Omfg, they're so hot
b) I need one right about now. If I lived anywhere near CT, I'd probably pull the trigger on this right now. Or even better, lived anywhere near NY. >.< Is yours a 56cm? My inseam's 31.5" and my height is 5'11" (all that I can provide right now). I'm thinking a 56cm frame would be ideal?
Obsessed, and I don't even own one. : \
Last edited by Pinkbullet3; 12-15-11 at 10:18 PM.