CAAD9 Love - Got to be the best for 1k surely?...
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I don't own one but ones like this really make me want to sell my Look frame...
Any more for any more?
Any more for any more?
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Yeah, but that spec would set you back a LOT more than £1k.
You should hang out on Bikeforums.net. They are painfully, desperately in love with the CAAD9. I have to admit, it does look the business in white.
Matthew0 -
Your Look is possibly better anyway NapD don't worry about it, there again I'm not a cannondale fan so probably biaised.0
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Hmm I think this looks just as good, and for much the same price.
Dave0 -
skinson wrote:Hmm I think this looks just as good, and for much the same price.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/kurgen/beatrixpotter040.jpg?t=1250408358
Nah CAAD9 beats cheap composite any day.0 -
Ah! Well I bow to your obvious superior knowledge. I'll sell it at once and buy the 90's technology cannondale then!
dave0 -
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I really don't know why people don't believe me when I say a CAAD9 is better than a cheap carbon frame.
A. I know materials - they probably don't
B. I own a cheap composite frame (just like that Ribble Sportive) and have ridden a CAAD9, CAAD9 is a better ride. Most people in my situation would brag up the carbon frame to make them feel better about what they bought.
C. There's a naivety in believing CFRP is a better frame material just because the magazine and adverts say so.
There's a reason why the CAAD9 has such a strong following on the Weightweenies. Rich-Ti on here swapped his Cervelo R3 (not a cheap composite frame, and pretty well regarded) for a CAAD9 and he believes his CAAD9 is better.0 -
Yeah I have to agree. during the 1970's the market was awash with carbon fibre frames!
I bet your d1cks bigger than mine as well eh?
dave0 -
What? I never said carbon was a better material? I said The ribble looks as good as the cannondale! It was you who brought the materials subject up.
dave0 -
Well that's it then eh? if rich-ti said it;s a top bike then it must be a top bike!!!
I don't know who this guy is but he has you hooked!! Me, as I go through my mediocre life, I set myself simple goals. One of them is to think and make up my own mind on what I like and dislike. I try not to be led sheep like along lifes highways and byways.
dave0 -
If I stack my (C'dale) plastic bike again, I think I'll go for a CAAD9, especially since the 2010 frames have BB30 - while I'm very happy with my S6, I'm absolutely paranoid about damaging it in a way I wouldn't be with aluminium,
Andy0 -
Yeah! It's a nice bike, £1299 with ultegra though. Prices for ultegra seem to be creeping up at the moment. A week after I bought the ribble they stopped doing it with teg and went to 105 for £40.00 less!!!
Dave0 -
I was hoping this thread would result in people posting pictures of their and other CAAD9s, not someone posting a generic carbon framed bike then an argument ensuing.
It isn't just about the looks, in fact it looks like a, erm, white bike, it's about the quality of the frame.
I think they are a very good way of buying a good quality bike in that the frame will justify any future upgrades.0 -
Do we think £699 is a reasonable price for a CAAD9 2010 frameset? This is the price I was quoted from the one shop that actually bothered replying to my emails.0
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They are very difficult to get hold of on their own...
However, I'd say so, I think you'd have to look long and hard to get anything better for anything less than double the price for a road racing frame. I don't know how they ride but possibly the Cerveo S1 for another 200 quid may be a close competitor...
You could always get a Tiagra one, strip it and sell the bits...0 -
(EDIT: ^ Great minds and all that...)
You could get a 2009 with Tiagra for £899 and sell off any bits you didn't want.
The 2010 base model costs £999. My thoughts turn to next years C2W scheme.. mmmm
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/images ... agraTD.jpg0 -
Since there is a £100 rise for to 2010 models the £699 frameset almost seems like the better option,especially as I have a one eyed desire to use campagnolo over shimano.
EDIT* and thanks juankerr,I have been looking for matte black 2010 pictures for weeks,Glad to see they have kept it simple.0 -
Cool! Uber-bling, can't wait to see that!0
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I was hoping this thread would result in people posting pictures of their and other CAAD9s, not someone posting a generic carbon framed bike then an argument ensuing.
So the caad is not a "generic" frame then? I failed to realize each frame was individually hand made for customers! The argument ensued because the guy thought I was comparing my bike against that one. I only said that "I thought" the ribble looked as good for a similar price.
Now, I'm sorry if you're used to people hanging upon your every word, but you'll find I'm very much my own man, and seldom only have my toenails showing when refering to other posters
dave0 -
Most of their carbon frames even though they have Ribble decals on are made by Dedacciai.
And I know tonnes of people with the Winter Trainers/Audax frame, and I haven't heard of one problem with them - about 1/2 of my club have them including me.
Hmm!! I love it when someone says one thing on one forum and contradicts himself on another! Kinda makes them look........welll....stupid really!!
dave0 -
From a comfort point of view, given the same wheels and finishing kit, would the Carbon Fibre be a nicer ride than the Cannondale ,or are we looking at it from a speed/dynamics perspective when assessing the merits of each?
I am sure the Cannondale is a very responsive ride but am i going to need to see a chiropractor after a day in the saddle? Anyone use one for sportives?0 -
The CAD 9 represents over a decade of focused and honed development by one of the best and most free thinking frame builders in the world. An absolute design classic that delivers on performance rather than marketing hype.
I would certainly ride one in preference to the look alike cloth and glue alternatives.
Well, I would if I didn't just love the responsive feel of top end steel...0 -
skinson wrote:I was hoping this thread would result in people posting pictures of their and other CAAD9s, not someone posting a generic carbon framed bike then an argument ensuing.
So the caad is not a "generic" frame then? I failed to realize each frame was individually hand made for customers! The argument ensued because the guy thought I was comparing my bike against that one. I only said that "I thought" the ribble looked as good for a similar price.
Now, I'm sorry if you're used to people hanging upon your every word, but you'll find I'm very much my own man, and seldom only have my toenails showing when refering to other posters
dave
No the CAAD9 is not a generic frame. It is made by Cannondale and only used by Cannondale.
You misunderstand what I mean by generic, i.e. frame made by a company (such as Deda) then purchased by numerous other companies (e.g. Ribble) and badged up as their own.
Nowt wrong with that but this thread was to post nice pictures of CAAD9s in so I could look at pretty pictures, not for you to rant about things.
Why don't you start a Ribble Sportive thread in a similar vein?0 -
sturmey wrote:From a comfort point of view, given the same wheels and finishing kit, would the Carbon Fibre be a nicer ride than the Cannondale ,or are we looking at it from a speed/dynamics perspective when assessing the merits of each?
I am sure the Cannondale is a very responsive ride but am i going to need to see a chiropractor after a day in the saddle? Anyone use one for sportives?
There are quite a few that do use them as an all day bike, including our very own Freehub...0 -
juankerr wrote:You could get a 2009 with Tiagra for £899 and sell off any bits you didn't
The only caveat to that is that, as I understand it, all 2010 frames are BB30 (sleeved for the models using non-BB30 bottom brackets - the sleeve can be removed by the LBS) whereas <2009 only some frames have BB30.
Andy0 -
Damn!
Why did they take this from the wrong side?
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The Cannondale CAAD9 is an excellent bike - if I had 1k to spend on a racing bike I would consider it, only big problem is that it is alu and after trying Ti where you don't feel the bumps on UK roads I don't think I could go back to Alu ever again!!!
I personally think that the only frame that matches somewhat the quality (that I have tried) is the Orbea Onix one, carbon, but still a long standing proven design.x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Commuting / Winter rides - Jamis Renegade Expert
Pootling / Offroad - All-City Macho Man Disc
Fast rides Cannondale SuperSix Ultegra0 -
redddraggon wrote:I really don't know why people don't believe me when I say a CAAD9 is better than a cheap carbon frame.
A. I know materials - they probably don't
B. I own a cheap composite frame (just like that Ribble Sportive) and have ridden a CAAD9, CAAD9 is a better ride. Most people in my situation would brag up the carbon frame to make them feel better about what they bought.
C. There's a naivety in believing CFRP is a better frame material just because the magazine and adverts say so.
There's a reason why the CAAD9 has such a strong following on the Weightweenies. Rich-Ti on here swapped his Cervelo R3 (not a cheap composite frame, and pretty well regarded) for a CAAD9 and he believes his CAAD9 is better.
Like many others I moved from alu. to Carbon (Ribble Nero Corsa) and I'm glad I've done so. I can't speak for the CAAD9 but I find my carbon bike better. It's more comfortable over long distances - the same reason most of us have carbon forks.'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0 -
passout wrote:redddraggon wrote:I really don't know why people don't believe me when I say a CAAD9 is better than a cheap carbon frame.
A. I know materials - they probably don't
B. I own a cheap composite frame (just like that Ribble Sportive) and have ridden a CAAD9, CAAD9 is a better ride. Most people in my situation would brag up the carbon frame to make them feel better about what they bought.
C. There's a naivety in believing CFRP is a better frame material just because the magazine and adverts say so.
There's a reason why the CAAD9 has such a strong following on the Weightweenies. Rich-Ti on here swapped his Cervelo R3 (not a cheap composite frame, and pretty well regarded) for a CAAD9 and he believes his CAAD9 is better.
Like many others I moved from alu. to Carbon (Ribble Nero Corsa) and I'm glad I've done so. I can't speak for the CAAD9 but I find my carbon bike better. It's more comfortable over long distances - the same reason most of us have carbon forks.
My carbon frame is far better than my alloy frames relating to stiffness and comfort, but the CAAD9 really is something else, and is not "just another alloy frame"0
