Emiliana the CAAD9 - Updated photo 2/8/10

White Line

Hello! My name's Emiliana. I was born on 5/6/10 and weigh 17lb.

Updated photo on page two.

Frame: Cannondale CAAD9 BB30 56cm Forks: Cannondale Premium Full Carbon with alloy dropouts Bars: FSA Omega Compact 31.8mm 42cm Stem: FSA ST-OS-150 LX 31.8mm 110mm Headset: Cane Creek IS24 1.125" Bar Tape: Fizik Microtex in metallic blue Front Brake Lever: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Front Caliper: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Rear Brake Lever: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Rear Caliper: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Shifters: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Cables: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Front Mech: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Rear Mech: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Saddle: Fizik Pavé CX Sport Seat Post: FSA 250 SBS 27.2mm 350mm Seat Post Clamp: Cannondale Cranks: FSA SL-K Light Carbon BB30 110BCD 172.5mm Chainring(s): FSA 50/34 Chain: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 6700 12-25 Pedals: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Bottom Bracket: FSA BB30 Front Wheel: Mavic Ksyrium SL Rim: Mavic Ksyrium SL Spokes: Mavic Ksyrium SL Hub: Mavic Ksyrium SL Tube: Bontrager Tire: Michelin Pro 3 Race Service Course in race blue Back Wheel: Mavic Ksyrium SL Rim: Mavic Ksyrium SL Spokes: Mavic Ksyrium SL Hub: Mavic Ksyrium SL Tube:Bontrager Tire: Michelin Pro 3 Race Service Course in race blue Accessories: Garmin Edge 705 with cadence sensor Two Elite Custom Race bottle cages in acid green Generic carbon spacers Bit of red electrical tape on seat post to mark height

Weight: ~17lb (~8Kg)

Other info: I'm planning on changing the saddle soon if I don't begin to get along with it in the next few days. Probably a Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow in blue. Planning on changing the seat post to a Thompson Elite with zero setback - reckon I'd get away with a 250mm. Thinking about getting some Salsa skewers and seat post collar. And once they wear out, the pads will be changed for Kool Stop Salmons, and the cassette for an Ultegra 6700 11-23. After that I don't know ... aero wheels I guess. Oh, and some Hüdz when they release a 6700 version - colour is still undecided.

Deda Dog Fang is on its way after I dropped the chain like the moron I am. :roll:

Cheers. 8)

daveclow

absolutely delicious!

wilko193

I knew there was a reason they did the Michelins in blue

Also loving the sofa photoshoot set up - might just have inspired me....................

White Line

Aye, they match the shade of blue surprisingly well! Can't be an accident. The Schwalbe Luganos it came with are now perfectly matching the blue Deda tape on my bad weather bike. Meant to be I guess ...

On top of the sofa was the best I could find. There aren't any white walls/garage doors within a good 5 mile radius that aren't covered in graffiti. :roll: I had to photoshop this a wee bit as well, to remove a hook on the wall that a painting hangs on, and to sharpen it up a bit. What a tart!

Anonymous

That looks freakin' awesome!

Love the bockle cages

Wish someone would hurry up and buy my Litespeed :c

EKIMIKE

So you're finally gonna get a CAAD9 NapoleonD?

Best looking Liquigas Cannondale i've seen yet btw White Line.

Anonymous

Only if the Litespeed goes...

Want to replace it with a CAAD9 and a good camera...

carl_p

Every colour in the rainbow, but hey it looks terrific. Frantically takes notes for upgrade of own CAAD9.

Anonymous

I really like the top of the couch shot. Bet yer missus wasn't in when you did that.

matterai

Very nice looking bike

El Diego

That's a stunner. Just bought myself an absolutely mint 2010 Caad9 off ebay in black for £850. Need to think about how I'm going to pimp it. Ksyriums and Ultegra I think. Can't wait for it to arrive!

brit66

Looks very nice. I have ordered the same colour - much nicer than the black as it really shows the detail.

Will post pics of mine when I get it.

Garry H

The tape on the seat post goes well with the hubs

NDawn

Very nice Love the overall colour scheme.

carl_p

El Diego wrote:

That's a stunner. Just bought myself an absolutely mint 2010 Caad9 off ebay in black for £850. Need to think about how I'm going to pimp it. Ksyriums and Ultegra I think. Can't wait for it to arrive!

I'm having similar ideas for mine. Those wheels will look ace against the black.

White Line

NapoleonD wrote:

Only if the Litespeed goes...

Want to replace it with a CAAD9 and a good camera...

Strictly for photographing the 555 and CAAD9? :twisted: Oh, forgot about the S2 as well ...

Garry H wrote:

The tape on the seat post goes well with the hubs

Exactly why I chose it. :oops: Couldn't have those hubs, spokes and cranks making the bike look unbalanced. Had to get some red on the seat post and handle bars too.

Ordered a new saddle from Ribble earlier, so will need to update the pic soon. Couldn't bring myself to spend the money to buy a new seat post with it too. :?

El Diego

Hiya mate, Did the bars and stem come with the bike? What's the stem angle? Cheers.

Skippy2309

Stunning, I have been drooling over that frame and colour scheme for a while...

whats the stand over height on the 56cm frame?

White Line

Aye, the bars and stem came with it. The bars seem really odd at first as they are quite shallow and there isn't much reach/distance from tops to hoods, if you know what I mean. The stem is ±6° on mine, so I assume it would be the same on other frame sizes too.

The standover height for the 56cm frame is 80.1cm ... although, I guess this depends on your tyres. :? Source.

freehub

Over time you will struggle to get your bike that shiny, such a shame, I miss mine shiny but wear and tear make it not shiny.

Skippy2309

I managed to get a CAAD9 in black - its getting a full Force groupset :twisted:

Cant wait to get my hands on it


(BTW now I am poor, who wants to donate food? )

White Line

freehub wrote:

Over time you will struggle to get your bike that shiny, such a shame, I miss mine shiny but wear and tear make it not shiny.

Tell me about it! My other bike has went sort of yellowish, and there are loads of tiny tiny scratches on it which just won't let go of the dirt. Although, it's still a joy to ride.

El Diego

I recently bought a CAAD9 frame and forks and have built it up with Ksyrium SLs and Ultegra groupset.

The frame came with an FSA Gossamer compact chainset, which I might change for the SLK-K light. I can get a good price on a 53/39 chainset and was wondering if the chain rings from my current chainset would be compatible.

Lagavulin

That is a fantastic looking machine. The blue on the frame looks nicer than some of the pics on the 'dale website (which I thought looked much paler).

Did they end up letting you customise it or have you had to take a hit on flogging Racing7's etc?

I'd kind of ruled out the Liquigas colours and was heading towards the 105 in red but now I'm thinking I could get it to work. Would love to know where you purchased the acid cages from (I think I sent you a link to the Elite website but never found a retailer with them).

Sgt_Pepper

Wiggle do th Elite cages in acid green they were on back order but i had mine delivered this morning.

freehub

I think black bar tape would be better.

White Line

The Racing 7s are now on my winter/crappy weather bike and sometimes make an appearance on the CAAD. I think I bought the cages from Parker International, but can't be too sure as it was away in March I got them.

I was also surprised by how dark the blue is compared the photos. If anybody has a Forgoodness Shakes bottle, it's exactly the same blue on that. Makes my Selle Italia SLR look a bit purpleish. :?

Will need to get an updated photo up soon (after I bother to clean her after two days of getting caught in the rain). Saddle has changed, been lowered a tad as it seemed too high the way the LBS man set it after doing loads on measuring. Bars have been lowered 10mm and rotated forward a bit.

I think black tape might have suited the old saddle, but I reckon it'd look odd with the SLR.

Blacktemplar

White Line wrote:

I'm planning on changing the saddle soon if I don't begin to get along with it in the next few days. Probably a Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow in blue.

Picked up one of these last week, tho' with a 105 groupset. Interested to know what you thought of the Fizik saddle? I've found that after about 30miles my nuts start to hurt. Maybe it's just me! :shock:

Is the SLR a significant improvement?

Sgt_Pepper

Blacktemplar wrote:

White Line wrote:

I'm planning on changing the saddle soon if I don't begin to get along with it in the next few days. Probably a Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow in blue.

Picked up one of these last week, tho' with a 105 groupset. Interested to know what you thought of the Fizik saddle? I've found that after about 30miles my nuts start to hurt. Maybe it's just me! :shock:

Is the SLR a significant improvement?

I had to go to a bike shop on my first ride with the CAAD9 to swap the saddle for something a little better, probly the most uncomfartable thing i've ever sat on.

White Line

Definitely! The Pavé CX Sport made my gooch go numb for a good solid 24 hours. Plus, it seemed to creak and squeak really bad. Generally just a bad saddle. It was far too flat and seemed to be made from MDF.

Once I put the SLR on it took a while to find a nice wee spot to sit, and is now pretty perfect. After a few rides the weird sort of sticky coating came off (it's not sticky as such, but it just doesn't allow you to move around without your shorts dragging behind). So, now I can slide back and forward nicely for a bit more power on ascents and slide back a tad for descents.

In conclusion, the stock Fizik saddle is the worst thing ever and should be changed for an SLR.

Blacktemplar

White Line wrote:

In conclusion, the stock Fizik saddle is the worst thing ever and should be changed for an SLR.

Hmmm... sounds like good advice. Of course muppet-boy here just went out and bought a nice wee Fizik clip-in saddle bag, doh! :oops:

I'm sure there must be a decent Fizik out there, tho' the bag was only 12 notes mind. :idea: Will visit LBS tomorrow and see what they have.