CAAD9 liquigas COMPLETE with PICS

ride_whenever

Here is my current project build. Cannondale CAAD9 purchased from Hurricane151 on here.

It's going to be a while before I purchase the groupset, which will be SRAM force I think, although I may possibly go for some different BB30 cranks if i find a set that will fit better.

Side on view:



Ritchey wet white finishing kit:



Rear wheel:




The spec is:

Frame: CAAD9 liquigas colours 60cm
Forks: CAAD9 liquigas colours carbon/alloy
Wheels: Handbuilt halo mercury rims on halo hubs with the supradrive rear which screams. DT DB spokes, green alloy nipple laced 16 spoke radial on the front and 24 spoke radial non-drive side 3x drive side on the rear.
Headset: FSA in white
Finishing kit: Ritchey wet white wcs kit with 44cm bars
Tyres: Schwalbe Ultremo tyres in blue
Brakes: Dia compe green ano dual pivot
Seatclamp: Salsa bolted (green)
Skewers: Halo bolted (white)
Tape: FSA gel in lime green


The saddle is going to be one of these, which should be rocking up monday:



I've also got some green hudz coming for the force shifters when they arrive!

Ride

maxlite

Looks very smart......love the Halo wheels

JesseD

Great bike, I love the CAAD 9, great choice of wet white bars/stem/seatpost, usually I dont like them but they really suit this build.

What colour bar tape?

ride_whenever

Lime green tape and hudz!

edhornby

blue bartape FTW

would offset the white and green accent colours

ride_whenever

If i don't like the green then i'll probably change it, but would blue bar tape go well with green hudz?

Anonymous

Blue bar tape and blue Arione with green stripe would make this the best looking Caad9 EVER!

But, with the saddle you have and the green tape it will still be the best looking CAAD9 ever...

JesseD

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(or white which would be my preferred colour as per the liquigas team bikes)

Avanti Roman

Looking great that.

(Slight bias as I love my white Halos!)

ride_whenever

For those of you who haven't heard a supa-drive hub they sound a bit like this except a bit more piercing IRL...

White Line

Oh my! Be sure to keep us updated.

I'm liking the wheels. How much would they set one back? And do they have any deeper versions?

*off to buy a new white seatpost, bars and stem*

ride_whenever

Saddle arrived, it doesn't quite match the frame colour, would it be too shallow to send it back/sell on second hand and get a new one in white?

Supergoose

ride_whenever wrote:

Saddle arrived, it doesn't quite match the frame colour, would it be too shallow to send it back/sell on second hand and get a new one in white?

No, that's commendable attention to detail. All white Arione FTW! This has potential to look excellent. I will be keeping an eye on it. Lime green bar tape for me, and green Hudz. A nice contrast with the all white finishing kit/saddle. Looking good so far. 8)

ride_whenever

Anyone want a white and acid green arione then?

Avanti Roman

White Line wrote:

Oh my! Be sure to keep us updated.

I'm liking the wheels. How much would they set one back? And do they have any deeper versions?

*off to buy a new white seatpost, bars and stem*

Not sure what the OPs handbuilt wheelset with the upgraded rear hub cost but my factory built Halo Mercurys cost me £195 (sale at Harry Hall Cycles). They don't have blingy bladed spokes but they are light and stiff so I can't complain!

Halo don't offer a deeper rim in white. I've seen others available from other manufacturers (aimed at the fixie market) but they were significantly heavier than the Mercurys.

ride_whenever

I did pm the gentleman about the halo wheels I built, if anyone wants info/something similar feel free to pm me!

Lagavulin

Loving the white seatpost, stem and spacers and rims. Thinking of having a white DTSwiss RR1850 - which I minced with a chain - re-built having bought a replacement for my Wilier but I'd probably need a white rimmed front (DT factory wheels are mental prices now :roll:).

leejdavies

Loving the look of this so far…

Bikes look great without the groupset on!

Anywho, Where did you manage to find some wet white spacers?

Thinking about getting the wet white stem (definitely am now) and would therefore obviously require matching spacers, and probably headset to boot.

Great work.

Almost as mad as ride_whenever's Inbred!

JesseD

UPDATE PLEASE :?:

ride_whenever

White spacers I got from the distributor, but I've got a few spare so pm me if you're interested in a few. I can measure how many I have tonight.

I've just ordered a force groupset, so the next update should be very soon!!!!! Need to chase up the green (and possibly some blue just in case) hudz and some blue cables.

ride_whenever

All finished:

ride_whenever

DHTT

Very Nice

tri-sexual

very pretty
strange choice of pedals, cranks would look nicer silver or white. everything else SUPERB

ride_whenever

Pedals a because i've got some top end sidi mtb shoes and want to have the same pedals across all my bikes. I'd have loved some green anodized cranks but finding a BB30 set was a bit of a nightmare!

tri-sexual

i know what you mean about matching pedals
its a shame CB no longer make road pedals
when i learnt that CB were stopping the manufacture of road pedals a couple years back i bought loads of them, the quattros are still some of the prettiest pedals around, looks like nothing else on the market and allows me to use mtb shoes on days where i need to do some walking.

if you are set on green cranks, get them sprayed at a car paint shop, shouldnt cost very much and you can colour match to the exacy shade you want.

JesseD

Very nice apart from something is bothering me about the side shots, from the front and the ariel shot of the bars it looks great but from the side I am not sure.

I think needs either white bar tape or a completely green saddle to balance it out a bit. I'd like the green touches like the green brakes and bottle cages, and dont spray the cranks as the carbon ties in the tyres and the brake/shifter levers.

Squillinossett

Speachless. Stunning colour scheme.

Really is a head turner

Lagavulin

Class! 8)

Bill-87

Oh my good god, that is something else. Well played. 8)

ride_whenever

I've been thinking... these in green to pick out the crank logos and turn them green...