good price?

met
met Posts: 24
edited April 2012 in Road buying advice
Cannondale CAAD8 105

2010

£799

No idea what a 2010 bike should be discounted by. Is this a good deal?

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  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    Pauls cycles were/are selling the CAAD10 105 (2011) for about £1050. So the CAAD 8 doesnt really look amazing value.
  • met
    met Posts: 24
    hmmmm..... whats the difference?

    Unfortunately I've already 'stretched' my budget from £500 to £800 :roll:

    £1000+ opens up a wole new can of worms!!!! :lol:
  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    A better frame I guess (probably some other things aswell)

    Pauls also has the cadd 8 for £799 but its the 2011 version. I guess it will have the newer 105 components with the hidden brake cables, as opposed to the 2010?
  • Squillinossett
    Squillinossett Posts: 1,678
    Not bad for the money either

    http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 7b0s6p3598
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    If your budget was £500 I'd go with the Caad8 Sora at Paul's Cycles ... There are people paying £500 for a Chines knock off ... You do the math ...

    Good quality frame with components that do a job ... Leaves you money for decent kit to help you enjoy the bike ...

    The more you spend the more you'll expect and human nature is never satisfied so going for the option where you know you got what you paid for just leaves you to get on with turning the pedals ...
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Met wrote:
    hmmmm..... whats the difference?

    Different grade aluminium frame with more butting on the 10. Full carbon fork on the 10 as opposed to alue steerer on the 8. About 300 grams difference in weight, majority of that is the caad8 fork which is a boat anchor.
  • woo1
    woo1 Posts: 51
    Try Start Fitness, more renowned for running gear but they do bikes and you can also get 10% extra using TRACKB2011.

    I purchased CAAD10 105 for £998 +10% off - Bargain !! It was the last one though, sorry.

    2011 cycles are limited on sizes but currently you can get Cannondale Synapse Tiagra 2011 (56) for £584.10

    Check it out
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    styxd wrote:
    A better frame I guess (probably some other things aswell)

    Pauls also has the cadd 8 for £799 but its the 2011 version. I guess it will have the newer 105 components with the hidden brake cables, as opposed to the 2010?


    2010 CAAD8 also has hour glass stays the 2011 does not. A shame I think.
    Yellow is the new Black.

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