Cannondale cadd 8 or 10

bikeit65

Anyone here ride a Cannondale CAAD 8 or CAAD 10, i would like some info please.

porker33

There are quite a few owners on here....fire away!

bikeit65

I need some measurements from them to compare to my bike

porker33

Have you seen this?

These measurements are for the caad10....the geo for the 8 is elsewhere on the same site.

Click on "geo" on the left hand side for size and measurements.

http://www.cannondale.com/gbr/catalog/p ... egory/589/

singleton

caad 10 is one of the best Alu frames available. I got one a few months ago and I'm very happy with it so far.

They do appear to be a bit more stretched out than some bikes which meant that I was borderline on sizes. I ended up getting the larger frame and putting a shorter stem on it.

bikeit65

porker33 i seen those measurements, but i would like to know the full length of the head tube with the handlebars on the bike.
On the Cannondale site under geo it is the M one.
Singleton what size are you and what size bike did you get? what bike did you have beforehand

singleton

Bikeit65 wrote:

Singleton what size are you and what size bike did you get? what bike did you have beforehand

I'm about 6' and have a 33" inside leg for trousers. I tried a 54 and a 56. I bought the 56 and put a shorter (90mm) stem on it and I reckon it's just about perfect for me.

Last bike was a 2009 56 genesis flyer.

bikeit65

Singleton i'm 5ft 10" with a 30" inside leg and the guy at the local bike shop recommended a 56cm for me, he did not have any 56cm bikes in stock for me to try waiting on stock, he said that a 54cm would be way too small. :? :?

smidsy

54cm would not necessarily be way too small.

Dales fit big and you often need a size smaller than most other brands.

I am 5 10 and have a 54cm CAAD5. A 56cm would give me no stand over room at all and the stretch to the bars would be too long for me.

A 30" inside leg is not long either for a 54cm

Suggest you try both before deciding and parting with cash.

singleton

Bikeit65 wrote:

he said that a 54cm would be way too small. :? :?

Did you at least sit on the 54? If you have longer arms / torso than me then you may need the extra reach of the 56.

The guy in the bike shop who fitted me reckoned that I was an easy 56 until I sat on them, and then he reckoned I was borderline.

bikeit65

If it helps any my current bike is a Giant road bike in a size medium.

bikeit65

Ok i took some measurements from my current bike and compared them to the CAAD 10, size 54cms on here http://www.cannondale.com/gbr/catalog/p ... egory/476/

CAAD 10 Giant OCR 0
Size 54 Size M
A: 54.5 A: 54
B:52 B:51
E:40.8 E:40.8
G:26.8 E:27.5
H:97.8 E:98
J:78.5 J:79.5
L:58 L:58.5
M:14 M:14.5 with handle bars fitted 22cms.

Its looking like a size 54cm bike would fit me better or else i have been riding the wrong size Giant bike for years.

singleton

Bikeit65 wrote:

Its looking like a size 54cm bike would fit me better or else i have been riding the wrong size Giant bike for years.

Certainly looks like you ought to try one.