Cannondale CAAD10

bikingjohn

This is my first road bike. Had limited budget at the beginning and couldn't afford a good carbon frame, so came the CAAD10.

I came from a 451 mini velo, so I spent quite a lot of km to get used to the geometry.

Changed the 440 wide bar to a 400 Ratio Tacto Carbon bar. Shimano 105 shifters are not the best ergo shape, so changed to SRAM Apex.

Got a real bargain SRAM S900 crankset and ditched the heavy FSA Gossamer. RS10 got swapped by Zonda, which is much stronger.

Lastly, the Merek full carbon saddle is trusted over the original Prologo Kappa saddle. That would be saved for selling my bike in the future.

Thanks for reading

vespario

Liking.
Thinking of ordering one. You seemed to have changed quite a Few bits from standard.

Did it not ride well?

Fatini999

I have one myself, it's brilliant!! althought i still need to cut the steerer

RideOnTime

hammer dammer jing jong...

bikingjohn

vespario wrote:

Liking.
Thinking of ordering one. You seemed to have changed quite a Few bits from standard.

Did it not ride well?

I'm more than happy with the current setup.

Actually the original parts are good enough. The changes I've made are more of fitting than performance enhancing.

Fitting:
-Handlebar (440->400)
-Shorter stem (100->90)
-Saddle (using my old saddle better shaped for my butt)
-SRAM shifters (more rounding ergo shape than 105); has to change derailleurs also.

Performance:
-Compact chainring (53/39 -> 50/34, better for varying graded roads)
-Wheels and tires (more responsive than the original RS10 and Lugano)
-Tacx jockey wheels w/ ceramic bearings (cheap upgrade, less noise than original wheels)
-KMC X10SL chain (less noise than 105 chain)

All things considered, it might be better to get CAAD10-4 Rival at the beginning.

But I could find very cheap SRAM Apex parts to replace the 105 shifters and derailleurs. I've just spend around usd$20 to change. The chainring was also cheap from Chain Reaction Cycles.

BikeSwan

Wow! For a first bike thats amazing! I was recently in the market for a road bike, and I was thinking of a CAAD10 (the Dura-Ace), I ended up going for a Supersix Evo 1. How does the CAAD10 ride? My Evo is super comfortable, so it would be nice to compare notes.

bikingjohn

BikeSwan wrote:

Wow! For a first bike thats amazing! I was recently in the market for a road bike, and I was thinking of a CAAD10 (the Dura-Ace), I ended up going for a Supersix Evo 1. How does the CAAD10 ride? My Evo is super comfortable, so it would be nice to compare notes.

Never rode a Evo. Wish I could get one

Comparing to carbon frame, the CAAD10 definitely feel harsh!

But when comparing to other aluminum frames, CAAD10 feels more composed and "cushioned".

bikingjohn

Updated my bike with American Classic 420 Aero 3 wheelset. Love it

smidsy

Very nice IF you lose the blue tyres

bikingjohn

smidsy wrote:

Very nice IF you lose the blue tyres

yep, but they were the only thing I got at the moment. New tires coming tho

smidsy

bikingjohn wrote:

smidsy wrote:

Very nice IF you lose the blue tyres

yep, but they were the only thing I got at the moment. New tires coming tho

OK...as long as they are not green!!!

Tyres are Black, the end.