YAC10 (Yet Another CAAD 10)

itsnotarace
itsnotarace Posts: 518
edited February 2013 in Your road bikes
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CAAD 10 build by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

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CAAD 10 build by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

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CAAD 10 build by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

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  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
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    CAAD 10 build by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

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    CAAD 10 build by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

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    CAAD 10 build by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

    Build as follows

    CAAD10-1 52cm anodised black
    Dura Ace 7900
    KMC X10 SL chain
    TRP 979 EQ brakes
    Corima Cork pads
    Zipp 303 Tubular (Beyond Black decals awaiting application)
    Veloflex Carbon 22mm
    Vittoria Extenders
    Arundel Mandible Matt bottle cages
    Thomson Masterpiece seatpost
    Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbino
    Zipp Service Course CSL SSR bars in Beyond Black
    Fizik Microtex
    Currently Cannondale stem (Zipp SC Beyond Black stem on backorder)
    Currently FSA SL-K light BB30 cranks (Cannondale SISL black anodised cranks on backorder)
    Look Keo Blade 12nm
    Campag Record Headset awaiting fitment
    Ti bolts

    Weight as pictured 6.39Kg / 14.08 lbs

    There are some bigger pics on Flickr.

    Build still incomplete but took her out for her maiden 100k today and I'm not disappointed. Every bit of effort you put into the pedals makes the bike shoot off like an arrow. Steering / tracking downhill is not quite as precise as my CAAD9 but I think that's down to the 3T fork on the 9.... I probably just need to get used to the 10. Comfort is about the same - never harsh but really planted and acceleration is even better - probably due to the lower weight. The brakes are something else - supremely powerful and modulation is in a totally different league.
  • BBH
    BBH Posts: 476
    that my friend is AWESOME!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    You have given me some inspiration for my caad10 - my wife will not be pleased :wink::wink:
    2012 Scott Foil 10 (Shimano dura ace) - in progress
    2011 Cervelo S2 (SRAM Red/Force)
    2011 Cannondale Caad 10 (Shimano 105)

    "Hills Hurt, Couches Kill!!"
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  • hairyleg
    hairyleg Posts: 134
    Nice bike enjoy
    This is not a race!!!!But I'm winning
    Canyon cf
    Cannondale caadx 9
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    those brakes are sexy.
  • Fatini999
    Fatini999 Posts: 66
    stunning, wish my caad10 had all that lush kit
  • baldwin471
    baldwin471 Posts: 366
    Very pretty, very light too.
  • El Diego
    El Diego Posts: 440
    That isn't just 'yet another CAAD 10', that is a fine fine example. Enjoy!

    I'm absolutely loving mine and it's bog standard with 105, I can't wait to feel how it rides when I put some nice wheels and tyres on.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    i'm not into stealth bikes, but you cant help but admire the spec you have assembled here
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  • jazgill
    jazgill Posts: 98
    Very nice
  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    What an absolute cracker!
    FCN 3 / 4
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    nice one, good pics. :D
  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    omg! getting credit card out now!
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Wow. Them brakes need their own thread!

    Very, very nice.
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    I can't remember the standard CAAD10 DA I test ridden looking that good.

    Very nice indeed, enjoy!
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Thanks for all the positive comments :D I'm itching to get the cranks and stem in to complete the build, there's nothing wrong with the FSA cranks whatsoever and they are plenty stiff enough but aesthetically it's like having a splinter in my finger that I just can't get out :x

    I didn't have a target weight in mind when planning it all out but it's turned out pleasantly light - in fact on hills on my usual route I am finding I was climbing 2 or 3 gears higher than I usually would on my CAAD9 which is 6.8Kg . Will have to wait and see what the cranks do to the overall weight and if it brings it down another 100g+ I may consider going for a Recon cassette and some Powercordz cables to try and get it down below 6kg :twisted:

    I absolutely love the Zipp super short reach bars but they are relatively heavy at 258g so could easily save another 70 or 80g there by swapping to carbon. Will have to wait and see if Zipp bring out SSR in the carbon bar range in the future
  • skooter
    skooter Posts: 264
    Stunning is all I can say... :wink:
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Quick shot with my mates Canyon 8)

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    Bike porn by deliciouscaek, on Flickr
  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    what a beaut!!
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Love it love it love it :D
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  • donkykong
    donkykong Posts: 160
    top totty machine, nice pics
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Few winter upgrades & part swap out / maintenance

    Praxis chainrings, well because they are black and aesthetically pleasing. They also saved 38 grams over the stock FSA item. Front shifting is very sweet. Apologies for the poor quality instagram photo

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    Beyond Black decals, for same reason

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    DSC_1273a by deliciouscaek, on Flickr

    New wheels, thanks to a great deal I couldn't refuse

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    Current weight is 6.89 Kg with the Kysriums, GSC10 and K Edge Garmin mount.

    Am considering new cockpit, as much as I love the super short reach Zipp bars for some reason they give me shoulder pain after about 3hrs in the saddle with a lot of that in the drops and I think it's the shallow inner bend. The only other alternative would be a more ergonomic bar and I quite fancy the shape of the new Deda Superleggera

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    http://www.dedaelementi.com/index.php?p ... 90&lang=en

    The fact that it's also available in ghosted black finish sort of sweetens it a little. But Deda then wouldn't match the rest of the cockpit so that would need changing... it never ends.... :lol:
  • errorist
    errorist Posts: 169
    Best looking Caad 10 I've ever seen!
  • paulhino
    paulhino Posts: 32
    That is one fine bike.
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Cheers
  • maxlite
    maxlite Posts: 293
    Great bike....lovely finish, wheels brakes the lot, except I've never liked the set back Thomson posts, just not a natural line from the seat post.
    Cervelo R5
    Cinelli Saetta
    Giant XTC
    Raleigh Classic
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Thanks, yeah I swapped back to the stock Cannondale C2 seatpost a while back after it slipped on a couple of rides despite being torqued up to spec. The C2 is indeed straight so looks better. The Thomson has gone back on my CAAD9 and no problems with slippage on that :?

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