Cannondale CAAD with added green

John Clark1

Any chance of a decent piccie with the new wheels?

RubbishCyclist

John Clark1 wrote:

Any chance of a decent piccie with the new wheels?

I've taken the wheels off now for winter and put some r501s on but the thread below has pictures of the wheels as I built them, hope this helps.

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RubbishCyclist

Gazzaputt wrote:

Love to know how you got the mudguards to fit.

I have SKS Chromoplastics and finding there is not enough room under the brake bridge.

Did you need to make and modifications to get them to fit?

I had to cut the front one down as it just wouldn't fit under the forks. I had to make a bracket that fitted into the hole where the caliper bolt inserts. The rear fitted fine but I much prefer the crud road racers I've got on it now, much lighter and easier to fit. I haven't unfortunately got any pictures to help I'm afraid

Gazzaputt

RubbishCyclist wrote:

Gazzaputt wrote:

Love to know how you got the mudguards to fit.

I have SKS Chromoplastics and finding there is not enough room under the brake bridge.

Did you need to make and modifications to get them to fit?

I had to cut the front one down as it just wouldn't fit under the forks. I had to make a bracket that fitted into the hole where the caliper bolt inserts. The rear fitted fine but I much prefer the crud road racers I've got on it now, much lighter and easier to fit. I haven't unfortunately got any pictures to help I'm afraid

Were they Chromoplastics you fitted?

secretsam

gimmesomeroom wrote:

RubbishCyclist wrote:

gimmesomeroom wrote:

Hello mate.

I've got the CAAD8 too! It's a quality bike isn't it!? Totally agree with you on the wheel upgrade - the Maddux rims that came with were poor, the rear wheel buckled after 3 months. I went for the Askiums on mine and the performance massively improved (not that it was bad in the first place). Have the 105 upgrades made much difference?

I still have all the factory stuff on mine and love, and still love the look of it and didn't think it could be improved. However, yours has completely changed my view - it looks fantastic, good work fella! I love the little touches like the green and white cabling. You've given me food for thought!

Thanks mate....yeh great bike i love riding it very smooth and agile. The maddux rims are dreadful aren't they? I was looking at aksiums too but found the shimanos for a good price. They've massively changed the feel of the bike, very similar to aksiums so i guess yours feels the same. Changing the cabling was very cheap, maybe 15 quid all in. The cranked was a bargain off the forums and does not flex. I found i was flexing the original chainset a bit when going up hills. Can't say the 105 has made a huge difference. Maybe slightly better changes but the tiara stuff is very good anyway.

Like you, I found a good price on the Askiums, so I thought why not! Funny you say that about the cranks, been having a bit of jip with mine. Always thought it was my gear selection - going up hills too high, but maybe not. I read someone that Cannondale recalled aload of cranks with a certain code sometime last year, mine weren't of that particular code though.

Anyways, lovely bike mate!

LOL used to have a CAAD8, like you I changed the wheels - Fulcrum R7s in my case!