Moving up from a CAAD9

macondo01

Built up my CAAD9 over the years - now has RS80's and ultegra. Still love it. However..

Lucky me I have come into a bit of cash and I have a big birthday next year - so I have means and an excuse!

My head says Supersix Evo ultegra with some ksyrium elites for £2k - green one - not seen it in the flesh though - so dont really know my reaction to it.

My heart says 'is this really your forever and ever bike?' buy a Colnago C59 and put a 10speed groupset on so you can use your old wheels.

What would you do?

holiver

Frame only and build from there using your existing stuff?

macondo01

Hi - frame set yes and use existing wheels and buy a new group set

letap73

If you bought the C59 would you not start hankering after a C60?

macondo01

Ha - I think a c59 would be plenty!

letap73

I do not think there is much between the evo himod frame and C59 in terms of quality of ride characteristics - they are both highly rated race framesets. The evo has a pressfit 30 bottom bracket and the C59 a 68mm English threaded bottom bracket. The C59 geometry is obviously different to evo geometry (more relaxed?).

macondo01

Thanks - I think I am swaying to the Evo. At least I know the geometry, it's the same as the caad9. The c59 is sloping' well at least the one I was looking at. Also in the accidental bike falling over scenario I'd be less terrified of the evo falling over!