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CAAD12 Dura Ace Disc

poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
edited September 2018 in Your road bikes
Here it is, my new Purple Disco Machine:

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Frame: 52cm CAAD12 Disc
Bars: Zipp SL-70 38cm
Stem: Deda 120mm
Seat: Specialized Power
Groupset: Dura Ace Disc 9100 (9170?) throughout bar the cranks
Cranks: Cannondale SI 172.5
Pedals: Look Keo Blade 2 Team Edition
Wheels: Hollowgram Tubeless Carbon, 35mm
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One Tubeless
Accessories: PowerPod, Wahoo Elemnt Bolt, Specialized SWAT roll, Lizard Skins DSP 3.2mm tape
Weight: Haven't weighed it, I'm too heavy to bother!

Quick, pretty paintjob, light!
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  • supermurph09supermurph09 Posts: 2,471
    Nice, very nice.
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  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Love the CAADs, still the benchmark for lightweight/ performance
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • vespariovespario Posts: 228
    Lovely looking bike.
  • shirley_bassoshirley_basso Posts: 5,771
    More pics pls
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,900
    Looks a lot nicer than my 105 version (boring matt black)
  • MatthewfalleMatthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    rocking that. top het.

    be better once you have cut the rubbish off the top of the stem.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    rocking that. top het.

    be better once you have cut the rubbish off the top of the stem.

    Stupid top cap is 25mm, so I've ordered a 5mm slam that stem job and some hope spacers in purple - 15mm below, 5mm on top, bosh. Much cleaner.
  • craigus89craigus89 Posts: 887
    That is lovely, some better pics needed!
  • MatthewfalleMatthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    rocking that. top het.

    be better once you have cut the rubbish off the top of the stem.

    Stupid top cap is 25mm, so I've ordered a 5mm slam that stem job and some hope spacers in purple - 15mm below, 5mm on top, bosh. Much cleaner.

    why are you putting a 5mm on top? just get the steerer cut properly and you won't need it to be able to pre-load.

    just amateurish/lazy otherwise.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    rocking that. top het.

    be better once you have cut the rubbish off the top of the stem.

    Stupid top cap is 25mm, so I've ordered a 5mm slam that stem job and some hope spacers in purple - 15mm below, 5mm on top, bosh. Much cleaner.

    why are you putting a 5mm on top? just get the steerer cut properly and you won't need it to be able to pre-load.

    just amateurish/lazy otherwise.

    Well....this lazy amateur will be keeping 5mm on top.
  • MatthewfalleMatthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    oh well.......
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Dont forget you've got that massive conical 10mm spacer below as well so plenty of wiggle room
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Dont forget you've got that massive conical 10mm spacer below as well so plenty of wiggle room

    25mm now with this new carbon one(!), so it's sitting on that for the moment until the slamthatstem 5mm one arrives - will play with the position a little over the next couple of weeks then chop it down.
  • shirley_bassoshirley_basso Posts: 5,771
    Can you not just put some more nice pics up please?
  • Vino'sGhostVino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    that is a tasty looking bike (or it will be when youve hacked off the waste bits?
  • coops1967coops1967 Posts: 99
    Get a 17 deg stem so it sits flat/horizontal like the bike's top tube - Thomson X2 say.

    Very pretty bike...
  • siddy1972siddy1972 Posts: 179
    Really nice. Love these in this colour. Have you taken off the cone cap yet? On the Supersix, there’s a slammed one underneath the tall one, like a two piece job, you may not need a new cap!
  • angry_birdangry_bird Posts: 3,785
    Lovely. Really like these, considering getting one to go with my rim brake one, just because I like the bike and colour so much.
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  • poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
    Right you lot, the fork chimney has been cut! Photos to follow after the weekend - running 15mm of spacer under the stem now so it's prettyyy low, but not quite slammed. I'm flexible enough for it now but I'll be keeping this one for a long time and I'm future proofing!
  • poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
    siddy1972 wrote:
    Really nice. Love these in this colour. Have you taken off the cone cap yet? On the Supersix, there’s a slammed one underneath the tall one, like a two piece job, you may not need a new cap!

    Took it off, no slammed one, bought one, then checked again and there it was, wedged right in there. Gutted!
  • pnevpnev Posts: 236
    Love it, de-sticker the wheels and that will take it to the next level :wink:
  • creampiecreampie Posts: 19
    How are you getting on with the BB30a, is it creaking yet, because it will do. I love mine but have paid top bucks for a C-Bear B/B and still the creaking persists, do not plan on buying another press fit or push fit in the near future, shame really coz its a lovely bike .
  • angry_birdangry_bird Posts: 3,785
    creampie wrote:
    How are you getting on with the BB30a, is it creaking yet, because it will do. I love mine but have paid top bucks for a C-Bear B/B and still the creaking persists, do not plan on buying another press fit or push fit in the near future, shame really coz its a lovely bike .

    6000+ miles on mine and it’s the BB hasn’t creaked yet. Maybe it’s user error?
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  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Angry Bird wrote:
    creampie wrote:
    How are you getting on with the BB30a, is it creaking yet, because it will do. I love mine but have paid top bucks for a C-Bear B/B and still the creaking persists, do not plan on buying another press fit or push fit in the near future, shame really coz its a lovely bike .

    6000+ miles on mine and it’s the BB hasn’t creaked yet. Maybe it’s user error?

    10,000+ miles on mine, original bearings. No problems.
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  • Captain FagorCaptain Fagor Posts: 739
    Another nod of approval for the colour scheme.
  • poptart242poptart242 Posts: 531
    creampie wrote:
    How are you getting on with the BB30a, is it creaking yet, because it will do. I love mine but have paid top bucks for a C-Bear B/B and still the creaking persists, do not plan on buying another press fit or push fit in the near future, shame really coz its a lovely bike .

    Sorry to hear your woes. Touch wood no issues in the first 1k miles. I've owned a couple of other Cannondales in the past as well as other PF bikes and luckily no problems in that area.
  • CitizenLeeCitizenLee Posts: 2,227
    It's now after the weekend, time to come good on your promise of more photos ;)
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  • Vino'sGhostVino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    creampie wrote:
    How are you getting on with the BB30a, is it creaking yet, because it will do. I love mine but have paid top bucks for a C-Bear B/B and still the creaking persists, do not plan on buying another press fit or push fit in the near future, shame really coz its a lovely bike .


    Ive had cannondales with press fit bb for over 15 years now and not one of them has creaked. (Apart from when the bearings have or are about to give up the ghost.)

    But then again i've always built mine from scratch properly and maybe ive been lucky too. Yes i use them, yes i jet wash my bikes to clean them, no it doesnt ruin them.

    id heard good things about the cbear BB so im surprised you have problems. Good news is that the Wheelsmfg pf30A is now available and should work on your frame. The Wheels ones dont even require a tight fit into the frame and can be installed easily at home. As with all BB its important that the surfaces that the BB, Cups or Bearings press into are clean and free of lumps or damage (or it will creak) Obviously if the frame is way out then theres always going to be torsional forces that lead to energy loss in the form of noise.
  • Vino'sGhostVino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    i saw one of these in the wild on Sunday, the colour looked awesome in the sun.
  • Captain FagorCaptain Fagor Posts: 739
    Some nice pics of a similar bike here...

    https://weightweenies.starbike.com/foru ... p?t=147296

    ...although the story of how a conker falling from a tree damaged the top tube of its CAAD12 predecessor is odd and concerning in equal measure.
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