Acliff’s all element stable - Carbon, Titanium, Aluminium, Steel

Glad to see they leveled the handlebars

Was going for the bike brochure handlebar angle

Thats awesome .. you could get one of those kalloy uno stems off ebay they are 115g and just £15; lighter/better tyres too

Any recommendations on lighter/better tyres? I was thinking of GP4000s, which are better but not really much lighter.

Build so far:

Cannondale Caad 10 48mm
Ritchey WCS carbon evocurve
Cannondale c2 seatpost
Pro PLT -10 degree stem 90mm
Duraace 7900 shifters, FD, RD, brakes
FSA slk light carbon compact bb30 crankset
Duraace 11-28 cassette
Ultegra chain
Arione R3 saddle
Zipp team csc Alu wheels
Gatorskins 23mm (to be replaced by gp4000 when they wear out)
Planet X lightweight inner tubes
60g Zipp aero skewers
Bontrager XXX bottle cages x 2
Jagwire road pro cables
Look keo 2 max carbon pedals

It's probably best to stop there, otherwise you're in weight weenies territory cutting as much grams as much as humanely possible while you still weight the same as before.

lose weight on your body, you'll get a significant performance boost than a slightly lighter stem.

Fuck Scoble, don't listen to his boring, sensible advice.

Schwalbe Ultremo ZX are well respected for lightweight tyres, and roll fast. Whack some latex inner tubes in there and you'll lose a pretty respectable ~150-200g

Cutting weight on the bike means I can eat more mince pies...
I could probably afford to lose double what this bike weighs, a long hard winter of cycling awaits!

The Ultremos look a bit gash though.
The vittoria Diamante pro light seems light at 170g with a puncture belt (how effective it is, I have no idea)

Schwalbe One have replaced Ultremo .. I am currently using a pair of 25c since last couple of thousand miles perfectly good tyres; light; roll nice; grippy and I've had 2 punctures both pinch flats due to wrong air pressure .. tubeless compatible too if you are into that sort of thing

Hi Acliff,
I like the frame / build. I'm actually looking to buy a Caad 10 frameset myself. I'm trying to work out where I fall in their sizing 48cm/50cm. You couldn't give me a measurement from the centre of the BB to the saddle rails (nice arione too.)? My quandry is the distributors are not getting 48's in this year...........

Vittoria Open Corsa's are light and fucking wicked

@bmxconan,

http://www.cannondale.com/nam_en/2012-caad10-1-dura-ace-20093

Geometry as above.
bB to top tube is 46cm, I have short legs so not much seatpost.

I had some open corsas, lovely ride, loads of punctures! Maybe the new generation are nicer?

Whatever you do, please ritually burn the gators with fire as a sacrifice to the God of Grip, so that he may bless all other tyres with superior grip - which, let's face it, is merely some grip - after replacing them.

And in 25mm too.

I did about 3-4k miles on my pair of corsas this year and only punctured once when I couldn't resist my commute on it on a beautiful morning mid-summer. They do cut up a touch more than others but for me that's only been superficial. With a set of latex tubes they really do bring a decent set of wheels to life. The grip in cornering is incredible. Took them to the limit going down the Stelvio in June and couldn't wipe the grin off my face for ages.

Open corsas seem a good price here, but only in white-black or blue-black.
http://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-open-corsa-evo-cx-ii-folding-tyre-pair-53681.html

GP4000s are about £60 a pair and seems the sensible option.

Michelin pro 4 comp seems good value at the moment, but only comes in 23mm

If you're gonna get corsas I'd recommend the 25mm versions.

Or, if you want 23s this is a decent deal:

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-tyres/schwalbe-one-folding-clincher-tyre-twin-pack-with-2-free-tubes-700-x-23c/11021019.html

Nice and icy for the first short ride out, so far seems a lot more comfy than my Steel Argos (though not hard with its straight aero steel forks, Thomson inline seatpost and fizik tape)

Will get some 25mm tyres, GP4000s or Schwalbe Ones, but not before colour matching the bottle cages, which obviously more important.

Got some superstar pave 28 (23mm clinchers) and gp4000s and the ride is nice and comfy.

However, I noticed that the front fork clearance is zero. I have to deflate to 65-70psi or the tyre rubs on the fork crown.

Is this supposed to happen? I was reading that people were getting mudguards and 28 tyres in a CAAD 10, I can barely fit a sheet of paper.

I suppose the solution would be a 23mm tyre at the front?

The Ultremos look a bit gash though.
The vittoria Diamante pro light seems light at 170g with a puncture belt (how effective it is, I have no idea)

They're nice tyres, however they don't have what you or I would refer to as puncture resistance - the closest thing I can describe their level of toughness as would be "equivalent to surface tension".

Currently in Normandy cycling around on frosty roads full of gravel so we shall see how they hold up.

The gp4000s seem a lot bigger than 25s on my 23mm rims, might be contributing to my clearance woes. I've bought some adhesive floor protector so I can cut it down and stick it in the top of the dropout for some safety until I ca find as more permanent solution.

Very odd, 28mm is usually the max size, so 25mm with mudguard is on the theshold.

Not heard of one where it rub on the fork crown, especially as they're quite wide internally.

How old is the bike again?

1. The more I read, it appears that gp4000 25s are wider than advertised and with wide rims it can get to 28+.
   
   

Any negatives of running different size tyres front and back?

None, really. Conti even sell a mismatched set (Force and Attack or some such nonsense).