Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

I've got some new red22 ones 53/39 you can have for £60 if you want morgan, for that uniform look, but I agree with howard, the darker force22 ones would look better

That's really kind of you, but my first priority at the moment is getting a frame which isn't going to fall apart on me...

Ah yeah, forgot about that

Did your frame disintegrate? You don't have much luck with bikes.

Dammit bent the CT2s with his mega-fatness tho

Good work

^^CX fork?

Joined the club over the holidays. Not had much chance to ride it yet, steerer will get trimmed eventually. Internal battery is on the cards in the new year

Nah, that's just the way they look in smaller sizes. Headtube angle goes a bit funny.

I think looking at this build, I'm going to buy a CAAD10 and switch my Hollowgrams on to it. s'gunna be good.

Looks classy Too Tall Tim - well proportioned for someone that's too tall...

His torso and each limb of his body is proportionately too tall

I too just joined the Cannondale club, my first road bike, my first cannondale. I got a relatively basic CAAD8 Sora in 54cm. I can't wait to ride it. Soon as this snow gets a move on and clears off i'll be out riding. Thats for sure. Shame i didn't bring my shoes back home for the holidays. I guess trainers and cheap cages it is!

With this being my first road bike, are there any essential things i should buy? Gears and brakes are a mystery to me. What sort of maintenance do they need?

Just wipe the chain down with a rag after soggy rides.

Some full length mudguards like roadracers or PDW will work hard to keep it running sweetly over the winter and leave you little to do.

Bracing myself for severe dislike

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Garish tape, but i like it!

Thanks! Should I go back to black on the tape?

Personally i think it looks good! It won't be to everyone's taste though!

Bit too matchy matchy for me, but it's a hell of a bike.

Take that fucking GoPro off, for one.

Shit! You weren't supposed to see the go pro. I was making a sufferfest type video.

Thanks for feedback though

I don't like the cranks, but I do like the tape.

It's nicer than any/all of my bikes though so 9/10, would anonymously pass comment on again.

I'm sure tester will quantify it, but I would guess that the drag of the GoPro will more than cancel out the aerodynamics of the wheels...

Still, you're probably riding a bike that it would be tremendously difficult and ludicrously expensive to improve upon, performance-wise.

I have 50mm deep carbon wheels, and a rack.

Therefore, I feel no shame about putting the Go-Pro which I received for Christmas on my handlebars today.

I think it looks great.

You need to re-do the photo though, with the chain on the big chain ring (and without the go pro).

I'll redo the picture tomorrow, you're definitely right.

To be fair the go pro has spent approximately 2% of the bikes life attached

Appreciating the feedback