Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

Considering 380eur is £270... I'd say its a bargain.

This would be 280 pounds though. The price above is Euro. Sellers says this has a few paint scratches as well. It comes with press fit BSA adapter and headset. Not sure really. Have an old CAAD3 Saeco edition which is still super stiff and paintjob still in good condition. Are there huge differences in weight and stiffness from CAAD3 up to CAAD10?

just do it

Can't wait to add my 48cm CAAD10 to the mix here. Tiny bikes FTW. Interestingly I think Cannondale are one of a small minority of good frame builders who make bikes for small people which is why you see a lot of small ones.

Not on big ring, steerer needs cutting, shiny bar tape, long legs, short arms, front cable mess, etc etc

The reach is decent on the smaller model, a lots of manufacturer tend to be lazy and not fix that (resulting in the reach feel as long as the bigger model, Specialized is a prime example of this).

Trek is also very good at this, so is Canyon.

Best thing about the Cannondale is that the women CAAD10 can also fit very well without compromising the race geometry (44cm is even smaller).

I think my next trade up will actually be the womens supersix evo. The geo looks perfect for me.

It's nearly 10mm shorter than the smallest men one, a significant difference.

yeah, the issue I have is reach though, ideally I should have an 80mm stem on the current set up but I tried it and it changed the handling too much. It went from precise to skitish, getting out the saddle made it worse too. That is why I have the inline post and a saddle so far forward. Being short makes it really hard to choose bikes

I'm currently looking at buying either a CAAD 10 or a Trek Emonda sl6. Both ultegra spec. Do you think the alu CAAD frame can stack up to an OCLV 500 emonda?

Go to Evans, test ride them both, and choose to your heart content (while buying elsewhere obviously).

You're asking people in the Cannondale aficionados topic whether you should go for a Trek.

I wanted to hear from some people who know their cannondales if the alu CAAD 10 frame is a carbon contender.

I actually work part time in evans, so I'm lucky enough to get the bike at trade cost. I like the more aggressive geometry of the CAAD 10, but the emonda is a real comfy ride and a lighter bike.

Has anyone got a Synapse with wide rims? Just wondering what's the widest rim/tyre combo you could get in there.

I was in the RVV museum on monday and looking at Terpstra's SWorks Roubaix with the 303's and a 30/28mm front/back tyre combo looked comfy as a motherfucker for rough roads.

Suspect the limiting factor on the synapse is the caliper rather than the frame itself.

Just a guess tho.

Love the older Supersixes, they look smashing built up

No, you're right, the pads doesn't sit as low as the custom Peter Sagan one sadly;

In my opinion, it not only contends with, but beats a large sector of carbon bikes.
I'm biased because I love mine, but I know it won't put a foot wrong regardless of what idiotic thing I present it. I can only let it down.
Mine has been across most terrain, and used in racing , time trialling, commuting, accidental CX, sportives, micro-touring, audax and I think that's it. But that is also just about all the disciplines I can think of.
It is stiff as hell, but never uncomfortable, and so planted in the corners.
I've never ridden the trek, but compared to the giant propel I've ridden a fair bit, I know which I prefer.

In my opinion, it not only contends with, but beats a large sector of carbon bikes.

1+ I would says it beat a lots of similar carbon bike within the price range.

Beaut, looks quite similar to mine. What sort of body dimensions are you, out of interest?

A mates selling this for £1400 if anyone is keen? 56, 3500 dry miles.

56, 3500 dry miles.
That's a lot of miles.

Thanks mate, I am 6ft on the dot. There is indeed alot of seat post showing with layback and I'm looking to get a 110 stem on there soon but it feels absolutely on point (for a 54cm!!) why do you ask?

Only because I was in the same situation with a 60cm bike, and when I moved up to a 63cm frame it was more comfortable. Admittedly it depends on the body shape, but on paper I'm probably more suited to the smaller frame since my legs are longer than my torso, but I just found that the drop from the saddle was agonising for my back and I just looked sort of odd on the bike. Whatever works though!

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that does look excellent to be fair