Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

@Hulsroy approved headtube length

the "headtube larger than big ring" club

Is there a “head tube smaller than small sprocket” club?

maybe, i just re-built a friends 50cm supersix and the headtube is so short it's a nightmare to cable up

I have a 47cm caad10 slammed, and it was challenging. Some cable outers were too inflexible to work, so fell back on shimano outers.
Also having LH shifter - front brake euro style helped with the brake routing.

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Tried segmented outers? Might play nicer with the angles needed.

I've just re-cabled this one with the Jagwire elite link for this reason

Glad someone on the forum got this. Can’t wait for the finished build

I'll try than when I recable.
The shimano polymer cables helped alot, a bit more forgiving of sharper cable turns (although I don't know if this will affect durability)

Surly owners >>>

Why does it have to be so big??

Why does it have to be so big??

Maybe it's just really close...

Just waiting for a Chorus chainset and she’s finished :) looking for a nice 130 stem too.

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Very nice! Looks similar to the CAAD9 I had built up.

Thanks dude! You got a pic??

This was it during it's short lived life before some c*** drove into me and totalled it :(

Spotted at Jordan Cycles in Vevey. A Cannondale balance bike complete with teeny rigid Lefty fork. Nice.

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Quick Google shows its priced at £169.99

I expect @Howard has one on order.

299 CHFs in Vevey, confirming as usual that Switzerland is expensive.

Yes it does look it.

Has anyone had issues fitting 105 pedals to their Cannondale cranks?

I have a 2015 CAAD10 with Hollowgram Si cranks, and was running the bog standard R540 pedals on them since new. They were getting a bit beaten up so decided to get the 105 5800 crabon pedals as replacement, but I can't seem to get them on.

The few sets of junk spare pedals I have around all seem to go one fine, with a little bit of catching threads here and there, but the 105s won't go in more than about 2 mm before getting stuck.

Since they don't have a 15 mm nut, only an 8 mm hex slot, I don't want to force them on and end up unable to remove them at a later point.

Visually the threads in the crank arm look OK to me, but do they just wear down over time in such a way that a brand new pedal would cause issues?

Do the new pedals screw in to any other cranks without a fight?

You can always ask a LBS to retap the crank thread to ensure it's nice and clean for a small fees, check the pedals on other bike thought, new pedals can be stiff.

This would be a good way to ensure that you won't have issues with the pedals.

However, what I would do is copper slip and carefully screw in and out, if it screw in well the first couple of millmetres and look straight, you can keep going.