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I think optimo refers to the specific aluminium they were made of, and only came out with the caad 7.
Correct that a 5 can’t be an optimo.
7’s less old, and I assume maybe lighter? And prob some other design tweaks and hence I’d pay more for a 7.
My dream frame would be a sparkly blue 54cm caad7 optimo.
What they’re worth purely based on condition, paint scheme and how bad you want it. I’d pay a decent amount for the above. But you could prob get an average one for £100? Maybe less.
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You can easily spot the difference by the gear cable stops. CAAD5 has gear cable stops on the downtube, CAAD7 has them on the headtube. Yeah Optimo a bit lighter. Otherwise very similar frames. Wait for a 7
£250-300 for the frameset. People will ask more but they rarely sell for more than that.
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reader's 5 for reference;
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I think it has been asked before (maybe even by myself lul) but i cannot find it:
The bordeaux Saecos of which a CAAD 5 and a CAAD 7 exist:
caad7 has OPTIMO on the seat tube and caad 5 has CAAD5 on seat tube, right?
Theres no way a caad 5 has optimo written on it?
what are the differences (except 7 is rarer than 5)?
what would be your estimated price for a 5/7 frameset including OG fork and good shape?
Many thanks guys 💝