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I sold my CAAD7 last week with plans of getting something more suitable for grim winter roads, but then this came up locally, which is mostly in good nick considering it’s probably older than I am and overall looked too tasty to pass up. I dig the blue fades, the profiled seatstays, the fastback seat cluster and the 80s Adidas-esque font naming a brand about whom no information exists online!
A close-clearance road frame that might just clear 28s (but will probably require 23s under the PDWs that I’m still looking for) and needs the tyre deflating to remove the rear wheel is obviously a questionable choice for a winter road bike, but I’ll have a go at making it work and documenting the process. Some dreadful hoarding over the last 2 years has left me with various build options and I’m hoping to crowdsource some opinions.
Option 1 is full MGOOF with 105 R7000 and black finishing kit. Pros include compact gearing, 3 choices of wheelset (the one pictured, black anodised box section and 50mm carbon) and the fact it already has a black headset fitted (which appears to be in some way shimmed 😬). Con is that modern Shimano maybe doesn’t always look great on skinny steel?
Option 2 is a vintage vibe with Chorus 10 speed and silver bits to match. The obvious con is that I’ll be labouring up hills with 53/39 12/26, while this also gives one fewer wheelset option. The pro is that it might look cool.
Option 3 is some hybrid of the above. Contained within all this are various choices of bars, stems, seatposts and tyres, but those are best left for another day.