Sensom's CAAD10 Black Inc.

Well he was pretty skeptical when I dropped it at the shop, but called C-dale, Shimano and Praxis to find out if it could be done. The sleeve that passes through has holes in it, but they were situated in the wrong place once the bb was pressed in.

The only way he was able to run it with the cabling coming through unfettered was to put the BB in reverse, which is obviously ill advised. He admitted defeat, and I sprung for a Wheels Manufacturing adaptor instead. It actually works a treat and there's no creaking. Sent the Praxis back for a refund.

There's one option out there made by Hawk Racing which would apparently eliminate this issue, so they're worth a go if anyones facing the same bullshit.

Ninja bike is awesome! Good work @sensom and @croft!

Let me know if you're ever this side of the pond so we can do Epping rides!

Ill be back in 3 and a half weeks Caz. ALL THE EPPING RIDES.

Cheers @Cazakstan. Well up for some riding now that I have a bike with brakes. Hope the weather's not too shit when I get back!

Interesting. I guess the wiring comes out of the down tube and through the bottom / top of the the BB shell then through the chainstay?

I was planning on using BB30 cranks, so I guess I shouldn't come up against this.

Cool! We can do some weekend rides too maybe, maximise the daylight!

Looks awesome! My caad 10 frame has arrived, so looking forward to building it up.

Thanks man. Lets have a look at yours then (wherp)?

Oh matron! Shall take some pics

A quick camera pic with wheels for size comparison.

Bloody hell, that really is small. I bet it weighs bugger all @Acliff?

It does, and if it's the same as mine (internal group), the wiring needs to come from the battery in the seat post too.

If you're using BB30 cranks you shouldn't have an issue but I think you still need to isolate the wiring from the spindle.

Tell us about your weekend ride and post the photo mate...

I still don't own an SLR, and have rather enjoyed riding it than finding time to get proper pictures taken - but here's a decent one from Saturday's Rapha ride.

Yes I'm aware the logo's aren't lined up right on both wheels. Rolled up to the Rapha store a bit late, with no water bottles - but they had these bad boys with a red accent on which just happens to be a great match with the bits of red on the frame/saddle.

It's basically far, far faster than anything I've ever ridden by a very comfortable margin. Hit some pretty steep gradients with ease, and on the highway schleps, it just kept steaming ahead. No issues with the Di2 shifting, as prescribed. There were a few clinking noises here and there some time after shifts, but nothing worrying. So happy I went for the Attacks, too. Just can't wait to get on it again and keep eating up the miles.

I haven't stripped it down to bare frame yet, but I think it is just over the 1kg mark.
Bought a duraace group set and bits from a stripped caad10 no less, looking forward to building it up. I'm putting an FSA bb30 crank, so shouldn't have figment issues.
Have ritchey wcs bars on the way, need to get some pedals and an arione and I think I have most the bits i need.

Loving all the caad 10 builds, I wondered how long it would be until aluminium frames were taken seriously again. Always admired the Principia frames from around 2000/2004, though never owned one.

Are people moving away from bb30 because of fitment / creaking/ dirt & moisture ingress issues?
As a mechanic I get most bikes with bb30 coming back with issues.

I think aluminium has always been taken seriously by those who want a light, efficient and cost-effective frameset for crit racing.

BB30 - if you mean consumers - most people want a crank that matches their group, and if they don't, for £500 a pair of hollowgrams is a difficult sell and an FSA crank is...well, not exactly jewelry.

Do you mean manufacturers? If so the move to PF30 is mostly driven by cost saving. PF30 demands less exacting manufacturing tolerances. Other approaches like BBRight give frame builders more scope for crazy chainstay designs at the expense of a wider q-factor.

bb90 ftw

Makes all the difference on the procommute :)

ikr!

Sounds tasty man - good luck with the build. You got a thread going?

So pretty much the final piece of the puzzle (for now) arrived in the post. Though, the eagle-eyed bike nerd may spot the error in the order...

Either way, these little chuffers will keep water and dirt out of the Di2 cabling holes. I have no idea why they don't provide these with the group, other than the fact that there's two different hole sizes. I imagine fitting these will be quite cathartic!

If you are in London I've some spare ones that you require ..

Ah thanks @amey - still in the States though. Thankfully I realised my error when I picked up the bike and ordered some more right away. They arrived today so the thing should be weatherproof as of tonight..

Pop over to Colorado on Monday and I'll hand them over