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Caad13
I’m contemplating “upgrading” my Caad10 with a new Caad13 frame (if I can find one).
Love the retro paint. But more importantly, 2 features I want are: - Tire clearance. Cannondale says 28mm(rim brake), which is better than 25mm on the Caad10. - Fender mounts. The only thing I don’t like is that dropped seat stay. Anyone have one of these? I’d guess not much different than my Caad10, as far as handling or ride quality goes. Last edited by p nut; 08-23-2022 at 09:35 AM. |
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Our local dealer has both of the retro colors in stock, they look great! Surprising to hear your CAAD10 only took 25s, mine took 28s on wide rims (so 33 actual). These are direct mount brakes, but you probably know that!
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That’s wild that your Caad10 took 33’s! |
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Look fun....forget about the seat stays.
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We did a build up of one in the shop, actually was heavier than the bike it replaced when finished (Specialized Allez Sprint).
I've worked on a few, the tire clearance is good, one thing to keep an eye out for if you get one is the seatpost, I've seen excessive wear where it meets the frame, and you'll be limited to Cannondale options if you're looking to upgrade the seatpost. |
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[QUOTE=p nut;3136050]I’m contemplating “upgrading” my Caad10 with a new
The only thing I don’t like is that dropped seat stay. /QUOTE] I agree with you. Hate bikes with dropped seat stays, I think a love/hate thing. Beauty in the eye of beholder.
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I recall that Cannondale frames had what seemed to be an incredible degree of variability in the tire clearance--even among models of the same frame from the same year.
One anecdote: I had a CAAD9 (maybe a 2005?) that cleared 30mm measured tires all day long. My buddy had the same bike, same year, and he couldn't fit 28mm tires. Weird. |
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Dang, that looks awesome.
Who's your local dealer? Might ask if he can ship! |
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Mine would do a MEASURED 28 front and rear (maybe 29-30 in the rear if I really pushed it). So that was a 25mm GP 4000s II or a 28mm GP 4 Season (but not a 28mm Gatorskin and definitely not a 28mm 4000) on a 18mm internal rim. Clearance in the fork was tighter than back and I felt ideal/safe clearance was really a 23 front and 25 rear with 4000s and that is how mine sits now.
I liked my CAAD 10 a lot. I question though would you run a CAAD with big 28s and fenders (with fenders could probably only do a 23 or 25). Or if that's what you want might you be better with something like a Synapse? |
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Love the throwback color ways they did on these. I’m still looking for this colorway but for the scalpel
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Same issue with me and the CAAD10.
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That's considered retro now? Gah.
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