Cannondale CAAD12 105 complete strip with RAW weights

[oreoboreo]

is all I can say

[jeffy]

can that polish/shine be preserved please.

[Xico]

[Skylark]

You guys would consider reserving judgement for the full build at least. The frame might look good to you as it stands if only it was an ornament of some sort.
It isn't an ornament if the author actually plans on building it up.

[Derf]

Downtube as it nears the bottom bracket triangulates on the bottom side and flattens out on the top side, where the water bottle cages would be.
Similar to what happens on the (Cervelo) S5.

This was less defined with the paintjob, but a bit clearer and more obvious without it.

Is this the case with the downtube on a CAAD10 ?

Definitely not a feature of my CAAD9, but sounds 99% structural, not so much aero (but buys back a lot of the "lost" stiffness of a narrow downtube on a S5). Definitely lets you have a much bigger weld seam, and more torsional moment of inertia at the BB (stiffness) while maintaining good bottle clearance. Lovely things you can do with hydroformed aluminum!

That is some beautiful work. I'm partial to brushed raw metal, but am looking forward to the next steps.

[mythical]

Man, is this finish awesome! prendrefeu, who did this for you and what's happening next to this frame? Any changes in weight?

If it were mine, i'd make some masks for the decals, sandblast it to make matte logo's and have it anodized where Chris King does there stuff.

It also deserves a bigger picture on here!

[MisterMuncher]

Looks fantastic. That deserves an equally polished SiSL2. Any thoughts on fork finish, if any?

If it was mine: Polished post, stem and bars (deep, classic, with black cinelli cork tape) Campagnolo Athena, WI T11 hubs to some nice shiny shallow tub rims. Maybe add a little paint to the mix, a green fade like the CAAD10 Track and match in the fork.

I'll not lie. When I moved house, I found a gallon of nasty, evil, 1970's paint stripper in the garage. It's singing a song in harmony with my CAAD10.

[Liggero]

great job! looking forward for the end result.

Are you gonna go for the SRAM american marketing with bad engineering and low weight, or Japanese precision with weight penalty? Perhaps over priced italian?

[Liggero]

very nice work, I personally don't like these anti-slooping classic frame geo, I find them too classic and ugly, too little seatpost out. But that's just me, it's an awesome frame, and will look awesome.

[KC]

Damn! That reminds me of the polished six13 someone did a while back. About the best looking bike I have ever seen. I know this will end up as nice or nicer. I have an older 12.7 lb caad7 that is anodized and the frame is about the same weight as you have here. Beautiful work !!!


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[PSM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fbpnn7TUSE

[Beancouter]

Pref - have you made a decision on the seat post? Looking myself and Weight/price wise the hylix on ebay looks the best bet. I was going to get the carbon save post from Cannondale but the listed weights look rubbish!


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[prendrefeu]

That Hylix one certainly looks like the best price & weight option for the odd 25.4 size. At 400mm and 131g it could probably be tuned down to around 110g with a simple cutting, and if you want to get more advanced probably down to 100g at 300mm, which isn't bad at all.

For myself I've been unable to find a UD finish seatpost in this size, so I'm probably going with either Berk or SMUD for an integrated. I haven't decided which one however, both have saddles that I find incredibly comfortable. Next weekend I'll be using my current Berk saddle on a 200mi jaunt, so I'll know for sure if it's the one to get integrated.

[Beancouter]

Many thanks - UD would be my preference as well. Just not a lot of choice and don't really want to sink too much money into it.

Looking forward to some more pictures....


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[jeffy]

UD finish in 25.4. Don't know if the logos come off

http://www.7hundred.co.uk/36277/product ... -grey.aspx