Evening Weenies

Ok, I know, Caad9s are not unknown to this forum. I have gone through all the caad9 threads in the introduction section. Despite the numerous caad9s on the forum, I didnt found any that I thougth was real hot except for member airsoft white caad9, Fail's black caad9 and 2002saecoreplica's one. This will be my contribution to this cummunity under the section dedicated racing/functionnal yet "light" bike. I cant wait to ride it, maybe I'll be able to do so in a few..... months... crappy winter weather.

here's a short summary of how I ended up buying a caad9 so soon after buying a velocite slene.

After having started building my Velocite Selene, I realized I needed to finally buy what I really wanted for long: a caad9 with an hollowgram crankset, built into a decent light bike. So I broke the bank and spent the cash, now, bike related expenses are over.... at least ....uuggghh for.... arrrgg.... now

The Selene came in at a heavy weight because of the BB adapter and the SRM. So it will be my training and B-race bike. The build is not done yet because I am waiting for some sram stuff, I'll update when I get it.

The caad9 will be my nice, "light" bike, my target weight was 7000g without pedals. I'll use it for A races and long ride without the use of a powermeter. The cannondale frameset was slightly used but in very nice shape, thanks to a local cannondale head for helping sourcing it.

Also, special thanks to Phallenthoul who helped with a lot of parts at a great price, great seller, I would never hesitate to buy from him again.

The fun part: PICS







caad9 par devincification, sur Flickr

And now, the crunchy part: WEIGHTS

Frame: caad9 BBQ black bb30 54 cm =====> 1277g w/o cages bolts
Fork: cannondale premium full carbon fork =====> 419g
Stem: thomson x2 130mm -/+ 10 deg =====> 161g
Bars: ritchey wcs classic =====> 243g
Seatpost: thomson masterpiece setback =====> 161g to be tuned with Ti bolts
Saddle: Prologo nago evo nack =====> 157g
Seatpost clamp: KCNC =====> 11g
Headset: cane creek =====> 53g
Expender plug: extralite ultrastar 2 + 5mm spacer =====> 8g
Top cap: tune carbon =====> 4g
Shifters: Sram red =====> 293g
Rear derailleur: Sram force =====> 173g
Front derailleur: Sram force =====> 101g
Brakes: Sram force =====> 286g
Crankset: cannondale hollowgram sisl SRM 175mm 39/53 =====> ??g
BB: cannondale SI ceramic =====> 56g
Cassette: ultegra 6700 12-25 =====> 234g
Chain: ultegra 6600=====> 262g
Cables and housing: gore ride on =====> 151g
Skewer: KCNC =====> 45g
Bottle cages: generic carbon with steel bolts =====> 69g to be tuned with alloy bolts
Computer: SRM PCV =====> ??g
Bar tape: easton cork =====> 50g
Tires: michelin pro 3 race =====> 408g
Tubes: vittoria ultralight =====> 175g
Pedals: Look keo2max =====> 258g
Wheelset: 240s, kinlin xr-200, dt rev and comp, 32/32, including rim tape and cateye magnet =====> 1436g

total weight with handbuilt wheels and pedals: 7123g

total weight with cosmics and pedals: 7546g

The build has nothing spectacular. I tried to pay attention to details and I picked components one by one according to my needs. I expect to drop arround 50g with the planned upgrades/tuning. I could easily go sub 6.8 if I'd changed the brakes for KCNC ones and the porky fork for an Alpha Q one. ANY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS WELCOMED

Hope you like

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What pedals will you use?

Cool build anyway

Very nice. Thomson MP is lighter than I thought! Was it cut?

Interested to see what you do with the expander! The cap bit on mine is 21g.

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And the weight incl pedals?

I will use look keo 2 max pedals, the weight does not include them.

The Si expander and cap weights 48g!!!! Ultrastar and tune cap should come arround 12-13g. I'd love to get the build under 6.8kg without pedals

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Looks nice! I might build a wheelset similar to yours when i get the cash.

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my masterpiece weighted in at 192g uncut. I then cut about 8 cm and saved 31g, the Ti bolts kit would save another 7 g

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7.1 kg with pedals

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Very cool bike .

I like it better with the Mavics, to bad they're the heavy option. I think an Enve/Endge fork would look nice, and the matt finish will match your frame plus the added bonus of the huge weight savings.

God damn. So nice.

yup, I thougth about the enve fork but is expensive. I was looking at alpha q fork but they seem rare... Maybe if I get some spare $ someday I will buy an edge 2.0 fork.

The handbuilt wheels look more classic. They are perfect for racing and training! Plus they are solid.

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Looks dope with the carbones.

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+1

Soo stealth! Very nice and classy build!

What's your saddle height (center bb - top of saddle)? I'm doubting between a 52 or 54 C'dale and this could help me to get a reference. Thanks!

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