New Member, New CAAD9 Build

[Drockspoke]

Greetings weight weenies!

I have been lurking on this forum for some time now. Since there seems to be a lot of CAAD enthusiasts on here I thought I'd share mine.

Specs are as follows. I'll post some pics and weights ASAP.
Frame - 2009 CAAD9
Fork - stock cannondale ultra
Shifters - SRAM rival
FD, RD - SRAM rival
Brake Calipers - FSA Energy
Crankset - SRAM rival 53-39 w/ anodized black chainrings
Cassette - SRAM PG1070 11-26
Chain - SRAM
Pedals - shimano 105 black
Stem - 3T arx Pro 110 mm
handlebar - 3T Ergonova Pro
Headset cap - Cane Creek 110 anodized red
Seatpost - 3T Dorico Pro
Saddle - Specialized Romin
Tape - Specialized S-Wrap Classic
Cables - Jagwire
Training wheels - Chris King R45 mango hubs w/ Sapim Bladed spokes, alloy nipples, Stan's Alpha 340 NoTubes rims, Salsa Ti skewers
Tires - Vittoria Rubino Pro Tech 25 mm
Race wheels - Fast Forward F6R w/ stock FFWD hubs
tires - Continental Gatorskin Sprinter 22 mm

[TerribleCadence]

Sounds like a nice looking build, get some photos up with the racing wheels on Oh, and weights!

[majklnajt]

Whats the color of the frame? Black???

[Drockspoke]

Here is a bad iPhone shot with the training wheels on. I originally built the wheels with the mango hubs for my cross bike but after I built them and took them out for a test ride on my road bike I fell in love. They are so smooth and light, even lighter than my FFWD's before tires/tubes/etc. I even like the way the mango looks...

Total weight is ~16.5 lbs or ~7.5 kg according to my bathroom scale... Over the next few weeks I plan on cataloging all the individual components and weights.

Now the fun part... how can I lose some more weight relatively cheaply?

[andyindo]

You're right! That is a bad iPhone picture!

[Drockspoke]

Sorry about the bad pic... Hopefully the sun is shining this evening and I can get a good one outside with a real camera.

The picture is a bit outdated too. Since then I have ditched the white Cateye computer and picked up a Garmin Edge as well as flipped the stem for a lower position.

[Drockspoke]

My photography skills still need some work but here we go...



In the next few months I plan on changing out the fork to an ENVE and replacing the chainset and front derailleur with the new SRAM Red.

[ctkrohn]

Wow, that's gorgeous. Very nice work. Been eyeing a CAAD9 on Ebay myself... might have to go for it after seeing this!

[majklnajt]

Nice!
But I think it would look better with black bartape.

[kgt]

+1 ...and hoods.

[ross]

+1 on black hoods and tape

You can save an easy 200g by swapping the fork, take a look at my similar CAAD9 for possible ideas

[Drockspoke]

I completely agree with the black bar tape, just picked up a roll of black S-Wrap Classic. I'll have to give the black hoods a try but I'm not sold on them yet.

ross - I took a look at your CAAD9, (Very Nice BTW!) Did you paint the 3T fork to match the frame?

[ross]

Thanks. My fork came from a Cervelo, and the paint was close enough so I didn't get it matched although I got the paint codes from roadbikereview

The red decals on the '09 CAAD9 are "Race Red, Dupont chip #P34567" and the white paint is "DUPONT IMRON 6000 L3874"