CAAD10 New project!

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CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:25 pm

I managed to source a very cheap 2012 CAAD10 Team frameset and plan to use it as my 'work' bike which will also double as my climbing bike for the steep stuff!

I'm going to build it up with my DA7800 groupset - Compact FSA Gossamer crankset, FSA carbon seatpost, Cannondale bars/stem, Selle Italia Flite saddle and my older Fulcrum R1s.

I'll update as I progress and am hoping to have the seatpost, stem and BB30 BB kit arrive next week.

We'll see how it turns out.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby cyclotaur » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:32 pm

Does this mean you'll have a Defy 1 frame to get rid of ..... ?
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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:02 pm

Yes mate I will and it is in good nick. Only reason for sale is the obvious one...lol. PM me if interested.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby PYLee » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:32 pm

thats a really nice frame mate , do share if you know where to source more :)

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:42 am

Cheers PYLee - it was a US Ebay store.

Well, some progress......

We've gone from this...

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Frame looks very nice in Team colours....

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Added a bit here...

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Bit here....

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A bit there...

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And we made it to here...

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Waiting now for the new stem, seatpost and BB30 kit before final assembly.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby Cmm » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:32 am

Hey macca build is looking great! Stuck with the green theme i see! Are you going to be holding onto the 7800 crankset?

Looking forward to seeing this one built!

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby Cmm » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:33 am

Oh also where did you pick up the bench mounted work clamp?

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:00 pm

Got it finished last night and managed a very short test ride this arvo - very happy with the result - smooth as butter!

Tomorrow I'll give it a run in anger.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby toppity » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:39 am

looks great.
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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:25 am

toppity wrote:looks great.

Thanks mate - not an EVO which is the dream rig - but more than enough for my skillset.


Well, here they are - almost a Pigeon Pair!


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First angry ride of the Team edition this morning and it was a fiery birth, as the local bunch smashed me....until I was unceremoniously dropped...d'oh! Very happy and after a couple of minor post-ride tweaks, it is running superbly.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby ceciwecil » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:08 pm

They look so cute together! :mrgreen:
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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby Cmm » Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:06 pm

They look great macca!

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:53 pm

Cheers mate - thanks, I'm happy with them both.

Although, I had a crankarm failure with the FSA SL-K Light crank today - the pedal nut has come loose within the carbon crankarm, which is a non-repairable fault. Not very happy Jan!

My LBS gave me a pair of BB30-24mm adapters which were plug and play, so I fitted the DA7800 crankset and rode it in the crit today - MUCH better performing crankset/chainrings than the FSA anyway, so I'll leave it fitted.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby nirismo » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:26 pm

Nice set up macca33. What bottle cages you using there?

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:56 pm

nirismo wrote:Nice set up macca33. What bottle cages you using there?

Thanks mate. On the Team colour frame, they are white Bontrager ones and on the Berzerker frame, they are Cannondale C-Cages.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby trailgumby » Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:17 pm

Ah yes. FSA. They make Crank Bros look good. Good choice on ditching them.

I had some of their cranks in my MTB. BB would last about 4 months, and got sick of replacing them. While the spindle was nominally 24mm it was out by enough that you couldn't fit them a the way though any other manufacturers 24mm external BB.

I remember being warned by a bike shop years before. Sold them on ebay for about twenty bucks so I think their reputation was known. :lol:



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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby Dave R32 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:18 pm

Nice looking CAAD10s Macca.

That team frame looks like it was a good buy, condition look spot on.

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Re: CAAD10 New project!

Postby macca33 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:28 pm

Thanks Dave. 380km down now and it rides as well as it looks! Love CAAD10s!

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