CANNONDALE

my team is getting CAAD9's on the cheap. what do we think about these stiffer than stiff aluminum frames?

Never ridden but yuh there's the crack and fail rep

also intense decals?

crack and fail is no longer the case, i thought?

http://video.cannondale.com/images/09/CUSA/large/9RA95D_9RA95C_wht.jpg

these decals do not offend

I have heard that these are the al frames that some people love so much they'll never think of going to carbon. I know nothing about them other than hearsay, though.

That's a nice looking machine.

carbon seatposts are a good idea with those beasts. i'm not a huge cannondale fan, but they are nice bikes.

srsly looking at bikes is porn

did someone say 'porn'

http://vonk.iki.fi/~tony/cervelo/1.jpg

Always used to like working on them because they were always excellent, well-put together machines.

id rather have a reliable mass prod frame for a team bike compared to some of the custom runs ive got and/or seen from smaller local builders. on year myself and two teammates had pipe clamps holding our driveside chainstays together for a few races ("oh, we forgot to heat treat that batch properly"). and some had just shitty prep.

On the other hand, i have kept the sandvik built dean ti that i got like 10 years ago because it is a pure joy to ride, tho not lite at 3.2 lbs. the bummer is that it has a 1" steerer and i dont know if i can source another 320g carbon fork for it. the current fork is old and im nervous.

that cervelo is gorgeous...

except for the chain... kinda guido.

http://homepage.hispeed.ch/sparen/cipollini2001girohj2.jpg

"kinda guido" immediately made me think of this.... cannondale!

haha awsome people should wear those to work instead of suits

love "Lightweight" in Chancery on those rims

ya caek, that's a ridiculous wheel brand. has anyone here actually ridden them?

lightweight wheels are $uper $pensive

like F1 for bikes style xpensive

Ullrich dogged his teams' wheel sponsers to use them iirc

not unusual to dog sponsors that way rly

dude even the hub bodies are carbon---they look like they are made of paper, it's spooky

http://vonk.iki.fi/~tony/cervelo/3.jpg

eek!

goldie lookin chain

kinda guido

i'm guessing that bike is easily 5 digits USD?

the wheels are >5k arent they

dude a lightweight wheelset is 4500 on competitive cyclist

xp

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/road-bikes/product-components/2009-lightweight-standard-g3-tubular-wheelset-1488.2.1.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Google%2BBase&utm_campaign=Datafeed

5 digits meaning US$xx,xxx.xx

i m dum

so you're saying that might be a little excessive for my beater/commuter bike?

yeah, tho there is a lol "FIXIE" wheelset listed on LW's website that pictures a classy looking track/street bike w/one brake hood 8[ and kitted out with a LW wheelset

i think i would actually kill a person that puttered around town on something like that

wait i was wrong it's got two brakes, n/m

http://www.carbonsports.com/Produkte/Lightweight/Modelle/Speichenrad/Fixie/gross/BlackJack.jpg

for the hipster who has everything... the surprising release from carbonsports comes last. many cyclists build or buy themselves a fixed gear bike to lighten the load, simplify pedalling life and lower the cost (unless you bought one of those mercian/paul smith fixed wheelers). yes indeed, carbonsports have provided the ultimate fixed accessory - the lightweight 'fixie' with a tubular rim. bearing in mind my total incompetence on a fixed wheel, the hub on the lightweight fixie will only accept a single speed freewheel (i know - like me you're wondering why it's called a fixie).

wait what that is hilarious

best thing about lw is that they don't do pro deals to anyone anywhere. jan had to buy them for $6000 just like everyone else.

Riders such as Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini and even Lance Armstrong have reportedly had to buy their Lightweights out of either the team or personal budget. Apparently a set of rainbow stripes (or a few yellow jerseys) doesn't buy much in Germany. In addition, virtually every one of those riders has to add a specific clause in their contracts allowing them to use Lightweights in competition and Bettini was even supposedly fined a whopping US$40,000 or so for using them in the Italian national championships one year.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2008/reviews/carbonsports_lightweight_wheelset08

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/cipowheels.jpg

kinda guido