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06-11.-2005, 05:49 AM
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Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
Fairly big rider (6'2" a 197 lbs).Looking at a R900 or R1000. Good frame for climbs?
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06-11.-2005, 09:01 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
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Geez. What a lame bike forum. Thank for the input guys  |
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07-11.-2005, 02:13 PM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
Thanks for the input guys
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07-11.-2005, 03:28 PM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
Patient much? You got a response to this question in your other thread, where you complain about nobody paying attention to you.
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08-11.-2005, 01:29 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
185 lbs 21.5 watt per kilo max watts
I ride a cad c 8 is very stiff I just bent the rear triangle of a 4000 si sprint training cannondal would not honor the warranty and wanted 2000 $ for a repacement I got a brand new in the box Cad 8 fork and head set delivered 630 $ ...ebay |
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10-11.-2005, 04:10 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
[QUOTE=Black_Hat]185 lbs 21.5 watt per kilo max watts
I ride a cad c 8 is very stiff I just bent the rear triangle of a 4000 si sprint training cannondal would not honor the warranty and wanted 2000 $ for a repacement I got a brand new in the box Cad 8 fork and head set delivered 630 $ ...ebay[/QUOTE bent the rear triangle of a 4000 si sprint training How did you bend it? From sheer power  or did you hit something? |
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10-11.-2005, 04:11 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
Thank for the input guys
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10-11.-2005, 04:48 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
I did not hit anything
I guess it was time to replace the frame . aluminum does not last forever and will fail eventually |
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10-11.-2005, 06:46 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
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God damn I'm sick of dumbshit posts like that. Eventually the sun will explode and everything will fail. |
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10-11.-2005, 08:36 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
A framemaker told me a light weight frame such as the cannondale 4000 si should be relaced every season for some one my size & power output .
I had been on the frame 3 years |
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11-11.-2005, 04:37 AM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
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Now that's a fine statement. Cannondale themselves would probably tell you the same thing - or at least tell you to expect that it will probably need to be replaced at some point near the 3-year mark. Cannondale probably designed that frame to last 3 years. They could have designed it to last as long as they wanted but they picked 3 years. Bigger riders might wear one out faster. The point is, it's a design decision to do this, not a limitation of the material's properties. But if you like aluminum frames you can find some that will last much longer; some that were designed to last 30 years and weigh a couple grams more. They won't list the design life in the catalog but Cannondale does say something like "this is the kind of bike you should expect to replace after a couple seasons"... |
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29-11.-2005, 03:04 PM
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Re: Is the Cannondale Caad8 a stiff AL frame?
I remember reading an article from a really well known framebuilder once... I can't for the life of me remember exactly who it is.
His motto was: Lightweight, Cheap, Really Stiff... pick any two.  |
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