Cannondale CAADX 7 Sora 2014

[Richard Swanney]

Gonna buy this for a winter bike and a bit of off road trail riding, any thoughts or experience on these bikes would be appreciated.

 

[SteCenturion]

Can't help, sorry, not enough/any experience of that bike or 'Emmerdales' in general, other than knowing the brand is highly respected & with many owners on here..

calling @smokeysmoo

 

[Drago]

Save up that little bit extra for Tiagra, but otherwise go for it!

 

[Richard Swanney]

I have a full Ultegra 10 speed I'm going to put on it when it comes home, any idea on the weight of these?

 

[User6179]

I have Caadx 105 2012 which I use for a winter bike , I like the bike on the whole but I had issues with the brakes and the wheels which are made of cheese .

The main issue is braking , I changed the pads and that helped but the braking surface of the maddux rims is not great .

I also started snapping spokes on rear wheel quite quickly , as they were all trailing spokes on non drive side, after snapping spoke number 4 I cut out the remaining 4 trailing spokes and replaced them with new ones

This is a good bike but corners have been cut finishing it , I would buy another one but only at a discounted price , I paid £800 originally ( rrp was £1100)

 

[Richard Swanney]

Ok cheers, I only paid £510 so for that I think its good value. Any tips for better wheels?

 

[User6179]

Ok cheers, I only paid £510 so for that I think its good value. Any tips for better wheels?

Would depend on your weight but I would want a 36 spoke rear wheel with a wider rim for off roading but am a heavy git , maybe 105 hub on a Mavic rim with Double butted spokes.

 

[Richard Swanney]

I'm a lump of a boy too lol, I'll see what like these are first.

 

[Dayvo]

Ok cheers, I only paid £510 so for that I think its good value. Any tips for better wheels?

I put Mavic Ksyrium Elites on my CAAD 10 105. I weigh 105 kg and it rides very comfortably.

 

[SteCenturion]

Ok cheers, I only paid £510 so for that I think its good value. Any tips for better wheels?

Mavic Aksium S WTS (Wheel Tyre System), fitted as standard to the Cube Peloton Race, they come supplied with Mavic tyres too in the price.

For the price/decent weight/quality I don't think they can be beaten, until you start to spend a few hundred £££.

1780 grammes - ish & around £170 with tyres.

Edit. 1735 grammes & £165 from CRC

 

[Richard Swanney]

Thats awesome deal at that with tyres!

 

[SteCenturion]

Thats awesome deal at that with tyres!

look again @Richard Swanney - I just double checked then edited my post, pleasant surprise in store.

 

[User6179]

Thats awesome deal at that with tyres!

On my 2nd set of Aksiums on my road bike , not sure if I would use them off road though , anyway bought my last set from here http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/..._country=190&gclid=CPib2LvcxcECFVDItAodhk4AQA

 

[Richard Swanney]

Ching a ling! thats a steal. Think I'll get a pair anyway lol

 

[outlash]

I have the 2013 version which is pretty much the same and I'll echo the thoughts on the wheels and brakes. I've upgraded the brake pads to Clarkes triple compound which have made things better but they're still not a patch on my road bike. IMO, the wheels aren't that bad but when funds allow, I'll swap the stock ones out to fulcrum 5 or 7 CX. I've got racing 5's on my road bike and they're rock solid. Great bike otherwise.

FWIW, I don't really see the point of sticking a 'posh' groupset on a bike that's going to get thrashed off road and in winter. I deliberately went for a Sora equipped bike for that reason. Each to their own though.


Tony.