mr_cellophane
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If only it went up and down hills as quick as its price!£399 now
It goes up and down hills as quick as its rider.If only it went up and down hills as quick as its price!
Quite a nice looking bike, no lightweight but for the price you can't moan.I've got one, £399 when "on sale"
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Changed the stem for a slightly shorter one, added a spoon saddle, some new bar tape and some basic spd's.
It is true it's no lightweight for a carbon, fully kitted out with tools, pump, lights, bottles etc it's something like 10.5kg, but to me that's not bad for 400 notes. The "newer style" Sora works well and I've had no problems with any of the "components". I suppose I could upgrade the wheels and chainset if I really was that worried about it ( I may in the future) that may save 600g+ maybe? I've done several big rides since I got it last August including a 100 mile sportive and other rides up to 70 miles (obviously I'm no Steve Abraham ) probably taking it up to 1000 miles ish and guess what, nothing's fallen off or failed yet.
No and I don't! For equivalent price an alloy bike would probably be heavier with all the accessories addedQuite a nice looking bike, no lightweight but for the price you can't moan.
I missed the weight where does it say that? Is that old "tech" thumb shifters? But I do agree a very good price for a caad.Lighter & lifetime warranty on the (better) frame: http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b65s6p5226/CANNONDALE-CAAD8-2300-2013
Doing a quick search gives approx 9.5kg WITHOUT all the accessories, so pretty much on a par with the Ventura, and it does have an inferior groupset, but it is cheap and it does have "Cannondale" written down the side if that floats your boat.
it's something like 10.5kg
I've weighed it loads of times then lost interest, would it be without pedals as in most spec sheets or with or without the saddle bag, tools, spare tube, pump, mudguards, bottle cages, bottles, lights etc etc etc.I have a Tiagra version and it was around 9 when I bought it, given 2300 is a little heavier it still comes in under 10kg. Nothing wrong with thumb shifters, I don't hear many Campag users moaning about them.
but wait:
So you actually haven't got an actual figure of what your bike weighs. And yeah, I'd rather have a bike that has 'Canondale' written down the side because it means that it's made by a quality manufacturer with a decent warranty rather than something that's only sold in a store that sells everything except food and the warranty is about as much good as a chocolate fireguard.
Tony.
I could have bought a Dogma if I wanted to, a couple even!