Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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One flag on these Optimos is the brake calipers are a step below the groupset. I bought the Optimo 3 which has a Shimano Sora groupset, which is fine, but the brakes are awful from Promax. At the...
Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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is this good for leaving in the back corner of the garage unused?
Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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This is a decent deal. The 105 groupset on sale is still $500, I just recently upgraded an old bike with all 105. And if you want a name brand like cannondale or trek or specialized that comes with...
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If you like unique perspectives, I’ll share mine: rim brakes are great when the rim is perfect but if there is any deviation in the rim, a slight high spot for example, the brakes make a vibration...
Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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Hydraulic disc brakes have a better grip and will brake faster and better. Wired disc brakes are no better than rim brakes in my experience. Supposedly disc brakes are also better in the rain, but I...
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Well it's only been about 13 years since Cannondale stopped making any frames in the US (some had been farmed out years before), but yeah, those days seem a very long time ago indeed.
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Shimano Ultegra, 10-sp What old stock did they dig up? FYI Shimano Ultegra 6700 came out in 2010
Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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Not a good price for an aluminum bike, rim brakes, and non-integrated cables. Only positive is the 105 group set. I wouldn't even buy this for half the sale price.
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Yes, replacing the pads on disc brakes is easy, but replacing the hydraulic fluid is not.
Cannondale Men's CAAD Optimo 1 Performance Road Bike '22 - Sun & Ski Sports $1299
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My Cannondale from like 2003? 2005? Idk, has Shimano 105 calipers. I got the bike like 10 years ago and still haven't changed the pads and rarely have to adjust them. 50 miles a week on average...
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In the long run, hydraulic brakes are way easier to maintain than rim brakes. I own a rim brake road bike, it's fine but I often have to adjust the brakes. My mountain bike hydraulic disc's just...
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Despite being alloy and older rim brake tech, this is not a bad deal. Rim brakes are still suitable for many riders. Ofcourse disc brakes perform way better, especially in the rain.
In the late...
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Have you been in a coma for 3 decades? USA made bikes hasn't been a thing in a long, long time.
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Since they closed the USA plant and started buying frames from Taiwanese contract manufacturers. They're mig welded by robots, with little or no manual cleanup. I saw one where they painted over BB...
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The argument is not that one is better than the other. It is that for the price you should use be expecting hydraulic disc brake which is newer technology.
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Thanks, unfortunately showing the non sale price and OOS for my size, but oh well. Now I know what to look for
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The “they” OP is talking about is cannondale. And about the triangles, they always has a funky backend with those cantilever dropouts that made the seat stays steeper than normal.
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Good blend of unique perspectives in this thread.
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The real downside to going rim brake these days is resale. There are going to be some people that won't even consider buying a rim brake bike if you go to sale it in a year or three. I'm a disc...
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