Cannondale Caad Aluminum

Cannondale s c1 aluminum bar and stem round out the cockpit and its save carbon seatpost is a nice touch to dampen some road vibrations.

Cannondale caad aluminum. We take a look at the new bike and each build in the extensive 2020 range. Cannondale says this about it. Cannondale s legendary aluminium caad platform is revamped and reborn with the caad13. The frame is made from what cannondale calls smartform c1 premium alloy.

Cannondale have been making caad cannondale advanced aluminum design bikes since 1983 and those 27 years of evolution have resulted in a sophisticated looking lightweight frame. The bar has a slightly ergonomic drop. Our most obsessively advanced alloy construction for when every last gram matters. Instead of starting with a tube shape and cutting it to the ride.

It s the most advanced best performing alloy race bike ever made. And while cannondale s top of the line road frames today are carbon the brand has continued a connection to aluminum. Fitting since aluminum is the 13th element. The cannondale caad optimo with cannondale advanced aluminum design is an excellent value road racer bike ideal for new entrants caad optimo is caad12 s overachieving little brother.

For many years cannondale s caad aluminum bikes have been a benchmark of. Cannondale s caad series of welded aluminum road racing bikes have long occupied a cherished position among amateur racers and weekend warriors for their excellent all around stiffness and weight. Caad stands for cannondale advanced aluminum design and as you can probably guess is what s used for its caad frames. For nearly four decades our caad bikes have set the standard for high performance aluminum frames and the caad13 is the best one yet.

All the metal forming and welding tricks of our c1 construction but made with 6069 aluminium alloy rather than 6061.