Cannondale Caad History
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Cannondale caad history. A brief history of caad. The company does more than just design and produce bikes. It is a 52 cm and rides like a dream. The caad 4 was the first frame cannondale used the hour glass rear stay.
The frame is totally aluminum. The caad4 model introduced s bend aluminum seat stays for improved comfort. This is a 2001 cannondale caad 4 frame. Don t forget alain excepted the caad 3 the frame that launched cannondale on the european road scene surely their most successful frame to date thanks to mario cipollini ivan gotti poalo savoldelli.
Optimo aluminum was developed in a partnership with alcoa and was introduced to the market in 2002 with the caad7 road frame. Cannondale marketed subsequent frames with the caad designation for cannondale advanced aluminum design. Later ron davis came to cannondale from cbs laboratories where he was vp in charge of the development of microfilm reproduction. With trickle down tech and geometry it.
Cannondale s long long history in aluminium is continuing with the launch of the new 2020 caad13. 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. Cannondale caad supersix evo state of the art road bike cannondale has provided variety in order to satisfy the different tastes and preferences of the consumers. Right now i m forgo the usual bike review format thus relinquishing the opportunity to say the bike tracks like a bloodhound with ocd and delve instead into the history of the caad line of bicycles from cannondale as no one else has done it at least according to a my very thorough 30 second google search.
It will leave your pocket with a hole worth 13 999 99. The supersix evo disc black inc is the top road bike model. Today the manufacturer offers apparel and accessories just as innovative as the bikes that built their reputation. This makes the bike not hurt your body like riding a regular aluminum frame but still have the stiffness when you need to get out of the saddle and climb or sprint.
The company was founded in 1971 by joe montgomery and murdock macgregor to manufacture precast concrete housing. Cannondale claims to be the leading manufacturer of high end cycles and the industry s most competitive designer. Heres mine in a fairly rare original cannondle colour.