![]() ![]() The combination of a compact 50/34 chainset and 11-28 cassette is pretty much ideal for the majority of riders – low enough to get you up most climbs but high enough to really crank those pedals. It does mean a deviation from the Shimano 105 drivetrain to make way for an FSA chainset, but the rest of Shimano’s 11-speed setup works superbly. Some other things have evolved over the last few decades, too, such as the Cannondale-developed BB30 bottom bracket, which serves to emphasise the CAAD 8’s super-sharp ride, in the saddle or out. The top tube is nearly horizontal and the profiles are predominantly round, though the seatstays are flattenened and much slimmer than they used to be, adding comfort, which – back in the day – wasn’t always a watchword for alloy bikes. That era’s down tube shifters are long gone, but the oversize down tube is present and correct – and larger than ever.īut Cannondale hasn’t over-indulged itself on a diet of strange profile tubing, unlike a lot of manufacturers. Cannondale, along with Klein, was one of the pioneers of mass-market alloy road bikes back in the 1980s, and that long backstory is put to very good effect.
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