CAAD12
CAAD12
Another completely new platform is the CAAD12. While it’s technically an upgrade on the CAAD10, there’s so much new in the 12 that it feels like a totally new bike.
On looks alone you’ll notice that the rear triangle looks very different to the CAAD10, and that’s because Cannondale have imbibed the CAAD12 with the same two-zone Speed Save micro suspension as the Supersix.
Added to that, they’ve also given the 12 the 25.4mm seatpost and re-engineered Delta seat tube and at the front, there’s the same one-piece Speed Save fork construction as the Supersix. All this combines together to give the CAAD12 a claimed 50 percent increase in comfort over the CAAD10. Yep, you read that correctly: 50 percent. And all this is built around the BB30a bottom bracket which is the new Standard on all Cannondale’s road frames.
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Overall, the CAAD12 system weight has been on a diet, too, and drops 150g from its predecessor. More impressive than that, the system weight of the disc-ready version is another 50g on top of that, making for a 200g saving.
Another little touch – that you can see on the Slate as well – is Cannondale’s new, patented disc brake mount. It’s a braze-on construction and looks fantastic as well as helping to reduce weight as the weight of the disc calliper mounts is one of the key sources of extra weight in disc-ready frames. What’s more impressive is that the mount didn’t just pass Cannondale’s fatigue tests, it actually passed the even more testing tandem brake challenge, too.
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The CAAD12 comes in five guises:
CAAD12 Disc Dura-Ace – £2,499.99
Disc Ultegra 3 – £1,999.99
Ultegra 3 – £1,699.99
Disc 105 5 – £1,499.99
105 5 – £1,299.99