# The CAAD14 thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Tech\ **Tags:** road\ **Created:** [March 11, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140 "2026-03-11T00:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/stochastic/32/9678_2.png) [@Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Stochastic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/1 "2026-03-11T00:24:27Z")
It’s pricey, it’s kinda heavy, it’s not aero, it won’t fit 85% of people over 25 yo, but damn I want this one… ![IMG_2199](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8b673cfb89b3519433f8b4a1a6925e1e117897af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/2 "2026-03-11T00:26:29Z")
The raw, unfinished one for me please. Cos you know they’re just going to fudge the smooth welds on those painted frames. I’m secretly hoping that the smooth welds on the raw finish will be more Passoni, and less Triban… ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/3 "2026-03-11T00:30:39Z")
Well, colour me corrected. Those welds are looking pretty fine… ![649290221_1348411387314777_4401079258127889948_n](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b0e5afde3e6c690b696b2917465b891bba82d019.jpeg) ![649620614_1348411457314770_8290394967314257409_n](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1244fd6f2e811011f42fdd91ee4e57d5e4edd845.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RichGearing](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/richgearing/32/3802_2.png) [@RichGearing](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/RichGearing)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/4 "2026-03-11T00:33:32Z")
Damn cool bike, but I’d need the 54 with about 60mm of spacers and a 90mm stem for my old man fit to work… ---
**Author:** ![VeloBouf](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/velobouf/32/1615_2.png) [@VeloBouf](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/VeloBouf)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/5 "2026-03-11T00:48:12Z")
The 105 bike looks to be a good deal….everything else seems incredibly overpriced. I’m not dropping $4k for Rival or $7.5K for a Force on an alloy frame. I have a CAAD13 105 bike that I use for a travel bike and it is great. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Longfield](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/michael_longfield/32/7851_2.png) [@Michael\_Longfield](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Michael_Longfield)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/6 "2026-03-11T01:18:37Z")
I was all-in–boutique pricing and all–until I spied the geometry chart. It’s longer and lower than the current (longer and lower) SuperSix EVO and even the CAAD 12. I don’t understand who this bike is for. ---
**Author:** ![Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/stochastic/32/9678_2.png) [@Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Stochastic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/7 "2026-03-11T01:56:42Z")
It’s for people in _at least_ their late thirties (minimum age range for CAAD nostalgia?) but have stayed fit and flexible while amassing enough wealth that they can justify an overpriced aluminum bike as an N+1. So basically nobody ---
**Author:** ![Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/stochastic/32/9678_2.png) [@Stochastic](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Stochastic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/8 "2026-03-11T02:26:56Z")
> [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](#): > > fine… > > ![649290221_1348411387314777_4401079258127889948_n](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b0e5afde3e6c690b696b2917465b891bba82d019.jpeg) Link to photo source? ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/9 "2026-03-11T02:33:51Z")
Yeah, that geometry chart had me confused as well, but I did also think it was just me misreading the numbers… ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/10 "2026-03-11T02:37:15Z")
Photo from these boys - they’re Cannondale’s authorised retailer here in Singapore. > **[Hup Leong Company](https://www.facebook.com/hupleongco/posts/pfbid0P251JKrkQrA2dpEwVqBH3Dyn6ZKSkPbU4TKmfvbXKunewjGuHPeyjKnzrT2yMr5sl?rdid=s3DI9SXb8Ic2Bx2Q&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F185FkNyJxR%2F)** > > Not Carbon, Not Sorry. > > The latest Cannondale CAAD14 continues Cannondale’s legendary aluminium racing heritage — and this custom build in the iconic Rally Red colourway proves that performance... Also, the welds at the head tube in this other photo from the folks who shan’t be named… Was hoping that they (the welds, not the folks) would have been sanded down ala Passoni… ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1c8113e8b344279e5ffb613e7b4aec09cfc22cca.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RichGearing](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/richgearing/32/3802_2.png) [@RichGearing](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/RichGearing)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/11 "2026-03-11T02:54:00Z")
I dunno. I quite like the more industrial aesthetic - but then I ride a Nicolai… ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/12 "2026-03-11T03:06:21Z")
True, true. I can see where you’re coming from, but maybe I’ve spent too much time around nicely sanded down welds that I just can’t go back to welds on aluminium bikes. TIG welded steel and ti bikes have luscious welds though. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Robin](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/robin/32/13793_2.png) [@Robin](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Robin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/13 "2026-03-11T03:53:19Z")
I think it’s a good looking bike. The price for a frame is reasonable. Kudo’s to Cannondale. ---
**Author:** ![BJM](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/bjm/32/3462_2.png) [@BJM](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/BJM)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/14 "2026-03-11T06:17:25Z")
Looks sick, I want the raw alu. How does the geo compare to a CAAD10, has anybody crunched the numbers? ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/15 "2026-03-11T06:23:08Z")
Yup, Alex did a little of that here: > **[Cannondale’s CAAD14 brings the aluminium race bike back – but can it still...](https://escapecollective.com/cannondales-caad14-brings-the-aluminium-race-bike-back-but-can-it-still-compete/)** > > Cannondale’s iconic metal race bike returns to its design roots. Rising prices, though, raise an awkward question about what role an alloy race bike really plays in today’s carbon-dominated market. ---
**Author:** ![BJM](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/bjm/32/3462_2.png) [@BJM](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/BJM)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/16 "2026-03-11T07:17:46Z")
Thanks, I did see the comparison to the SuperSix but I’m more curious if it’s the same(ish) as a CAAD10, I have a feeling the old CAADs were pretty low in terms of stack. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/17 "2026-03-11T07:38:25Z")
If it helps, the CAAD 10 geo can be found here… ![](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b95f08e7ddbfa5158f8bd0da06e7ecb36e2cee0b.gif) Courtesy of the Cannondale Club > **[Cannondale CAAD10 Black Inc. Disc](https://cannondaleclub.blogspot.com/2014/09/cannondale-caad10-black-inc-disc.html)** ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/18 "2026-03-11T09:07:47Z")
Been mulling this one today. The omission of an Ultegra Di2 groupset on this model launch (to match the SRAM Force groupset)… Is Cannondale holding out on an upcoming Shimano road groupset launch, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_M](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/martin_m/32/3563_2.png) [@Martin\_M](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Martin_M)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/19 "2026-03-11T12:06:36Z")
Ha ha. Same for me. I had to give up my CAAD 10 for that reason, and there’s not a day goes by that I don’t miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Hendricks](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/scott_hendricks/32/5750_2.png) [@Scott\_Hendricks](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Scott_Hendricks)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140/20 "2026-03-11T13:16:06Z")
‘Longer and lower’ can be deceptive. Since the steerer tube angles away from the vertical line above the bottom bracket, the reach figure changes as you go up or down the steerer tube with changes in stack. Take the 56cm for example, if you measured the reach at the stack of 560, you get 392. Come up the steerer by a cm (stack of 570) and you’ll get a shorter reach figure. For any two bikes with matching bottom bracket drop, head tube angles and fork offsets, you can tell which one is ‘longer’ by comparing the ‘front center’ measurement. Comparing the CAAD14 to the SuperSix Evo, you’ll see the head tube angle and fork offset are the same, though the SSE has an ever so slightly lower BB drop. The front center measurements for the two bikes are essentially the same (2mm longer for the SSE, which can be accounted for by the lower BB). IOW, the CAAD14 is not longer and lower than the SSE, you’ll just need more spacers to get the same bar height for a given stem length/angle. [Next page](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/the-caad14-thread/5140.md?page=2)