ELITE ROAD
caad8 A winning pedigree at an entry-level price. While for many brands, the entry-level is simply an afterthought, Cannondale realizes that someone’s first bike purchase is often the most important one they’ll ever make. We sweat the details and draw on decades of aluminum engineering expertise to bring a remarkable level of performance to the entrylevel road category. The lightest frame in its class, the Cannondale CAAD8 is packed with features drawn directly from its Giro d’Italia winning ancestors. The trademark smooth double-pass welds, compliant hourglass seat stays, efficient asymmetric chain stays, upright race geometry and unmistakable Cannondale ride-feel make it clear that, rather than being just another aluminum road bike, this is something special. Finalist in Bicycling magazine’s highly competitive 2010 Editors’ Choice Awards in the Entry-Level Road category.
CAAD (Cannondale Advanced Aluminum Design) 8 Frame Technology 1. HeadsUp Race Geometry The CAAD8 shares the proven race geometry of its more expensive brethren but with a slightly taller head tube for a more relaxed riding position.
2. Smooth Welds A true smooth weld, rather than the sand, putty, and paint “smooth welds” of our competition, Cannondale’s trademark double-pass smooth weld technology
eliminates the stress-risers and weak points found on traditionally welded frames, enabling us to build lighter, stronger frames.
3. Hourglass Seat Stays The hourglass shape of the seat stays offers significant vertical compliance for comfort and control over rough surfaces, while remaining laterally rigid for solid power transfer and confident handling.
4. Asymmetric Chain Stays Just like on our premium race bikes, we oversize and reshape the driveside chain stay to better handle the loads from the drivetrain, while keeping the non-drive stay svelte for weight savings.
5. Externally Machined Head Tube A technique Cannondale has used for years, excess material is precisely machined out of the low stress areas of the head tube, saving significant weight with no loss of strength.
6. Taper-Butted Tubes Like the legendary CAAD frames of the past, the CAAD8 features 6061 aluminum which has been taper-butted and heat-treated to a T6 hardness. The smooth transitions provided by taper-butting eliminate the internal stress risers of traditionally butted frames, again allowing a lighter, stronger frame.
Sizes: 48, 51, 54, 56, 58, 61
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