Cannondale CAAD8 Frame Set Weight

Out with the old and in with the new. Relatively new, that is. 

I have to do some unloading to give way to some "greening" on this side of the fence. A shift from aluminum alloy to carbon fiber frame material should fuel that cycling fire.

Check out my previous blog entry when I acquired the Giant TCR Composite.

First to go is the "old" 2015 Cannondale CAAD8 frameset. The tag at the bottom indicates probably the production date, dated 2014. This is not really that old. The TCR is a 2013 model, probably made in 2012.

In a ceremonious eve of its releasing, I decided to clean, wax, and buff the frame set then weigh it.

For comparison between my frames, this entry has the weights of the Giant TCR Composite frame and fork.

Enough of the blabbering!

Cannondale CAAD8 frame - 1575 grams

These are the parts installed at the time of weighing.

• SM-BBR60 Bottom Bracket
• Seat Post Clamp/Collar
• Shimano FD Clamp

Cannondale CAAD8 Fork - 569 grams

Crazy how this manages to weigh over 550 grams. The new CAAD12 Hi-Mod fork weighs only 280 grams! 20 grams lighter than the regular CAAD12 forks.

Together, without the bb and clamps, the Cannondale CAAD8 frame set weighs a little over 2 kilos. Its funny how you get perturbed while staring at the quantitative side of cycling when all worries go away with just one stroke of the crank.