Caad 5

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If you guys are interested I will buy and pass on the savings to you ($150 plus shipping) I do not want this bike but the guy who has it is going to cut it so he can use it as a display for forks, and I may not like c-dales, but i don't like the idea of bikes being cut.

I have the opportunity to buy a 19" CAAD5 frame for a really good price. I need to put together a comuter bike, and I was hoping to use all of my previous parts, but because this thing doesn't have canti-mounts I would have to spend a ton on dics, wheels and other stuff, also I should be riding a 21" but I already told the dude that I wanted it, before my brain had time to think straight.

Anyways my question would have to be, how much would you spend on a bike that you only wanted to use to commute on? Do you think that proper size is as important on a commuter as for a trail bike? I think I have already decided I don't want it, but it would be nice to hear from the people that know (thats you guys).

email me if you want the bike scotteagan@hotmail.com

or call 801-540-8485

i need to know soon.

[kennbenny667]

I don't think you should cap your spending on a commuting bike. Like the old adage says, "You get what you pay for." I have discs on my commuter, which is also my mountain bike, and have never looked back. IN MY OPINION, disk brakes are generally more maintainance free compared to rim brakes. In theory, commuting on rim brakes could really mess up your rims, if you never clean your bike like myself.

[JerseyDevil]

If you're already double-thinking yourself, bail out. Don't buy a bike you won't love.

[wooglin-at-home]

If it doesn't fit, don't buy it. You'll never be quite satisfied.

[SynicGeek]

If you are going to build a commuter, build something cheap that will last you and doesn't atract thievs, I.E. not a Crappendale with discs.
Do what smart people do: Brakeless fixie for fairly flat rides(or for everything if you are a real man), SA 3 speed coaster, Nexus 4 coaster, Nexus 7 if you are a real pussy. I just use a freewheel equipped single, because I'm not much of a man.
Wheezer Rules!
Brett

[INTENSEe]

MAN I love Cannondale!! Buy it , If your going to get a commuter get one that you will love and want to ride not some squeaky beater. (just get a good lock and lock it in a good place). Sounds to me like that frame and the discs would be great for commuting and singletrack. Why get two bikes when you can have one sweet one? and if the frame isn't the right size its better to go smaller then bigger and 19 and 21 are very similar a 19 will be much more maneuverable but if your body needs a 21 you may risk some pain down the road. I say go for it but do what you want to. My commuter is my one bike that can do it all. Head shocks are great for everything.

[jonassterling]

If you have a short commute go for it. My last commute was less than 5 miles and I started riding it on my geared hardtail. I dropped the seat and put on platforms and hit all the stairs, jumps, drops I could find on the way home. Much more fun than just spinning along. If it is a longer commute and you are worried about speed get the right size frame. Disc brakes are great but more $$$. Buy em if you have the money and few worries about theft.

[SynicGeek]

Especialy when they are junk, after all, one less junky frame means one less piece of junk rolling down the road getting in my way. And, it lowers the number of total frames so the value of the remaining goes up. Not to mention that it could be melted down and made into beer cans. I'm just sayin'.
As far as those $40, wait $50 Nashbars go, with $11 for shipping it's a $61 frame, for that you could go a bike shop and buy an old MTB frame that would be built straight, properly welded, and not have goofy tubes.
Again, I'm just sayin'.
Brett

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Originally posted by SynicGeek
As far as those $40, wait $50 Nashbars go, with $11 for shipping it's a $61 frame, for that you could go a bike shop and buy an old MTB frame that would be built straight, properly welded, and not have goofy tubes.
Again, I'm just sayin'.
Brett

I don't know where you live but there are not any bike shops around ogden that would have an old mtb frame for less than a $100, even at 100 it would be hard to find a quality ride that fit me.

[Andy in Wi]

Want a commuter? Find a scrapyard. Sometimes people throw out the weirdest shiznit.....

[jonassterling]

I was tossing the accumulated bottles and cans(clap your hands) from my car into a recycling dumpster in a Wal-mart parking lot about 2 years ago. It was one of those big, multi-compartment deals. I opened up the can bin and found a whole cornucopia of stuff. A big old TV, which may have worked, I don't know left it there, but did have the urge to relive my younger years, pack it up and bring it out to a field to shoot the piss out of it with various firearms. I don't really have any friends into that kinda fun anymore. A jewelry box which went to my girlfriend, who liked it better cause I found it, not bought it. She's cool that way. The real score was a late 80's MTB frame. Flat black no stickers. Headset, fork, suntour cranks, platform pedals and the best part a fine condition XT derailer from about 3 generations ago. I built the bike up from scrap at the shop, put a big old cargo basket on the front and it was in use at the shop I used to work at for about a year till some ass stole it. Look around stuff is out there.