Specialized Tarmac vs Cannondale Caad 12
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I've been riding a Tarmac S-Works for the last week and I own a Synapse (I rode a Caad 10 for a while also). I have to say I am blown away with how comfortable and fast the ride feels like on the Tarmac. I'm a huge fan... I would go Tarmac
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Haven't ridden the 12, but have ridden an Expert level Tarmac and own an S-Works. The Expert felt the same as my S-Works. I'd buy it over the CAAD any day unless the geo was better on the CAAD in a given size.
I owned several CAAD10s in several sizes and the two are not even close.
I owned several CAAD10s in several sizes and the two are not even close.
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garlet wrote:I recommend Specialized Tarmac. because carbon is better then alloy
At the best it is better than alloy. Certainly not better then.
I would go with the carbon frame, but make sure you check the geometries of the frames as well. Caad12 is more of a classic-line, with only a sightly sloping top tube, and a mid-length head tube.
Make sure the frame fits, and, if you find the geo of the tarmac pleasing, get that. I
I would say the CAAD12 Ultegra unless you don't have a budget limit.
2016 Tarmac Comp 8.24kg ~3k$ (in Ultegra mech.)
2016 Tarmac Expert 7.2kg ~4k$ (in Ultegra mech.)
The CAAD12 Ultegra is 7.49kg and is ~2.5k$.
750g penalty for 500$+ but you're getting the 4th tier (?) in the lineup (Sworks, Pro race, Expert, Comp...). You can then put the 500$ toward new wheels, power meter, etc.
I've never ridden a Tarmac but I'm not sure the price difference is actually worth it.
If you don't look at the price I'm sure the Expert is a much better frame.
***all prices in CAD sue me
2016 Tarmac Comp 8.24kg ~3k$ (in Ultegra mech.)
2016 Tarmac Expert 7.2kg ~4k$ (in Ultegra mech.)
The CAAD12 Ultegra is 7.49kg and is ~2.5k$.
750g penalty for 500$+ but you're getting the 4th tier (?) in the lineup (Sworks, Pro race, Expert, Comp...). You can then put the 500$ toward new wheels, power meter, etc.
I've never ridden a Tarmac but I'm not sure the price difference is actually worth it.
If you don't look at the price I'm sure the Expert is a much better frame.
***all prices in CAD sue me
carbon isn't all it cracked up to be , as I said in one of my posts . Took out a giant tcr advanced pro2 and it felt slow and felt like I had to put more effort in to keep it at a constant speed yes it felt smoother but just did nothing for me , but I am going back with my bike to do a comparison 2 bikes same wheels to see if I can figure out why it felt like it did . I ride a caad10 by the way oh and a caad8 which im selling .
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Make sure you try before you buy , specialized in Bristol would not let me test ride so I told them point blank no test ride no buy . where as Giant in Bristol were absolutely brilliant nothing was too much trouble and there was no pressure to buy it.