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Cannondale CAAD Optimo 3 (2022)

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$1,649.00

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Description

Race-winning ability need not be the preserve of the elite – the all-new CAAD Optimo is your gateway to the liberating world of smooth, fast and agile race bikes. Exceptional handling and superb efficiency deliver a pure, modern road experience.

Where Performance Takes Off

A true performance road bike with race-winning DNA – delivering champagne experience for lemonade money.

Where it thrives

The open road, In competition

What it’s built for

Speed, Handling, Durability

Highlights

  • Lightweight SmartForm C2 Alloy Frame w/ full carbon fork
  • Shimano 105 11-speed shifting / FSA Gossamer crank
  • Tektro R741 dual pivot brakes

Exceptional Aluminum Performance

Everything we know about aluminum road bikes in one space – refined tube profiles, precision butting, and double-pass welds create frames that are lighter and ride better than our competitors’ high-ticket alloy offerings.

Elite Race Geometry

With geometry influenced directly from our award-winning CAAD13 bike, the CAAD Optimo offers true race handling and optimal body position at all times.

Ride Smoother with SAVE

Along with Optimo’s new dropped seatstay profile, finely engineered flex zones in the rear of the frame absorb road chatter for better comfort and control.

Please note: Images are for illustrative purposes only, actual specification may differ. 

Frame Specs
  • Sizes | 51, 54, 56, 58
  • Colors | Black Pearl (BLK)
  • Frame | SmartForm C2 Alloy, SAVE, tapered headtube, fender mounts, 130x9mm QR
  • Fork | CAAD Optimo Full Carbon, 1-1/8” to 1-1/4” steerer, fender mounts, 100x9mm QR
Components
  • Handlebar | 6061 alloy, Compact
  • Stem | 6061 Alloy, 31.8, 7°
  • Seatpost | Cannondale 4, 6061 Alloy, 27.2 x 350mm
  • Saddle | Cannondale Stage CX
  • Pedals | Wellgo w/ Clip and Strap
Drivetrain
  • Shifters | Shimano Sora, 9-speed
  • Front Derailleur | Shimano Sora, 31.8 clamp
  • Rear Derailleur | Shimano Sora GS
  • Brakes | Promax RC-452, dual pivot calipers
  • Brake Levers | Shimano Sora
  • Cassette | Shimano HG50, 11-30, 9-speed
  • Chain | KMC X9, 9-speed
  • Bottom Bracket | Cartridge, square taper
  • Crank | FSA Vero Alloy, 50/34
Wheels
  • Rims | RS 3.0, 24h front, 28h rear
  • Hubs | Formula DC-1420 front, DC-1422 rear
  • Spokes | Stainless Steel, 14g
  • Tyres | Vittoria Zaffiro, 700 x 25c
Other
  • Headset | FSA Integrated, 1-1/4
  • Bar tape | Cannondale Grip Bar Tape w/Gel, 3.5mm

PMC is a specialist road store with the highest bike build standards and customer service record in the industry. Please contact any of our friendly staff if you are in need of any expert advice or answers to any queries you may have, or to take advantage of a test ride and experience the PMC advantage.
Our bike fitting service is done at time of purchase but is not limited to this only. We offer an on-going free bike fitting service within the first year to accommodate possible changes in your fitness, flexibility and performance. We can also assess current riding techniques such as pedalling efficiency, correct posture etc. and offer any advice on an individual basis in order to advance your cycling comfort and performance. This includes free head stem swap overs at any time within the first year. Our opinion is that the perfect bike fit is something that grows with your riding and can be fluid as you progress or adapt to your riding level. Every bike fit is individual to a riders certain requirements and correctly fitted, can turn a good bike riding experience into a great one. We also offer a free follow up service and highly recommend this is done within the first 6 months or the 500-1000km mark. This is the most important service a bike can get, with it getting the full treatment to ensure everything has bedded in well, ensuring your ride is maintained and performing at it's optimum level. Our service goes over and above the normal adjustments required with any issue arising being rectified free of charge unless due to normal wear and tear.
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Cannondale and their dealers have come a long way since our birth in a crowded loft above a pickle factory in 1971. The company grew quickly during its early years. Cannondale introduced the cycling industry's first bicycle trailer, the Bugger, and added successful cycling apparel and accessory lines while earning a strong reputation for innovation and quality. That reputation proved invaluable when Cannondale introduced its first bicycle, a Touring model, in 1983. Cannondale raised the cycling world's eyebrows by building their bicycles around handcrafted, oversized aluminum frames that were both lighter and more flex-resistant than the steel models that dominated the industry at the time. They quickly followed up this success with a road racing model and a mountain bike model in 1984. Cannondale's creative reputation encouraged both bike dealers and customers to join the revolution, and widespread industry skepticism quickly gave way to a host of imitators. In 1997, Cannondale was the first company to feature large, oversized aluminum bike frames on cycling's biggest stage, the Tour de France. After powering his Cannondale to four stage victories at the 1999 Tour, the flamboyant Saeco team leader proclaimed "Cannondale is the best bike." With a reputation for shaking up the industry, Cannondale continued to push the entire cycling community with the release of their first carbon/aluminum frame, the Six13, flaunting the low weight with prison striped jerseys that read: Legalize My Cannondale. In the last 14 years, Cannondale have won five Giro d'Italia Maglia Rosas, arguing that maybe they should add pink to our brand colors. Most recently they won the Girod'Iltalia and the Vuelta a Espa ñ in one single year! On the mountain bike side, Cannondale started the dual suspension revolution way back in 1990 by introducing the Delta V E.S.T., the industry's first dual suspension bike, and followed it up with the equally radical Super V and Scalpel platforms. Our riders dominated the cross country and downhill scene into the new millennium with the biggest names in dirt like Cadel Evans, Alison Sydor, Missy Giove, Cedric Gracia, Christophe Sauser, Anne-Caroline Chausson, Tinker Juarez and Brian Lopes to name a few. The creation of The Cut freeride crew brought together the audacious riding talents of Aaron Chase, Chris Van Dine and Mick Hannah. Our technologies like HeadShok, Lefty, innovative suspension and optimized aluminum and carbon design directly translated into race victories and riding that continually pushed the limits of what's possible on a bike.  Widely regarded as the bike industry's leading innovator with game-changing technologies, Cannondale and its handcrafted bicycles continue to be recognized by organizations from both inside and outside the industry including: Many of the ideas that keep Cannondale products on the cutting edge come from the sponsored athletes on the company's professional racing teams. The feedback provided by the company's riders, combined with Cannondale's best-in-class production processes, fuel a near constant stream of both new innovations and improvements to existing products. With a laser focus on a rider-first mentality, we push our employees, our dealers and the bike industry. These refinements aren't limited to the company's competitive road racing and mountain bikes, however the insights gained through racing, coupled with Cannondale's quest for constant improvement, have also benefited the company's wide array of lightweight recreational bikes as well as its lines of state-of-the-art cycling apparel and parts & accessories. This is summed up in Cannondale's mantra to: never settle in our quest to create the perfect ride.