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Cannondale CAAD Optimo 105

Suspension
Rigid
Wheels
700c
Drivetrain
2 × 11 34–50t / 11–30t
Gear range
401%
Weight
8.9 kg 19.6 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Rim brake

Not published by the manufacturer

  • Sizes and geometry

Components

17 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    SmartForm C2 Alloy, SAVE, tapered headtube, fender mounts, SAVE, Tapered headtube, Fender mounts Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

    Full Carbon, 1-1/8" to 1-1/4" steerer, fender mounts Not identified

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Fork material
  • Carbon
Bicycle weight
  • 8.9 kg
  • 19.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 2
Smallest chainring
  • 34
Largest chainring
  • 50
Rear sprockets
  • 11
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 30
Lowest gear
  • 32.9 in
Highest gear
  • 131.8 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

32.9 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Road / Race Model year: 2021
Sample
506 bicycles with this information
Coverage
79.3% of the class

Highest gear

131.8 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Road / Race Model year: 2021
Sample
506 bicycles with this information
Coverage
79.3% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

286 of 638 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort
Road / Race Model year: 2021
Sample
638 bicycles with this information
Coverage
100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
12.6 km/h
Highest gear
50.5 km/h

Total gear range 401%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2021 builds

Differences across 2021 builds
Specification This bicycle Cannondale CAAD Optimo 105 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 1 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 2 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 3 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 4 Cannondale CAAD Optimo Claris
Frame
Bicycle weight 8.9 kg Not informed Not informed Not informed Not informed 9.8 kg
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets 11 11 10 9 8 8
Largest sprocket 30 30 32 30 30 30
Lowest gear 32.9 in 32.9 in 30.8 in 32.9 in 32.9 in 32.9 in

Other models in this family

9 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Cannondale CAAD Optimo 105, by Cannondale

This bicycle

Race

CAAD Optimo 105

  • Weight: 8.9 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid

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