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Cannondale CAAD Optimo Sora

Last known price
$1,050
Suspension
Rigid
Wheels
700c
Drivetrain
2 × 9 34–50t / 11–30t
Gear range
401%
Weight
9.5 kg 20.9 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Rim brake
  • 44cm
  • 48cm
  • 51cm
  • 54cm
  • 56cm
  • 58cm
  • 60cm
  • 63cm

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

15 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

Sizes and geometry

8 sizes

Size explorer

Rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes.

Size

Geometry not published

The manufacturer lists these sizes without frame measurements, so there is no drawing or geometry table.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Fork material
  • Carbon
Bicycle weight
  • 9.5 kg
  • 20.9 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 2
Smallest chainring
  • 34
Largest chainring
  • 50
Rear sprockets
  • 9
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 Sora Cannondale CAAD Optimo 105 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 1 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 2 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 3 Cannondale CAAD Optimo 4
Frame
Bicycle weight 9.5 kg 8.9 kg Not informed Not informed Not informed Not informed
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets 9 11 11 10 9 8
Largest sprocket 30 30 30 32 30 30
Lowest gear 32.9 in 32.9 in 32.9 in 30.8 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 Sora, by Cannondale

This bicycle

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CAAD Optimo Sora

  • Weight: 9.5 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 700c

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