I’m not doing a disc brake bike yet.
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- Hydration system, also sucks…after some use the valves at the hydration bag will stop functioning. And the valve on top makes you suck, literally you need to suck like a wh…
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Out of interest, why aren’t more companies just doing something similar to Ventum - use an integrated real bottle, with an easy to open/fill lid?? Ventum’s obviously sits on the shaped top tube, but any reason why one couldn’t be made to fit in the frame, maybe with a bento box attached to the top and the whole unit just lifts out? Thought everyone would have learned long ago that the bladders are not easy to use after Specialized tried years ago…
I think it would have to be deeper than it is long to ensure you’re not sucking air half the time.
Picking my cadex up next weekend, replacing a very well sorted trinity.
Hoping it’s a clear step forward in speed / comfort / adjustability and practicality (travel, nutrition etc)!
Anyone have any experience how transferable the fit is from a trinity to the cadex?
That’s the question you should have asked before buying the Cadex isn’t it? ;-).
Jeroen
Ha!
I’m fairly confident from having a good look around a friends bike who rides a very similar position (and also had a trinity previously) that it will be ok for replicating my fit.
I tend to ride a size larger to get good reach than most would recommend but the cadex looks like it will be similar.
I’ll be taking it to Mr Bottrill to make sure though……
Certainly hope it’s a ‘given’ that it’s faster!!!
Did you guys paint the Ferrari & green themed bikes in-house? If not, May I know where?
Was answered many posts ago when I asked.
No, it is done here in the Netherlands by Unlimited Colors. Great company that also does al lot of work for the Pro Tour teams. They also did Kristian’s bike and that bike that Porte is now riding.
Yes, I have seen both, a lot, since I’m a fitter and do lots of Canyon’s but we also sell Cadex.
To be honest we do a lot of Canyon’s for customers send by canyon since they know we are completely honest in our advice.
I’m not going to tell you what you should get or not, just a few differences.
Canyon CFR:
- Max pad width is 20 cm measured center to center, if need more that is not possible.
- Aerobar is integrated and for most ‘normal’ people not easy to get a different model/shape so you better make sure you like the ‘snake tongue’ design.
Even with the spacer placed it is a small unit and for most almost impossible to ride it with thumbs on the inside instead of on top of the shifters - Max tilt at default 12 degrees of aerobar tilt. German company Radsport Ibert makes a tilt kit though if you need more.
- You choose either flat or high rise bar, swapping means new bar.
- Hydration / water reservoir, it sucks (pun intended) it is pretty useless like most integrated systems
- If you need a different crank length you need to buy it seperately and that makes it expensive because the default is also equiped with a PM.
Cadex Tri:
- Pad width fore and aft range is huge.
- Normal 22.2 clamping system so you can decide what extension or cockpit you like. I personally didn’t like the wrist position of the default extensions, but it is an easy swap to something else
- Aeobar tilt up to over 20 degrees, default they say up to 15 but I mounted 2 angled spacers on top of eacht other and got to around 23 degrees.
- You can choose all your parts specific to your request and use.
- Spare parts come at default to almost built two bikes, that many parts from derailleur hangers to armpads, spacers, seatpost clamp system, etc. It is there double sometimes even triple, like in extra armpads pillows.
- Hydration system, also sucks…after some use the valves at the hydration bag will stop functioning. And the valve on top makes you suck, literally you need to suck like a wh…
But I managed to overcome this issue by making my own hydration system with a Platypus 2 liter bag and use that in the frame. No refill option but 2 liters is quite good to carry. The valve is better, the straw has much better flow so overall it needs some work by Giant to fix this. If you join Cadex Tri Bike Owners on FB there I have pictures from how I made this and also already for some customers. It was very easy once figured out. - Ride quality, it is super stable. I thought at first the 4 spokes would be very wind catchy but it is the contrary. They ride imensly stable. We had pretty much wind over this Sunday and it still amazes me how much more stable this bike feels compared to my previous P5 disc with 80/60 mm DT Swiss wheels.
- Very nice feature is the possibility to quite easy adjust the height of the base bar, depending on the type of race course.
- Packing is easy when you have done it a couple of times
- Another cool feature, I placed a JBL speaker in my nose cone and run a playlist from my phone to the speaker so I have music without having it on or around my ears :-). I can’t tell you how nice that is during long rides.
Have good luck with your choice whatever bike that will be.
Jeroen
Hi been having trouble with the hydration system on the Cadex leaving me with nothing to drink mid-ride despite a relatively full drink bladder:
hose to bladder connection has come undone
possible kink in hose developed during ride
You mention a workaround that also gives 2L of fluid storage… i’ve requested to join the FB group.
Any other ideas?
thanks
Added you to the FB group and on top there is a video of me drilling out the whote part of the valve in the bag. If you do that it works flawless
Jeroen
Hi Jeroen,
I have bougth a Cadex Tri, based on my technical knowledge. Now I’m supprised a little bit about the problems of the integrated drinking system. I have problems with the tube at the beginning.
Which Platypus 2 l bottle (part number do you use). The 16 in (40 cm) long hoser or the 13,8 in (35 cm) long bottle?
Do you use the drink tube kit which you can turn on the bottle or is the waterflow better, when I use a big zip evodrink tube with the original union nut to connect it at the bottle?
Thanks for your support
Franz
Hi Franz, if you have facebook join the Cadex Tri Bike Owners group. I have there some info and video’s on how to make the original hydration system work flawless.
regards,
Jeroen