Some people want you to believe that it’s impossible to find a high quality, name brand road bike that won’t require a second mortgage to actually own. The Cadillac CTS Road Bike accepts that challenge. The moment you place your hands on the plush wrapped ergonomic handlebar you’ll notice that this bike means business. Shimano STI Shift/Brake Levers provide almost intuitive gear response which means that you’ll spend more time enjoying the rush of wind as you sprint instead of having to take your hands off the handlebars to shift. Front and Rear derailleur duties are handled by Shimano as well. A light and stiff 6061 Aluminum Frame ensures that the power you put down goes directly to the rear wheel with almost no flex. Intermediate riders will also appreciate pedals with the option of using clip-less type cycling shoes or non specific cycling shoes. When the road goes up you’ll love the light weight aluminum rims, stainless steel spokes and Hutchinson 700×25 tires. The CTS never forgets its legendary Cadillac comfort and attention to detail thanks to an NVO adjustable stem for quick handle bar height adjustments and a set of auxiliary brake levers for panis stops no matter where your hands are located on the handlebars.Lastly, we give you 4 sizes to choose from to fit practically anyone. This stunning bicycle is finished in a gorgeous electric blue paint. Customer Care at 1-866-462-4535. Assembly – straightforward with some notes: (1) In addition to the N.V.O stem system being different from normal threadless stem setups on other bikes, the CTS system requires two shim plates for the handlebar clamp (large stem clamp size – small handlebar diameter). It is a little awkward to hold & tighten everything. (2) The STI shifters have an intermediate shift (trimmer) on the front derailleur. This feature, normally found on higher end components, allows the front cage to move without shifting, eliminating chain rub (noise). Slightly different tweaking procedures apply (read the Shimano info). (3) When I tightened the attaching bolt on the brake pads, I ended up with toe-out. Unless I missed something, the caliper arms needed to be bent some to achieve the 1/64 in. toe-in on the pads. I’ve done this a lot on older bikes when they squeal, but I didn’t expect a bunch of initial toe-out on the Tektro calipers. There’s a tool for that, but I just removed the pads and “carefully” used a big adjustable wrench. (4) The first 3 test rides revealed a slightly noisy freewheel. It only happened in one gear, and I could easily eliminate the “clickity clock” by back pedaling momentarily or shifting, but I had a new duplicate freewheel. Replacement was easy, and the new one was quiet. (5) Finally, the wheels needed truing a couple of times, and I still had trouble eliminating all tire wiggle and blips. I ended up removing the tires & tubes, replacing the rubber rim strips with rim tape, putting tire talc in both tires, swapping tires (front tire on rear rim & vice versa), & lubing the beads with some liquid dish washing detergent /water to seat properly when inflated. On the last test ride I finally got rid of nearly all thumping.

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