el~rio
Likes Dirt
Not sure how well a road bike will be recieced here, but here goes.
New bike time! What I have planned is a high performance road bike for riding off the beaten track (roads?). My riding lately has been featuring a fair few dirt roads and rougher country roads, so a bike that I can use to explore any reasonable roads, from rough country roads to hilly dirt roads in the middle of nowhere, is on the cards.
My choice of steed is a 2015 Cannondale Synapse fitted with Ultegra Di2 and hydraulic disk brakes. The smoother ride and extra tire clearance ( about 34mm! ) sync really well with the riding I have planned for the bike. The Di2 is something I decided my next road bike needed after talking to others with it. The disc brakes on a road bike I'm rather impartial towards, however they do make it easier to fit larger tires as you don't have to squeeze them past caliper brakes. It's also getting harder and harder to get an endurance road bike without disks so I figure I may as well jump on the bandwagon. And finally my favorite thing about the bike, not a mechanical cable in sight! Goodbye cable stretch, clogged up outer cables, spongy brakes caused by cable compression, misaligned gears. I could go on.
Spec is as follows, for now I'll just start with the stock spec and add changes in bold and future changes in brackets.
Frame - Synapse Disc, BallisTec Carbon, Di2 ready, SAVE PLUS, BB30A 56cm
Fork - Synapse Disc, SAVE PLUS, BallisTec Carbon, 1-1/8" to 1-1/4" tapered steerer
Crank - Cannondale HollowGram Si, BB30A, FSA rings, 50/34
Bottom Bracket - FSA BB30
Shifters - Shimano RR785 Di2, hydraulic disc
Cog Set - Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-32, 11-speed - Shimano Ultegra 6800 12-25, 11-speed
Chain - Shimano HG700, 11-speed
Front Derailleur - Shimano Ultegra 6800, braze-on
Rear Derailleur - Shimano Ultegra Di2 6870 GS
Rims - Mavic Aksium One Disc, WTS
Hubs - Mavic Aksium One Disc, Centerlock
Tires - Mavic Aksion WTS, 700x28c, folding - Continental GP 4000s II 700x28c
Pedals - Shimano Ultegra SPD-SL 6800 Clipless Road Pedals
Brakes - Shimano RR785 hydraulic disc, 140/140mm
Handlebar - Cannondale C2 Compact, butted 2014 alloy - 3T Ergonova Pro 40cm
Stem - Cannondale C2, 6061 Alloy, 31.8, 6 deg. - ( 3T Arm Team 120mm -17° )
Headset - Synapse Si, 1-1/4" lower bearing, 25mm top cap
Brake Levers - Shimano RR785 Di2, hydraulic disc
Spokes - Mavic Aksium
Grips - Cannondale Grip Bar Tape w/Gel, 3.5mm - Lizard Skins DSP 3.2 Black
Saddle - Fabric Spoon Shallow, Ti Rail - Prologo Zero II CPC Tirox Black
Seat Post - Cannondale C2, UD Carbon, Di2 Battery, 25.4x350mm (54-61)
Bottle Cages - ( Elite Custom Stealth )
Extras - Tate Labs Barfly 2.0
Bike is ordered and should be here any day now, inital impression to come once I get the bike build up and out for a few rides! Wil post up some pics of the parts I've already got for the build and why I've chosen then soon!
New bike time! What I have planned is a high performance road bike for riding off the beaten track (roads?). My riding lately has been featuring a fair few dirt roads and rougher country roads, so a bike that I can use to explore any reasonable roads, from rough country roads to hilly dirt roads in the middle of nowhere, is on the cards.
My choice of steed is a 2015 Cannondale Synapse fitted with Ultegra Di2 and hydraulic disk brakes. The smoother ride and extra tire clearance ( about 34mm! ) sync really well with the riding I have planned for the bike. The Di2 is something I decided my next road bike needed after talking to others with it. The disc brakes on a road bike I'm rather impartial towards, however they do make it easier to fit larger tires as you don't have to squeeze them past caliper brakes. It's also getting harder and harder to get an endurance road bike without disks so I figure I may as well jump on the bandwagon. And finally my favorite thing about the bike, not a mechanical cable in sight! Goodbye cable stretch, clogged up outer cables, spongy brakes caused by cable compression, misaligned gears. I could go on.
Spec is as follows, for now I'll just start with the stock spec and add changes in bold and future changes in brackets.
Frame - Synapse Disc, BallisTec Carbon, Di2 ready, SAVE PLUS, BB30A 56cm
Fork - Synapse Disc, SAVE PLUS, BallisTec Carbon, 1-1/8" to 1-1/4" tapered steerer
Crank - Cannondale HollowGram Si, BB30A, FSA rings, 50/34
Bottom Bracket - FSA BB30
Shifters - Shimano RR785 Di2, hydraulic disc
Cog Set - Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-32, 11-speed - Shimano Ultegra 6800 12-25, 11-speed
Chain - Shimano HG700, 11-speed
Front Derailleur - Shimano Ultegra 6800, braze-on
Rear Derailleur - Shimano Ultegra Di2 6870 GS
Rims - Mavic Aksium One Disc, WTS
Hubs - Mavic Aksium One Disc, Centerlock
Tires - Mavic Aksion WTS, 700x28c, folding - Continental GP 4000s II 700x28c
Pedals - Shimano Ultegra SPD-SL 6800 Clipless Road Pedals
Brakes - Shimano RR785 hydraulic disc, 140/140mm
Handlebar - Cannondale C2 Compact, butted 2014 alloy - 3T Ergonova Pro 40cm
Stem - Cannondale C2, 6061 Alloy, 31.8, 6 deg. - ( 3T Arm Team 120mm -17° )
Headset - Synapse Si, 1-1/4" lower bearing, 25mm top cap
Brake Levers - Shimano RR785 Di2, hydraulic disc
Spokes - Mavic Aksium
Grips - Cannondale Grip Bar Tape w/Gel, 3.5mm - Lizard Skins DSP 3.2 Black
Saddle - Fabric Spoon Shallow, Ti Rail - Prologo Zero II CPC Tirox Black
Seat Post - Cannondale C2, UD Carbon, Di2 Battery, 25.4x350mm (54-61)
Bottle Cages - ( Elite Custom Stealth )
Extras - Tate Labs Barfly 2.0
Bike is ordered and should be here any day now, inital impression to come once I get the bike build up and out for a few rides! Wil post up some pics of the parts I've already got for the build and why I've chosen then soon!