Not a comment on the bike, but on the hydraulic shifters. Does anyone else find the big hunk of a shifter ugly? I understand they need to put the brake fluid reservoir somewhere, but both SRAM and Shimano (no Di2 version) shifters just felt really bulky and ugly.
I love this bike, and I want it. But I still think it’s ugly. Specifically, here are the points I think are ugly:
I love this bike, and I want it. But I still think it’s ugly. Specifically, here are the points I think are ugly:
Agreed about the spacers. Giant Propel has similar spacers and their ugliness ruins the entire bike.
I don’t know why, but this post gave me my best laugh of the day. In fact I’m still chuckling as I write this. I mean this as a compliment. Thank you.
I love this bike, and I want it. But I still think it’s ugly. Specifically, here are the points I think are ugly:
Reviving this!
Did anyone had the opportunity to ride this new SS yet? Thinking about getting the simpler version with 105 + rim.
Picking up mine end of this week hopefully, as it is currently in the process of being build. Frame only build up, with components coming over from my Tarmac SL6. So that be an interesting comparison, as the SL6 was pretty dam good.
Am I the only one who has been drooling over the new cannondale logo? It’s so simple yet so beautiful.
The new logo from the '80s? 
hah! before my time.
Reviving this!
Did anyone had the opportunity to ride this new SS yet? Thinking about getting the simpler version with 105 + rim.
I have the 105 Disc upgraded to eTap 11 with Kysrium SL’s. I like it, but I will admit the spacers are fugly; mines completely slammed so it looks hot af.
I was recently researching the Cervélo S5 and comparing it to the System Six (aero bike vs aero bike) and I realized that I had to really scrutinize the data and the test bike build spec to get the best understanding of how bikes really compare. For example, the S5 they used in the Super Six white paper was 1) not a new style 2019 model as it wasn’t available yet and 2) it had Enve bars and stem which are not the Cervélo aero bars and stem that would have been a. Better comparison. I’m not saying Cannondale did anything shady. they just compared it to a production bike. The newer wheels, aero handlebar system and the new frame design the S5 is actually an equal or slightly faster bike.
Something similar can be extrapolated from the Super Six Evo white paper. The different frame design, less aero tires, wheels, bars and stem were all contributors to the 30w improvement over the outgoing bike. Much of that could have come from the ancillary parts not the frame design itself.
I feel like there should be light road bikes and fast aero bikes and nothing in between. The in between bikes are lost and I don’t see the value proposition. It’s the “jack of all trades, master of none†analogy.
Anybody know what size stem and handlebar are stocked on the 51 and 54 sizes? I can’t find the info anywhere