Damn you Cannondale

[User6179]

Maybe he is talking about out and out race bikes? Which a Synapse isn't

No with those brakes its not !

 

[vickster]

Even with V brakes, you don't see many pros on them

Is the Op looking for an all weather commuter? In which case, the discs may be useful. If he is a 10 stone racing snake using the bike on sunny days, then the Synapse may not be the right bike anyhow

N+1

 

[User6179]

Even with V brakes, you don't see many pros on them

Is the Op looking for an all weather commuter? In which case, the discs may be useful. If he is a 10 stone racing snake using the bike on sunny days, then the Synapse may not be the right bike anyhow

N+1

Think he is looking for a road bike with a tall head tube basically , what some call a sportive bike.

 

[Kai]

Whoooooosh and no sense of humour?

No , I just don't suffer fools gladly

If you could of been bothered to actually read the thread you will of been aware of my comments with regard to the 2014 Synapse 6 ( hence my thread title )

On the bike I actually tried last week the quality of the disc brakes supplied were of no better quality than most £150 kids mtb's imo , the front end was heavier than the non disc tiagra version and as I have stated above will of limited me when I came to upgrading the wheels after the winter , hence my comment about a marketing gimmick

In the future discs may well become a standard fit on Road bikes but at the moment it's in it's infancy much the same as Mountain bikes were in the early 90's

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

No , I just don't suffer fools gladly

If you could of been bothered to actually read the thread you will of been aware of my comments with regard to the 2014 Synapse 6 ( hence my thread title )

On the bike I actually tried last week the quality of the disc brakes supplied were of no better quality than most £150 kids mtb's imo , the front end was heavier than the non disc tiagra version and as I have stated above will of limited me when I came to upgrading the wheels after the winter , hence my comment about a marketing gimmick

In the future discs may well become a standard fit on Road bikes but at the moment it's in it's infancy much the same as Mountain bikes were in the early 90's

Oh your lack of knowledge and defensiveness is outstanding, keep digging.

 

[vickster]

Think he is looking for a road bike with a tall head tube basically , what some call a sportive bike.

Yes, but also for commuting and use in wet weather? After all, he is buying it on 'cycle to work', the rules for which stipulate the bike is to be used for commuting

 

[User6179]

Yes, but also for commuting and use in wet weather? After all, he is buying it on 'cycle to work', the rules for which stipulate the bike is to be used for commuting

But he works from home

 

[User6179]

Was going to say have a look at a Spesh Secteur but it has discs on the £1000 model

 

[vickster]

Boardman carbon jobbie especially given he can get a Helllfrauds discount? Not a disc brake in sight

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_918473_langId_-1_categoryId_165710

 

[Moda]

On a. £1000 C2W I will end up paying back approx £600 over 18 months with a £35 final payment

But you won't own the bike! According to the HMRC Valuation table after 18 months you'd need to pay your employer £210 to own it.