Just bought a Cannondale Synapse....

[Mrs M]

View attachment 117959 Aaaaaand it has arrived!!

I didn't realise the cables would be internally routed, nice touch. Had to twiddle the gears a bit but it's great and I'm happy and tomorrow I hope to actually go for a decent length ride on it!

Very smart, nice colour scheme
Have fun tomorrow.

 

[Diggs]

Looks very nice

 

[Globalti]

Cannondale's Synapse is reckoned to be one of the best endurance bikes around, on a par with a Roubaix. You'll love it.

 

[bonsaibilly]

Cannondale's Synapse is reckoned to be one of the best endurance bikes around, on a par with a Roubaix. You'll love it.

"on a par with a Roubaix" - not the Sora equipped alloy version, though. bb

 

[Globalti]

Oh it's the alloy frame? Still excellent; I test-rode one and it handled superbly.

 

[*Dusty*]

Yup, nothing fancy about it. Sora gears are more than adequate for my needs, brakes could be better but I'm used to hydraulic discs on the trail bike so I'm kinda spoilt that way.

 

[CaadX]

Good choice Synapse is a well made bike and comfortable to ride a long way. You may or may not get on with the saddle it comes with I changed mine .Nothing wrong with Sora stuff unless your a bike snob. Enjoy

Oh so you ride a cannondale now ? good choice. Fancy a ride up the rhigos and bwlch sometime you old fart ?

 

[pubrunner]

Oh so you ride a cannondale now ? good choice. Fancy a ride up the rhigos and bwlch sometime you old fart ?

I'd thrash the two of you - no trouble

 

[Accy cyclist]

Good choice Synapse is a well made bike and comfortable to ride a long way. You may or may not get on with the saddle it comes with I changed mine .Nothing wrong with Sora stuff unless your a bike snob. Enjoy

I've has a bike with Sora parts on for 16 years without any problem. Just don't buy a bike with Tektro caliper brakes! From personal experience they're crap!

 

[*Dusty*]

I've has a bike with Sora parts on for 16 years without any problem. Just don't buy a bike with Tektro caliper brakes! From personal experience they're crap!

I do have to say I think the brakes will be the first (and possibly only) upgrade. Maybe they'll bed in a bit but coming from the MTB with full hydraulic discs I'm spoilt with stopping power. Even the brakes on my old scrapper Carrera subway were better.

 

[annirak]

Looks like a fine bike. Truth be told, I've been drooling over the disc-equipped version.

 

[Nibor]

A pad upgrade can make a world of difference to your brakes these are great value for money at the moment.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/clarks-55mm-caliper-brake-shoe/rp-prod55815

 

[*Dusty*]

Looks like a fine bike. Truth be told, I've been drooling over the disc-equipped version.

I was too, sadly I didn't have the money, nor did I want invest too heavily in case I didn't like it!!

 

[annirak]

I was too, sadly I didn't have the money, nor did I want invest too heavily in case I didn't like it!!

My road bike is a Vitus Razor. While I love riding a road bike, I do not love the Claris group, nor do I love the frame. I have promised myself that I will buy the best frame I can afford next time around, since group parts can be upgraded more easily! The Synapse alloy disc variant ticks pretty much all the boxes for me!

 

[Kingy]

Great bikes. I love them!

My road bike is a Vitus Razor. While I love riding a road bike, I do not love the Claris group, nor do I love the frame. I have promised myself that I will buy the best frame I can afford next time around, since group parts can be upgraded more easily! The Synapse alloy disc variant ticks pretty much all the boxes for me!

Have recently bought that exact bike. Went for the Tiagra version (in preference to 105) as it's as a commute/winter bike and the new Tiagra 4700 shifters have the same cable routing to 105's. The disc brakes (even 'just' mechanical) are a revelation commuting. I have been going through rear pads every week to week and a half in the bad weather with rim brakes, but four weeks and 530 miles later disc pads are still fine having got through rain, sleet and snow.