Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

wtf cannondale, why was that like a fucking kia advert.

More deets on supersix disc: http://pelotonmagazine.com/goods/cannondale-supersix-evo-disc/

And more on super x: http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/06/28/cannondale-launches-3rd-gen-superx-current-state-cyclocross/

Someone at Cannondale must really love BB30 (or not want to fall on their sword). Had they opted for a wider BB platform (BB86/386Evo) then they'd have been able to have the same (if not more) clearance and same chainstay length with having to resort to a re-dished rear wheel and increasing the Q-factor by +10mm. Talk about an arse about face way of going about things. Gotta love marketing (Ai)...

wut

eH?

No really, carry on

To be fair, the article isn't particularly helpful in explaining how it all works together.

Front centre? How about 2 degree slacker head angle and shorter, higher top tubes...

Bb shell is 73mm and q is still < than DA q and pretty much any other road crank.

Not sure why they went through axle tho

86<73. Sounds like not a lot but those few mm are pretty helpful for eeking out additional clearance. FC-9000 q-factor = 147.5mm / 2017 Super-X = 155mm. At least driveside heel rub won't be an issue. I'm guessing the higher top tube is to help illustrate how awesome their 25.4mm seatpost is (could probably achieve the same with a shorter ST and decent length of exposed 27.2mm SP whilst gaining some valuable standover clearance at the same time). The only benefit to the lofty TT heights are that you won't have to bend too low to pick it up.

If they have made it 10mm wider they've done it with a new axle, and looking at the photos, there are no spacers at all, so the BB width will be around 83mm.

If this is the case, this isn't a bb30/a bike at all.

And you'll still get heal rub

Weird

I thought road Ai would be handled at the spider. Peloton mag are reporting that the q 'isn't hurt'; I wouldn't be surprised if the +10mm is an error; I can't imagine them machining a new axle and basically a new BB for one bike. But then, Cannondale.

We shall see.

And Standover is shrugs :)

BB clearance look pretty generous especially on a CX bike.

Yeah. Lower portion of the seat tube is pushed forward.

It's interesting - I'd like to ride one. I imagine, coming from a more traditional bike, it would be like going from a traditional 29er to the F-SI or Scalpel. Bit of a 'holy shit' moment.

If they have made it 10mm wider they've done it with a new axle, and looking at the photos, there are no spacers at all, so the BB width will be around 83mm.

If that's the case then it's then really do need a slap for not opting for 386Evo (3mm diff. ffs)

Indeed, which is why I find it hard to believe that's what they've done.

I would have thought the existing BB30a 73mm shell would do fine, and they then shunt the spider (or dedicated single ring) out by DS wards 3mm or something.

Both approaches seem to require complete control of your crank system, but the not-quite-BB86 seems goofy, as you say.

Super X 105 is lairy.

Bars need RTF down.

I like that.

would ride

the force is even better

The absence of Liquigas from the 2017 colour palette is very welcome so far.

Berserka, bro. Berserka

Took my Saeco out for 30 hilly miles today. It often gets pushed to the back of the rack for a few months and then when I ride it again I'm reminded how quick and agile it feels. They must have seemed awesome back in the day. The Time Carbon forks do gnaw away at my nerves on long fast descents sometimes, I start wondering how many hard miles they might have done.

fuck, that superx is sick. new bike day might have to be some time soon.

@Dammit

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Lovely.

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Hah, that's awesome- linear fades are the next hot ticket

I tagged matt in the photo and said 'trendsetter'... But they deleted my comment!