Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

thinking of selling mine (used it 4 times...). What do you think is a good price? I was thinking 1500 € without the pedals. Paid 2000 € a month ago.

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superb

In my absence from home (Melbourne) my father in law has been collecting caads. Here is a caad 4, full DA he got for a pittance

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This is absolutely rad. 10/10 would take for groceries.

Isn't it!
I really want one of these forks now for running around town collecting bits

It's a topic of much debate, but discs + tandem = bit of a no no really.

Ended up reading up on this recently. Thorn has an interesting bit of text on page twelve of their tandem brochure.

What a coincidence — I got chatting to a chap riding a Thorn tandem with his daughter in the West End on Saturday morning and he told me exactly this. They were pretty brisk!

What a coincidence — I got chatting to a chap riding a Thorn tandem with his daughter in the West End on Saturday morning and he told me exactly this. They were pretty brisk!

Ha! I wouldn't be surprised that the owner was clued up - Thorn make their opinions on the matter pretty clear. There's even another full page on their website about tandem braking with some maths, interesting stuff.

Tl;dr don’t drag your brakes - get fast or stop.

AS I recall the thrust of the argument was that on a long descent — such as this chap had undertaken in the Alps on the tandem — you can boil the fluid in a hydraulic disc system, causing complete brake failure. Is this worse than exploding the tyre on a rim-braked wheel because the rims are grossly overheated? Answers on a postcard, as ever...

https://jacobsgreen.bigcartel.com/product/the-zaftig

You can boil the fluid in a hydraulic disc system, causing complete brake failure. Is this worse than exploding the tyre on a rim-braked wheel because the rims are grossly overheated?

One can be repaired inexpensively by the road, the other cannot.

Anyhoo.

Has anyone used one of these Hylix seatposts on their caad12?

I desperately need an inline post and this is the only thing i can find

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hylix-Zero-Carbon-TI-Seatpost-25-4-400MM-for-Cannondale-SuperSix-CAAD12-Synapse/302779060116

Is this 'Murica based?

Yep, the name implies something german(?) but sadly it seems to be sold from the other side of the world. I guess you could always ask - chances are that it's welded somewhere in southern China.

To main design ideaseems really well thought out

Featured on Prolly in '10. I expect it'll be hard to get one here.

ENVE is an option

I have one of these from aliexpress that's been fine. Not the best looking as it gets wider near the top though. Mine doesn't have logos

Sadly they don't make a 25.4mm inline, only with a setback

thomson?

Thomson would suit but ideally I want a carbon post, caad12 is harsh enough as it is

If it's harsh then a little setback would help. The Cannondale posts are 15mm setback so fall in between a traditional setback and inline.

Just became member in the Cannondale club.
Found a 2008/2009 barely used Hooligan at a decent deal.
Single speed and hydraulic breaks.
It´s quite fun as a city/short commute bike!

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Oh man

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F254082875329

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I have a C2 cannondale post, but the set back doesn’t work with my bike fit / saddle position