Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

Yup. eBay for £115 so a couple of quid more than a SAVE one. Bolts were rounded (urgh) but Enve sent me some for free!
The prices now are crazy. Scratched and pretty beat up one's at £180 🤯

When I said it's complete; I have some black Hope Centre lock rotors on order with purple lock rings.
Then I'm done. Probably.

^^^ All of these are lovely. Wish mine was so colourful.

Would still like to buy a caad12 disc...

matching rx4s putting it a cut above all the others.
saddle digging a hole though !

maybe we can trade

Post has dropped about 1cm since pic and for the sake of @GLWS has been levelled to comply 😉
If you look closely you'll see matching valve caps, screws and bar ends.

It's not crazy drop as have long arms and legs with an average torso. Still no flat backing. God no, I'm over 30.

First time on speedplays though. Enjoying the float of my old crank bros but with the definitive release gate. I'm just glad there aren't any traffic lights here as my muscle memory needs updating after 10+ years of CB.

i'm impressed, a purple caad owner that can take a bit of bantz !

I need to re-wrap the bars and move the shifters up a bit. What's the go-to bartape that has a good price to feel ratio; 2.8-3mm ?

Need to change the chainrings on my Hollowgram crankset.

Currently using older style SRAM Red 22 rings- any recommendations on what else looks good (no spidering thanks)

Praxis

Rotor. Especially if you have Di2.

I think @spotter had a nightmare with these many moons ago (it's his old SystemSix) and gave up

That was more down the the fucking weird angle of the seatube causing problems with the front mech, I fixed it with shims

I really like Cinelli Gel Cork. Tried tacky tapes like Lizard Skins etc but hated them, and others are too smooth. This one is nicely cushioned, feels great with bare hands, lasts forever, good price (£10-15), range of colours, and subtle but attractive. Some people online have said it comes loose or doesn't stick to the bar well, but I think they probably aren't stretching it enough to wrap it tightly.

I've never owned a Cannondale but was thinking of buying a 2015 supersix. However reading up I see lots of complaints about creaking bottom brackets and SISL2 cracks. I'm having serious doubts. Can't inspect bike.

Where are you buying from? If it's eBay go for a seller with a good amount of Feedback and all positive, and send a message first with any questions. Could even ask them for a phone chat if you're unsure. You can generally tell if a bike has been mistreated or not by how the seller writes about it and from checking the photos. Previous generation SuperSix Evos were so nice and IMO look miles nicer than the new ones. You can always put a Praxis BB in if you want to run standard non-BB30 cranks. Many second-hand bikes will already come with these sorts of things installed.

When I bought a Cannondale recently, I knew from the description that the seller was a keen cyclist, not just "someone selling a bike". Checked their other items and they were selling another nice bike, some old steel thing, so clearly it was an interest for them. You could wait for one to appear second-hand that someone has tastefully customised / upgraded, or a stock one that hasn't been roughed about too much. Oh and another good tip: If they say collection only, ask if they would mind packaging it up and you arrange the courier. You can get a bargain that is in the middle of nowhere and no-one can collect.

Thanks. Am happy with everything really but just did some last minute checking up on SISL2. That’s when I found those horror stories about cracking. Jesus. I’m more old tech than this weight weenie stuff. Should stick to what I know.

Were the failure rates on these cranksets high or am I just reading about the tiny percentages

You'll never hear about the ones that don't crack. Plenty of Ultegra cranks have cracked at the bonded joint. My SISL2 cranks have been fine. So far.

I've ran SiSL2's on my Super 6 for 5 years with no problems

The bigger issue with the older frames is squeezing a modern tyre and rim combo in.

The cranks are fine, if treated right, like bike bits in general :)

I've got a 2015 one and it's fantastic. Never had a creaky bottom bracket (always used a Praxis) and then when I switched to SISL2s used a WheelsMFG, also perfect. I think that crank cracking issue got addressed a while back, and as others have said Shimano cranks break too
I sometimes get a little frustrated at not being able to put wider tyres in the rear, but I have other bikes for wide tyre duties

Thanks all. The people reporting cracks weren’t abusing them from what I gather.... just riding their bikes.

Yes, have heard about tyre clearance. Some people can’t get 25mm tyres to fit depending on tyre/rim combo.

Will have to think carefully

I've had a mixture of Si / SiSL2 cranks on all the Cannondale bikes I've owned in the last 7 years and have no concerns whatsoever with the crank arms cracking.

BB creaking on the other hand is something that does occur but can be dealt with with mainly decent maintenance and regular replacement of bearings when needed. There are other solutions as well such as loctite for the ones with PF30 cups and then using a convertor if you want to run another crankset.

The people reporting cracks weren’t abusing them from what I gather.... just riding their bikes.

Fatigue failures are possible in all sorts of bicycle parts. They happen, some of them get reported, some don't. I would simply avoid cycling if this concerns you.

Sounds like it's not the bike for you TBH. Get a Giant or a Trek.

Thanks. That’s extremely helpful.