Cannondale Synapse Carbon
All-day road riders who found SuperSix too low.
Endurance Cannondale with SmartSense on some kits. Taller stack, calmer than SuperSix, still a road bike rather than Topstone gravel.
All-day road riders who found SuperSix too low.
Endurance Cannondale with SmartSense on some kits. Taller stack, calmer than SuperSix, still a road bike rather than Topstone gravel.
Sportive and rough-road riders who found R5/S5 too low.
Cervelo endurance road: taller, more tire room, all-day. It is not a slow bike — it is an R5 that sat up.
| Measurement | FairdaleGoodship 2019 | FairdaleGoodship 2018 |  CannondaleSynapse Carbon 2022 |  CerveloCaledonia 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 570 | 570 | 595+25 | 595+25 |
| Reachmm | 378 | 378 | 383+5 | 387+9 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.5 | 71.5 | 72.3+0.8 | 72.0+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.3+0.3 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 425 | 415−10 | 415−10 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1020 | 1020 | 1016−4 | 1022+2 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 76+6 | 74+4 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Goodship M | Goodship M | Synapse Carbon 56 | Caledonia 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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