Cervelo Caledonia
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.
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.
Sportive riders and anyone who found TCR too low. Gravel-curious riders may still prefer Revolt for tire room.
Endurance Giant: taller stack, longer endurance front center, and a ride aimed at all-day road rather than crits.
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.
| Measurement | ![]() OrigineGraal 2021 | ![]() CerveloCaledonia 2022 | ![]() GiantDefy Advanced 2022 | ![]() CannondaleSynapse Carbon 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 572 | 595+23 | 595+23 | 595+23 |
| Reachmm | 381 | 387+6 | 384+3 | 383+2 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.5+0.5 | 72.3+0.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.3−0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 415 | 415 | 420+5 | 415 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1012 | 1022+10 | 1022+10 | 1016+4 |
| BB dropmm | 72 | 74+2 | 75+3 | 76+4 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |





| Part | Graal M | Caledonia 56 | Defy Advanced ML | Synapse Carbon 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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