Racers who like Cannondale's handling. Synapse is the taller sibling; SuperX is the CX/gravel race cousin.
The third-generation EVO: dropped seatstays and truncated-airfoil tubes turned Cannondale's climbing bike into an aero all-rounder with room for 30 mm tires. Lively rather than deep-aero.
Sprinters and fast road riders who picked aero over weight. If you wanted the climbing bike in this era, compare stack/reach against the Émonda instead.
Gen 7 Madone: a pure aero race bike built on Kammtail Virtual Foil tubes with the IsoFlow cutout for rear compliance. It is the fast, heavier half of Trek's race line — Émonda is still the light bike in these years.
| Measurement | SAVAWarwinds 2018 | SAVAWarwinds 2017 |  CannondaleSuperSix EVO 2022 |  TrekMadone SLR 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 556 | 556 | 561+5 | 563+7 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 386 | 384−2 | 390+4 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 72.5 | 73.0+0.5 | 73.5+1.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.7+0.2 | 73.3−0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 410 | 408−2 | 410 |
| Wheelbasemm | 994 | 994 | 985−9 | 987−7 |
| BB dropmm | 69 | 69 | 72+3 | 70+1 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Warwinds M | Warwinds M | SuperSix EVO 54 | Madone SLR 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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