Cannondale 2018: Featuring the new Synapse, Supersix Evo, CAAD 12 and more

Cannondale is consistently one of the most popular bike brands with road.cc readers and with new 2018 bikes starting to arrive in the shops, here's an overview of the new range, with highlights including the revamped Synapse endurance bike. There's also the race-ready SupserSix Evo, Synapse Alloy SE, CAAD12 and CAADX SE.

As you know if you’re a regular reader of road.cc, the big news for Cannondale in 2018 is the launch of the completely updated Synapse, the company’s endurance bike. A lighter and stiffer carbon frame, wider tyre clearance, mudguard mounts and revised SAVE comfort-boosting technology amount to a lot of changes for a bike that has long been popular with UK cyclists. You can read all about it from the launch and watch our exclusive first UK ride on the brand new bike here.

- Cannondale Synapse 2018: Lighter and stiffer frame, wider tyres and disc brakes only

If you are on a budget, Cannondale offers the new Synapse in aluminium and we picked the Synapse Disc 105 SE (£1,299.99) model because of its Special Equipment moniker that ensures it stands out from the rest of the range. An understated paint finish along with WTB tan sidewall tyres mark this bike out as a bit special. We like a lot.

There are no changes to the SuperSix Evo into 2018. It was last updated in 2016 with the addition of a disc brake version along with a number of other changes aimed at lowering the weight and upping the stiffness and comfort. The stunning black and chrome bike in the video is the £4,999.99 SuperSix EVO Hi-MOD Disc Dura-Ace model. We'll hopefully be getting our hands on this very bike to review later in the year.

Here's a bonus SuperSix Evo for you. This is the £ 5,999.99 SRAM Red eTap model and we're LOVING the grey and yellow paint job. And yes, we know, that saddle angle... don't blame us.

Lots of love for aluminium both from us here at road.cc and from Cannondale. It's one of the few big bike brands that still believe in aluminium, the material that the US company originally carved its reputation with before transitioning to carbon for its top-level race bikes. The CAAD12 is the latest in a long line of CAAD models and is now available with either rim or disc brakes. Both frames are lighter, stiffer and more compliant than the previous CAAD10. The model we've picked in this video is a brand new Tiagra-equipped model which makes it the most affordable CAAD12 to date.

Lastly, Cannondale is in an interesting position in being one of the few big brands not to offer a dedicated adventure/gravel bike. Okay, there was the Slate, a 650b Lefty suspension bike, but Cannondale UK isn’t bringing it into the UK next year. Instead, it has taken its cyclocross bike, the CAADX, and through a change of components has modified it for adventure riding, the tyres and gearing being the key changes. It'll be interesting to see this bike and see how it fares against the latest crop of adventure-specific bikes. There’s also a pricier SuperX SE but that wasn’t ready for the launch event.

Full 2018 model list and prices

Supersix

Synapse

CAAD12

CAADX

SuperX

More at www.cannondale.com