alancw3

has anyone had the opportunity to ride a super six yet? just wondering how it compares to the system six and six13 and first impressions. thanks all!

CrimsonKarter21

I think RoadBike magazine might have.

Homebrew01

Road Bike Action had a little report on it. They said it was Cannondale's first all carbon bike. Wasn't the Synapse all carbon ?? (I'm not up on all the details of bikes since I emerged from my cave last year.)

alancw3

so i guess no one has actually ridden a super six yet? is barlowworld riding the super six in the tdf? won two stages!

damocles1

Considering the face that they aren't available, I'd say no. HealthNet doesn't even know when they are getting theirs...

alancw3

if that is the case then i think c'dale should not have put it on their website yet! i was thinking of a system six to upgrade from my beloved six13 team but would definitley not buy one now that the super six has been announced.

cocoasprinkles

i lbs in my area already has one. not for sale it's actually the owners wife's bike. It might perform amazing, light, but it's too boring. Black....

nocondorfx

I saw one at Bike Authority this past weekend, haven't been on the forum for awhile, so i came on here to find out what the heck it was.

patentcad

My lbs has a 54cm Super Six in stock. They have sold ONE at retail.

That bike is uglier than botto in the morning.

Bob Ross

My LBS has a 58cm in stock. First and only one I've ever seen in the flesh. y'know what *really* sucks about it?

I ride a 58cm...

alancw3

now that will give you something to think about!!

patentcad

I did cross the line.

My apologies to Cannondale.

garysol1 

LoL......

VT Biker

I think the bike looks awesome. They forgo the stupid Compact Frame and continue with trad. geometry. PCAD - what is your complaint about it?

patentcad

The Six13 is actually very elegant looking:



The System Six is flat ugly and the Super Six is so non-descript as to defy description.

My biggest complaint about the Super Six is I don't have one. I'm waiting for the Super Duper Seven with wireless Dura Ace 12 speed.

I'm very happy with the Six13. With those Zipps it is so much better than any racing bike I've ever ridden it's silly. Any new frame would offer incremental improvements at best. The Six13 is fine for another couple of years. Are you kidding? The Six13 ROCKS in every way. Every rider/racer I know who has one LOVES the friggin bikes. A CAAD 8/9 with CF has to be good.

Don't worry, if I'm still trying to race and ride with racing animals well into my 50's (I turn 50 in Novembe) I'll have a newer bike one of these days. But not yet... not yet.

Bquillero

The Super Six is the bike that Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) used to win Stage 5 and the one used by Danilo Di Luca to win the Giro. Barloworld is riding both the System Six and the Super Six. Soler does not have a Super Six (he rides a System Six) because Cannondale has not yet made a 60cm Super Six frame. Below is a link to the article.

https://www.velonews.com/tour2007/tec...s/12835.0.html

roadwarrior

Really?

1. We have two in the store..have had for nearly a month.

2. Liquigas was using them in April to win races. Both Nibali and Pellizotti won races on this frame several months ago.

...chuckling...

Check the Velonews of July 9 pages 83 and 84...

I've ridden it. I like the System Six better. FWIW...

Grasschopper

DiLuca rode the SystemSIX not the SuperSIX but several of his team mates did ride the SuperSIX. They are both considered top bikes for Cannondale and the riders get their pick.

ccrnnr9

Contrary to what some posters are saying here (what a suprise!) the supersix's are out. They look amazing IMO, but then again I like subtle designs on black, red, or white bikes. The Supersix is actually marginally less stiff than the systemsix. It weighs less on the other hand. I think the supersix was cannondale's answer to criticism that they didn't have a full carbon race bike (the synapse carbon isn't a true race bike). There seems to be this stigma that the best bikes have to be full carbon. That being said only good can come out of this as the systemsix prices dropped a tiny bit I believe.
~Nick

patentcad

But apparently not yet in larger sizes. The reason that Columbian guy who is wearing Polka Dots is on a System Six is he needs a 60cm frame, they didn't have the Super Six larger sizes ready for Barloworld in time for the Tour. So some riders are on System Six bikes, some on the Super Six. I was holding a 54cm in my hands yesterday in my LBS however. The Scotts are lighter.

ccrnnr9

That is true...the scotts are lighter. But I will say that it is not hard to build up a systemsix under 15lbs. Maybe I am just different but I have yet to understand the ultra lightweight craze...most of the people I see come into the shop where I work will spend 5000$ for a sub 16lb bike when they could be better off losing the 20lbs of fried food remnants in their gut...just my opinion but if it were my money, the systemsix or new madone would be my ride of choice.
~Nick

Bob Ross

And I think the supersix was cannondale's answer to criticism that they didn't have a full carbon race bike that they could print "MADE IN USA" on the seatstays of. Whether or not the Synapse is a "true race bike" is more of a marketing issue than an applications issue.

patentcad

Thanks for clearing that up. Here I'm thinking the whole time they come out with a new $6K racing bike each season to keep all the bike weenie OCP idiots like me blowing their dough on the latest bike schwag.

But of course you're correct, no bicycle company could ever be than diabolically capitalistic.

What a country!

LBCBJ

Well said my friend!

dogwatch

So how different are the geometries on these bikes - I have a synapse - how different would a Cannondale "race bike" (supersix for example) feel to me in comparison to the synapse. I bought the synapse to help with shoulder issues and to get a smoother ride.

I've never tried one of their traditional models.

Thanks!