Originally Posted by
HankSc0rpi0
Thanks. New to carbon. What threw me was other more expensive bikes seemed to have a chequered pattern on their spacers. Specifically Look and Cervello.
Currently injured so only done a very short ride. Bike “feels” faster then the aluminium one and no issue with my 105KG soon to be 80KG. It is above all comfortable. The clutch I assume is only needed on crap roads. The speed sensor on the wheel feels like it does not add much. It collects data for speed, distance and calories once you enter weight on the cannondale smartphone app. It synchs with garmin connect. The firmware on the sensor fails to update over bluetooth, keeps disconnecting which ironically what fix is for. I will try over garmin ant+ headunit later. Do not expect to ride it until Saturday. Can’t wait.
Thinking of getting a king cage iris as I like how it looks. Worth it over cheap plastic Elite ?
Good initial thoughts, thanks. Yes metal cages are worth it for gravel.
As for the carbon - there are different ways of finishing a layup that will change how the finished product looks. That "checkered" layup you mentioned is some version a "K" style layup. Look up 3K, 6K, 12K etc. And there is unidirectional that has no "checker" to it. So, there's nothing wrong with yours, it's just how the carbon was finished, purely aesthetics.