Originally Posted by PeteHski

Personally I think it's one of the worst ideas ever, not helped by a very poor implementation. If you are going to go down the route of lighting integration, then at the very least it should look like it was fully integrated and not just bodged onto the bike like any other random DIY setup. It actually looks worse than most after-market setups with wires hanging everywhere and the ugliest battery installation you could possibly imagine. Honestly I think this is going to be a total train wreck for Cannondale's reputation. The Synapse was such a nice bike previously too. Anyway that's my 2p worth!