Originally Posted by
Parkyy16
I like the idea, but I think it's the wrong bike to implement the first version of it on. If they made it an option/standard for one of their commuter/urban bikes, this would be a perfect fit. Once the tech gets more refined, they could implement it onto the endurance and gravel models as an optional package.
Exactly. Not everyone wants permanent lighting on a high-end endurance road bike. I just run a Garmin Varia on the seatpost and no front light. I don't need/want any of this additional stuff. If I did actually want full lighting I would rather fit my own over this particular effort anyway. The rear light would be right in the way of my micro-saddle bag (I fit my Varia slightly lower down on the seatpost for this reason) and I would prefer a wireless front light setup. I certainly don't need an external battery setup like this. If I was in the market for a new endurance bike, this new Synapse would be simply crossed off my shortlist based on the integrated lighting mess. I'm sure I'm not alone, but I presume they did their marketing research on this. Or did they? Time will tell I guess.