Originally Posted by
aliasfox
Good catch, I remember wanting to include it, but I don’t see that as a line item.
Accounting for ~50g difference in frame weight (advantage Canyon), we’re down to about 140-150g difference. Realistically, at this point, we’re probably talking about weight variances of individual components - seatpost, saddles, cranks etc being off by 10g from their claimed weights isn’t uncommon. Heck, Canyon could’ve put latex tubes in when they weighed and Cannondale could’ve been liberal with the grease and carbon paste when they did assembly, and those alone would cover the difference.
Yep, down to the noise and discrepancies in claimed vs real weights etc. But all the key differences are accounted for.
Both nice bikes. But I really don’t like the SmartSense kit on the Cannondale. I already have a rear Varia and a wireless front day running light. I don’t need any extra wiring and central battery. I predict Cannondale will quietly drop this on the next frame update as I would imagine it is losing sales.
Nobody ever avoided a bike like this because it didn’t come with integrated lights. But I think plenty of people will avoid it because it does!