Originally Posted by cyclezen

Hi Steve, not looking to argue, but I'm wondering where I was incorrect?
I didn't infer that the Synapse is the same as a Madone, nor any other 'race' posture oriented bike. I did note that the Synapse was also not similar to a 'Hybrid'... In-Between.
There's nothing to say a Synapse can't provide 'performance', more similar to other 'performance' bikes, than a hybrid.
I didn;t label the Synapse as 'Endurance', the idea of which is the ability to easily provide a more upright posture/position, which seems a commonality with other 'Endurance' designs.
All these terms don;t mean much and better to review the bike geometry and how the bike actually rides.
Hence I mentioned the TREK Domane might be a better comparison to the Synapse.
The OP mentioned using the Cannondale sizing for himself, and that came up with a 58 Synapse... prolly a good choice... Although Standover height is hardly the most important consideration.
NOT having standover clearance would be a complete fail, anything lower than that has so many other considerations of more importance.
SO, Yes, The Synapse would be an 'Endurance' design within the Cannondale stable. And certainly not the same as a Madone., so comparing dissimilar designs, from 2 different companies, in two different sizes is prolly not a good comparison... if one expects 'smiliarlity' of anything, including 'fit'.
Ride On
Yuri
EDIT: An once again I've learned a lesson learned so many times in the past. Trying to discuss even basic things about 'Fit', posture, on the Interweb, is always a 'Fail'.
Best to avoid those discussions, a lesson learned all over again... and results being Deja Vu, all over again (Thank You Yogi ! ) LOL!