Road Reimagined
Go long, go short, go fast. This is WorldTour performance for real world rides.
Model Description
The all-rounder that’s anything but average. With SRAM’s crisp-shifting wireless electronic Rival AXS 2x, SmartSense Gen 2 visibility and awareness tech, and the Synapse’s legendary ride quality, this one’s engineered to disappear beneath you—until you need it most. Whether the sun’s setting or the pace is rising, it keeps you alert, lit, and in command. Call it modern endurance with eyes in the back of its head and plenty of watts in reserve.
What it's for
Comfortable high-performance road riding, long distance missions, fast group rides
Highlights
- Lightweight, smoothly compliant, sleekly aero Synapse carbon frameset with StashPort downtube storage
- SmartSense Gen 2 - Enhanced visibility and awareness from the sleekly integrated system of lights and radar
- SRAM's workhorse Rival AXS group - precise, reliable wireless electronic shifting
- Powerful, controllable braking from SRAM Rival hydraulic disc brakes
- Cannondale C1 Aero 27 Carbon seatpost - speed meets comfort
- DT Swiss E 1800 Spline - light, durable and fast endurance wheelset
Real World Performance
Designed to go fast, built to go long, and made to keep you comfortable, the Synapse redefines road performance. With a lightweight frame featuring wind-tunnel-sculpted tubing and PB-blasting stiffness-to-weight, it’s a bike that’s ready for anything you demand of it. Just ask Lachlan Morton why he trusted it for his record-smashing lap of Australia. Unreal speed, engineered for real-world roads.
Ride Confident
More visibility, more awareness, more integration, with our next-gen SmartSense system. All running from a single concealed battery. Intelligent lights adapt to let other road users know you’re there. While the rear-facing Garmin radar keeps you switched on to approaching traffic. Letting you ride the bike that’s up for anything, whatever time of day or night.
Compliant Comfort
With advancements in our carbon layup, our engineers have made the new Synapse 20% more compliant than its already butter-smooth predecessor, ensuring you feel 100% more comfortable even on the roughest roads.
Like A Glove
A great fit and feel makes for a great ride. And with our Proportional Response Construction, every rider gets that as standard. From the carbon layup through to the geometry, everything on Synapse has been tuned and tested by frame size. So that your bike works in harmony with you to give the best possible ride for you and your height.
Bring it all, bring it on
Our all-new StashPort storage system in the downtube is there when you need it and hidden when you don’t. Paired with its StashBag buddy, you can bring along your ride essentials and know that they’ll be secure, whatever you get up to out there. Meanwhile, best-in-class tire clearance lets you take the idea of riding for longer to a whole new level.
Specs
Frameset
Frame
Synapse Carbon, Proportional Response construction, integrated cable routing, downtube Stashport, 12x142 thru-axle, UDH, BSA 68mm threaded BB, flat mount disc, integrated seat binder, SmartSense Gen 2.0 equipped, fender mounts
Fork
Synapse Carbon, integrated crown race, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat mount disc, internal routing, 1-1/8" to 1-1/5" Delta steerer, 55mm offset, fender mounts
Headset
Integrated, 1-1/8" - 1-1/2"
Drivetrain
Rear Derailleur
SRAM Rival AXS
Front Derailleur
SRAM Rival AXS, braze-on
Rear Cogs
SRAM Rival, 10-36, 12-speed
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB BSA
Brakes
Brakes
SRAM Rival AXS hydraulic disc, 160/160mm PaceLine centerlock rotors
Brake Levers
SRAM Rival AXS hydraulic disc
Wheels
Rims
DT Swiss E1800 Spline, 24h, tubeless ready
Spokes
DT new aero® II Straightpull
Hubs
(F) DT Swiss 370, 12x100mm centerlock / (R) DT Swiss 370, 12x142mm centerlock
Tires
Vittoria Rubino Pro IV, 700x32c
Components
Handlebar
Vision Trimax Aero Alloy
Stem
Cannondale C1 Conceal, Alloy, 31.8, -6°
Grips
Cannondale Bar Tape, 3.5mm
Saddle
Fizik Vento Argo X5, 140mm
Seatpost
Cannondale C1 Aero 27 Carbon, SmartSense compatible, 330mm length, 0mm offset (44-48cm), 15mm offset (51-61cm)
Connectivity
Wheel Sensor
Cannondale Wheel Sensor
Extra
Extra 1
SmartSense Gen 2.0 system (Bluetooth BLE and ANT+ compatible: SmartSense LightSkin U1E ultra-compact 800 lumen variable output headlight, SmartSense Garmin Varia eRTL 615 rear-facing radar/taillight, SmartSense 43.2Wh removable internal battery w/integrated flashlight, SmartSense SRAM AXS charging cable), large StashBag downtube storage bag, tubeless valves
Please note that, based on component availability and other factors, specifications are subject to change without notice.
