Cannondale's 2015 road range is expanding across the board, generally offering more bike for less money and incorporating many disc models with both mechanical and hydraulic braking systems.
Pricing for the US and Australia is yet to be confirmed, but in the UK road bikes begin at £599.99 with the alloy, Shimano Claris-equipped CAAD8 (it's £999.99 with 11-speed 105). There’s a welcome return for the CAAD10 Track; the CAAD10 range then stretches from the £1,299.99 CAAD10 105 to the £1,799.99 CAAD10 SRAM Rival Disc.
Top of the CAAD8 line-up is this Sagan-a-like Shimano 105 bike
The Supersix Evo carbon series ranges from £1,499.99 for a Shimano 105 model to £3,099.99 for the Ultegra Di2 machine. The £2,600 high modulus Supersix Evo frame is at the heart of four models beginning at £3,499.99 with mechanical Dura-Ace, up to £5,499.99 with SRAM Red, and topping out with the Supersix Evo Nano Black Inc at £6,999.99.
The Supersix Evo range has dropped further in price
Endurance Road Synapse models begin at £599.99 in alloy with Shimano Claris, with the carbon Synapse stretching across five models between £1,499.99 and £3,499.99, plus three Hi Mod versions – all with discs – from £3,599.99 to the Black Inc Di2 Disc at £6,499.99.
The Synapse Carbon Ultegra Disc adds disc convenience to a strengthened carbon frame and Shimano's R S685 groupset
The Slice RS time trial machine won’t be offered in the UK for 2015, but the Slice range extends to five bikes priced from £1,999.99 to £7,499.99 (for Shimano 105 and Di2 Aero equipped models respectively).
Cannondale isn't offering the Slice RS in the UK for 2015, but the five bike Slice range tops out with this Black Inc model
There are no rim brake cyclocross offerings for 2015, with all five bikes having disc brakes. Four CAADX alloy bikes run from the £799.99 CAADX Sora Disc to the £899.99 Tiagra Disc and £999.99 105 disc, finishing with the hydraulic CAADX SRAM Rival Disc model. The carbon Super X tops the range with two complete bikes, the £1,999.99 SRAM Rival Disc, with 22 gears, and the £2,499.99 Super X Carbon SRAM CX1 Disc, with SRAM’s 1x11 cyclocross-specific drivetrain.
Back for 2015, the carbon SuperX is offered in two models – starting with this SRAM Rival 22 HRD equipped bike
We’ll be testing selected models from the road range when we can get our hands on them, and bikes should begin to appear on the high street later in the year. Check out our extensive gallery and let us know what you think of the Cannondale 2015 range in the comments.
Robin Wilmott is a freelance writer and bike tester. He began road cycling in 1988 and, with mountain bikes in their infancy, mixed experimental off-road adventures with club time trials and road races. Cyclocross soon became a winter staple and has remained Robin's favourite form of competition. Robin has always loved the technical aspect of building and maintaining bikes, and several years working in a bike shop only amplified that. Robin was a technical writer for BikeRadar for nearly a decade, and has tested hundreds of bikes and products for the site. He has also written extensively for Cycling Plus, Velonews and Cyclingnews.
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