Expanded, better value road and cyclocross range from Cannondale in 2015
Cannondale's signature green livery gives the Evo Ultegra slick looks, matched to 11 speed Ultegra, Mavic Aksium S WTS wheels and a Cannondale HollowGram Si crank for £1999.99
Cannondale's signature green livery gives the Evo Ultegra slick looks, matched to 11 speed Ultegra, Mavic Aksium S WTS wheels and a Cannondale HollowGram Si crank for £1999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
For £100 more than the entry level Claris-equipped bike, the CAAD8 Sora machine has Maddux RS 3.0 wheels, and an FSA crank for just £699.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Top of the CAAD8 lineup is this Sagan-a-like Shimano 105 bike at a penny below £1000, with Maddux RS 3.0 wheels and FSA's Gossamer chainset - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Cannondale go back on track for 2015 with this stunning CAAD10 6069 alloy bike. £1499.99 buys you the frame with Mavic's Ellipse Track wheelset and SRAM Omnium track crank and colour coded saddle - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The raw aluminium alloy to bright green fade looks fantastically striking - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The first road bike in the extended CAAD10 range comes in 7 sizes with Shimano's 11 speed 105 groupset, Shimano RS11 wheels, and an FSA Gossamer Pro chainset for £1299.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
In a subtle homage to the old Saeco-Cannondale team, the CAAD10 Force Racing offers SRAM Force 22 speed, Cannondale HollowGram Si chainset , FSA Energy wheelset and Prologo saddle, all for £1799.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Equal top of the CAAD10 tree is the SRAM Rival Disc, with hydraulic disc brakes, 22 gears, Maddux RD 2.0 Disc wheelset and Cannondale HollowGram Si chainset for £1799.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The chain stay of the CAAD10 SRAM Rival Disc is specifically shaped to accommodate the rear disc caliper - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The Supersix Evo range has dropped further in price, with the Shimano 105 11 speed starting point costing £1499.99. The full carbon frame also has Shimano RS11 wheels and FSA Gossamer Pro chainset with 52/36 rings - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
There's also a women's version, called the Evo Ultegra 3, with a matt metallic finish, female-specific geometry in sizes from 44cm-56cm, but sharing the component spec and price of the men's Evo Ultegra at £1999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The carbon Synapse Ultegra offers Mavic Aksium 1 WTS wheels and the stiff carbon FSA SL-K Light chainset in sizes from 44cm to 56cm for £1999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The Synapse Carbon Ultegra Disc adds disc convenience to the strengthened carbon frame and Shimano's R S685 groupset with hydraulic brakes, Mavic Aksium One Disc WTS wheels and HollowGram Si chainset, for £2499.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Top of the tree is the Synapse HM Black Inc Di2 Disc, with Cannondale's lightest high modulus carbon frame, Shimano Dura Ace Di2 with hydraulic discs, Vision Metron 40 Disc carbon clinchers and Cannondale HollowGram SiSL2 crank with SpideRing, all for the lofty price of £6499.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
First of the aluminium Synapse range is the £599.99 Claris 8, with Maddux RS 2.0 wheels and an FSA Vero chainset - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Cheapest of the disc-equipped aluminium Synapse machines is the Tiagra Disc at £849.99, with mechanical discs, Maddux RD 3.0 Disc wheels and FSA Omega chainset - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The female-specific Synapse Disc 105 has Maddux RD 3.0 Disc wheels, an FSA Gossamer chainset, and 11 speed Shimano 105 with mechanical disc brakes on an aluminium frame for £999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Cannondale aren't offering the Slice RS in the UK for 2015, but the five bike Slice range begins at £1999.99, and tops out with this £7499.99 Black Inc model. For that you get a High Modulus carbon frame with Shimano Dura Ace Di2 9070 Aero groupset, Cannondale HollowGram SiSL2 crank with aero spider, Vision Metron 81 carbon clinchers, Vision carbon TT bars and Fizik Tritone saddle - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The matte frame features a glossy finish on the leading edge and top of the top tube, that has sparkly glitter within it and a gold coach line - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Even the Fizik Tritone TT saddle continues the gold lined theme - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The Vision chain rings include a sculpted aero centre that is perfectly cut around the SiSL2 crank - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The first of the high modulus Supersix machines for 2015 is the Evo HM Dura Ace 2, which for £3499.99 has the pro team's frameset (previously £2600 alone), mechanical Dura Ace 9000, Shimano RS81 C24 wheels and a Cannondale HollowGram Si crank - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
For SRAM lovers, the Evo HM Red Racing Edition has SRAM Red 22, Cannondale HollowGram SiSL2 with SpideRing and Mavic Ksyrium Elite S WTS for £3999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Cannondale have put a lot of effort in to matching colours across the range - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The Evo HM Dura Ace Di2 has Shimano Dura Ace Di2 9070 with HollowGram SiSL2 and SpideRing, rolling on Shimano RS81 C24 wheels and matching Fizik Arione for £4999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Cannondale's cyclo cross range is all disc for 2015, and starts with the CAADX Sora Disc at £799.99. £100 more gets you this Tiagra Disc with mechanical Promax Render R calipers, Maddux CX 2.1 Disc wheelset with Schwalbe Sammy Slick tyres and FSA Omega chainset - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
First of the hydraulic disc-equipped bikes is the CAADX SRAM Rival, with Rival 22 speed, Maddux CX 2.0 DiscT wheels, Schwalbe tyres, and 46/36t FSA Gossamer Cross chainset in sizes from 48cm to 61cm for £1399.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
SRAM's Rival 22 HRD groupset is currently the cheapest hydraulic option - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Back for 2015, the carbon SuperX is offered in two models, starting with this SRAM Rival 22 HRD equipped bike, that has Maddux CX 2.0 Disc wheels and an FSA Gossamer Cross chainset for £1999.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
Heading the SuperX range is this SRAM Force CX1 model, with SRAM Force hydraulic discs and Fulcrum Racing Sport Disc wheelset shod with Schwalbe Racing Ralph tyres. This race ready package is just £2499.99 - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
SRAM's Force hydraulic brakes are shared with the road groupset - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
The bike deviates from SRAM's CX1 groupset with a Cannondale HollowGram Si crank and FSA Mega Tooth chain ring - note the tall tooth profile - dealing with front retention, but the frame isn't CX1-specific and maintains its front derailleur mount - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
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 lineup is this sagan-a-like shimano 105 bike at a penny below £1000, with maddux rs 3.0 wheels and fsa's gossamer chainset: - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
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, with the shimano 105 11 speed starting point costing £1499.99. the full carbon frame also has shimano rs11 wheels and fsa gossamer pro chainset with 52/36 rings: - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
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 the strengthened carbon frame and shimano's r s685 groupset with hydraulic brakes, mavic aksium one disc wts wheels and hollowgram si chainset, for £2499.99: - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
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 aren't offering the slice rs in the uk for 2015, but the five bike slice range begins at £1999.99, and tops out with this £7499.99 black inc model. for that you get a high modulus carbon frame with shimano dura ace di2 9070 aero groupset, cannondale hollowgram sisl2 crank with aero spider, vision metron 81 carbon clinchers, vision carbon tt bars and fizik tritone saddle: - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
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.
For sram lovers, the evo hm red racing edition has sram red 22, cannondale hollowgram sisl2 with spidering and mavic ksyrium elite s wts for £3999.99: - Robin Wilmott/Immediate Media
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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