Re: Cannondale Synapse Alloy or Carbon--Need Your Advice

StanW wrote:
Trying to decide wether the extra cost of a carbon frame. Cannondale
Synapse has identical from sizes in alloy (presumably aluminium) and
carbon. The price difference is substantial. The dealer says that the
ride is better and more efficient with the carbon frame but am not
convinced that this is true given the fact that the alloy Synapse has
a carbon fork and seatpost.

I'm pretty sure the seatpost on a Synapse Alloy is carbon-wrapped -
I think there's metal underneath it, but I've never looked at mine.

Will the dealer let you test ride both bikes? I'm quite happy with
the ride on my '07 Synapse 1 (Alloy), but it's the first road bike
I've had in 20 years. The one thing I did was replace the stock
C'dale Omega brakes with Shimano 105s, which improved stopping
considerably, though it might have been enough to just swap
the stock brake pads for Ultegra pads.

Dana
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