2022 Cannondale Synapse First Look | Versatility Meets Style?
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- The brand new 2022 Cannondale Synapse has just been launched. This is the 5th iteration of the bike and as usual has taken a big technological step forwards which will no doubt guide future bike releases from the brand. The Cannondale Synapse has been the choice for endurance road cyclists for over 15 years, however, are Cannondale trying to steer this new Synapse in a different direction? With space for 35mm tyres, an integrated Garmin Varia and Lezyne light system dubbed SmartSense, who are Cannondale really trying to target this bike towards?
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Top line figures and SmartSense
01:23 - Lezyne Lights and how they work
02:08 - Garmin Varia
02:48 - The Cannondale SmartSense battery
03:25 - The Cannondale Synapse range
04:16 - Tyre Clearances
05:06 - Who is the Cannondale Synapse for?
06:21 - Bike sizing and geometry
06:55 - Best specification?
07:30 - Bike weight
08:34 - How easy is the bike to work on?
08:59 - Final thoughts
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I got the 3L in Sept. '22 as a commuter interested in endurance cycling. I've ridden 1,500 miles through a New England winter since then. The proof is in the pudding.
Am I missing something? An endurance bike - and the light time works for ‘up to 4hours’?
Is 4 hours endurance? 🤔
It is for this posh guy reviewing it I guess
I love my synaps. 2021 version. I'd like to know if can get the lights and radar system for mine
Need to know how the lights connect. The front light mounts with a standard gopro mount, if that cable doing to the battery is usb then great, you can change that huge front light to something sensible.
This is a meme bike for cyclists - Dura-Ace (top-model), external cables, and 9 kg of weight )
But great for those who have never been on bikes:
- It comes with lights!
- Oh, cool I'll take one.
Just need to add flat pedals)
Lol
people who want lights add their own anyway. this is just some stupid proprietary bullshit
...and a bell. 🔔
Thanks for the review. 3.5-4 hrs of battery time is very disappointing. Routine longer rides hit 5-6 hrs, my Varia alone lasts longer than that.
Would only consider this bike if all that junk on the front is removable.
Useless - considering how low the power outputs are and how big the battery appears to be.....i do more than one 4 hour ride every week
@@richardggeorge I would’ve considered the Synapse for 24 hr racing. But this light is making it impossible
So when I wash the bike do I leave the battery on or off? Is it OK to ride Without the battery in place or will that area underneath the battery get damaged from dust dirt and rain when there’s no battery in it?
Will the radar and light pick up cars stopped at stop signs ahead of on the right and left?
Has anyone figured out if you can remove the front and rear lights and ride without them?
If so are they easy to remove?
They're mounted by GoPro style fixings. If you wanted to remove the whole system you definitely could, it would just take a bit of time since a lot of the cabling is internal.
Can you add front/rear fenders?
I tried so hard to make it work including a plan to remove the lights and cables but then I realized I would looking down at the odd, open space where the battery would have been. So I cancelled my order of the bike unfortunately to go to another brand. Not angry, just the way it goes with the changes that occur in the industry from time to time.
The fact that they didn’t integrate the cables and clean up the rear and front lights is a giant miss - it’s hard to believe that someone gave a green light to that for production in 2022. Crazy.
The frame of the Synapse would’ve been a bike I’d want. But as someone who considers a 3 hour ride short, that SmartSense is neither bright enough nor long enough a battery
I need help installing it
I prefer to bring my own lights etc
Cykling Weekly did a great video again!
Thanks for the detailed review. Lots of good questions covered.
Tech integration to raise driver awareness of cyclist present is a good idea. Yes drivers should be switched to cyclists regardless but reality has proven this isn't always the case and this helps reduce the risk exposure.
Do you know if a spare battery can be carried? Given tech progressing in battery development I would guess future iterations would have longer life but if a spare can be carried that's 8 hours covered!
Thanks again guys for the video
Yes, if you want to buy an additional battery to take with you on long days, then there is nothing stopping you switching them out mid-ride. The spare batteries may not be immediately available but should follow soon after. Best to contact your local Cannondale dealer for dates.
That battery looks large to only provide four hours. I get pairs of lights for $11 to $16 that recharge via USB and last six hours. I guess you can pack a spare battery, but four hours is too short.
Glad to see the cables are not in the stem.
Great to see manufacturers innovating. Plenty of detractors, just as there were with Di2 and disk brakes.
It won't be long before other manufacturers offer similar.
Good video 👍
Interesting that Cannondale chose not to match Trek Domane’s 38mm clearance. That seems like a sweet spot for an ‘all-rounder’ to me.
Jeeezz guys, glad you have 240k followers because any of your newer videos are great for falling asleep.
Ok so Supersix Evo-ish frameset with truncated down tube and lowered seat stays for aero gains (as industry claims) with relaxed geometry 35mm tyres and cables all over the place and big reflector on the front. This make sense alright...
Where does the saddle bag go?
in the ass I guess
lol
Had the exact same question/reaction. Seems like a really ridiculous oversight for an intended endurance road bike. Even more surprised that the reviewers didn't even mention it!
these reviewers are feeding from brands, they are not allowed to criticize anything.
9,5 kg the weight of the bike - they said it's manageable to make it lighter )
Looks like a solution to a problem that does not exist…..I think Cannondale have mis read the market
If I am not mistaken Garmin already make a complete system that incorporates all these features and it does have to be mounted or integrated into the frame of a specific bike. In fact....i am completely sure that they do because I own the system Edge1030, Vira Break lite and a Vira light and I get far more than 4 hours out of them. Plus my display tells me what traffic is coming up from behind. Shush..... don't tell any body but y can put it all on ANY bike.
Available for delivery 2023
December 2023 at best. Assuming there is not a shortage of the relevant microchips.
the only reason I can think of buying such a package is if it's dirt cheap so you run it as a commuter/beater bike.
battery looks super ugly (although i've heard some people saying by not integrating it into frame the frame construction can be stronger?), as is par for the course now prices are eye watering and it hurts me that a 5 grand bike comes with heavy wheels. Lights and radar integration are interesting but probably unnecessary for most riders so its a shame there is no option without them (i mean who really uses radar? just be a switched on rider and pay attention to your surroundings). no bb30, mudguard mounts and fussy headtube integration is a positive though. anyways if you want one you'll probably have to wait until 2024 anyway so meh......
I have made it a principle NOT to watch ANY cycling video that starts with 'Is this the most [nonsense] ever?' Of course it not. It only is until next year.
A bit like "this is the best iPhone, ever!"
...err, except not. So what will be the one that will come the following year? Then, the one after that? And then, the one that comes after that one?
Buying this fancy pants bike is not on my radar.
Wow! That is some bike. Wow! I can't believe all those features are incorporated into one bike. Did I say Wow!. Let me say it again, Wow! Amazing. Even works off a smart app to put on your phone. Woooooowowww! Probably rides like a bicycle too I'll bet. I just can't believe this thing is for real. Wow! I would imagine it cost a pretty penny though. Probably way more than most people would spend right? Maybe if I maxed out all my credit cards together I could afford one. Wow! Talk about "Dream Bike". Boy, those pot smokers at Cannondale are really putting things together for us cyclists. Imagine, a bike with brake lights welcome to 2022. Bike tech that will make you shit your pants. 😁
😅
I can see both of the lights being rendered useless by handlebar and saddle bags. And only 4hrs of light time? You'd be better off just getting a dynamo hub set up and you'd have more options for brighter lights. No radar but hey, maybe take out your headphones. You're on a bike not a submarine.
What a let down.
The big take out is get the previous model wherever you can, whilst you can.
This is not the future. I work in a bike shop and this synapse is not going to sell like previous models. The lights don’t even last long enough for a 100 mile ride. Good luck putting this crap on a system six!!
The battery can last for 4 hours, and charging takes 3 hours...And that 9.5KG weight. Sorry but I think I prefer the previous Synapse.
Personally the lights are a terrible idea, imagine doing an Audax on this through the night and you have to stop after four hours to charge your lights and radar battery.. 😅
Most of us long ride guys charge on the go with power units..
9.5 kgs😂🤣😂
the built in lights is the dumbest fucking idea in a long time. HARD pass
Nail on the head.
Personally I like it
SAFETY is always a big step forward! Kudos @canondale 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Mr Host man, please be more natural. The cameraman isn't going anywhere.
4 hours is simply not enough time.
9000€ pour plus de 8kgs ,😢 ça pique ,....!😯🤔
A resounding no. Just wait until making use of these options requires a subscription. I'll stick to my lights and my own radar senses called eyes and ears.
The tech is interesting - but who actually asked for it? And, it's not optional, you're paying for something you might not need if you already have lights. As a previous owner of two Synapses, I'm a fan, but this one isn't doing it for me; don't like the dropped seatstays, but that is now the Cannondale way, but good to see a threaded BB. Oh, just don't mention the prices.........yikes.
If you asked consumers in 1910 what they wanted, they would have said "Faster horses." 20-hrs run time and radar detection seems pretty awesome to me.
@@MoorhouseVids Actually 4 hrs run time.
If a bike doesn't have room for at least 45mm tires it's not really serious about being called a gravel bike.
Radar for a bike? 🤣🤣🤣 It's not April the 1st yet is it?
It's been around for years now. It is universally loved by owners.
4K views and only 100 likes. What a load of crap, this will be a sales disaster