Thinking about a Cannondale SuperX CX1....

It would be my first CX bike. Intentions are some pavement and lots of gravel with occasional trail use and rides 30-50 miles with some hitting 70+ but rarely. I currently ride a Cannondale Synapse but it seems my riding partner is finding more and more dirt to ride...so I either need to follow suit or ride alone. He's on a CAADX. Just wondering if anyone had thoughts on this bike.

Went ahead and ordered it. Couldn't beat the deal...I can't even buy a frame set for the price I paid for the whole bike. Can't wait to take it for a spin. Only thing I'll need to do is replace the rear/d and bump the cassette to a 36T but the shop I ordered from said they'd do the swap for me. Plans also include going tubeless at some point...but the gearing is priority.

Should make for a fun year!

i've had the bike for about 5-6 weeks.  great bike, insane for the $$$.  I'd replace the wheelset though, it's pretty heavy.  I have a set of Roval Control 29s (carbon).  The bike + carbon wheelset + CX1 groupset + hydros = $2650.  That's nuts.

oh yeah, the darn thing is FAAAAST, and it has surprisingly good tire clearance, and...it is one of the few CX-ready bikes that has mounts for fenders.  Heckuva great deal

Yeah...sadly I'm a heavy weight myself...so I don't know if I'll be able to go too light on the wheels for a while. I am planning on getting new ones though...something that will hold up a little better to some abuse and I'm sure give me better hubs to ride one. I've yet to purchase a bike that has had really decent hubs...I don't doubt this one will be any different. I lost a ton of weight a couple years ago and gained some back...so now I need to lose it plus some more to get to my ultimate goal. Once I get there carbon wheels may be my reward  Can't wait for it to get here. I'm really hoping next week. There were 25 in stock when I gave the go ahead to order...assuming they placed the order the next day (yesterday)...it might be here by end of next week.

Are you happy with having a 42 - 26 as the lowest rear?  

Contrary to popular, when you look at the physics and objective tests, wheel weight doesn't matter that much.  It gives something like a 3% time advantage on a grade.  Unless you're flying away at starts and doing late braking, you won't gain much except for the lighter wallet.

Actually this bike comes with a 40 front and 28 rear but with a r/derailleur and cassette switch...that can easily be taken as low as a 36T or 42T rear. My shop is going to swap out the derailleur for me to a long cage...not sure if they are switching out the cassette or not. If not...no biggie. They aren't that much to buy.

As far as wheels...still...not interested in replacing the stock wheels with boat anchors. Not sure what the stock set weighs...but I can easily replace them with a set that weights 1694g...not super light race weight...but not bad for a relatively bombproof wheelset...and for a total cost of around $450. So it won't be a terrible hit to the wallet and the second wheelset will be greatly appreciated for the peace of mind on gravel and dirt rides and for the ease of switching out tires for road rides since I'll use the stock setup for pavement duty.

sgtrobo wrote:i've had the bike for about 5-6 weeks.  great bike, insane for the $$$.  I'd replace the wheelset though, it's pretty heavy.  I have a set of Roval Control 29s (carbon).  The bike + carbon wheelset + CX1 groupset + hydros = $2650.  That's nuts.

oh yeah, the darn thing is FAAAAST, and it has surprisingly good tire clearance, and...it is one of the few CX-ready bikes that has mounts for fenders.  Heckuva great deal

Good job sgtrobo! Looks like a great bike... Happy belated New Bike Day!

Bike arrived Thursday. I built it Friday. First ride only a few miles but so far so good. Definitely needs the gearing change. Waiting for the new parts to come in then do the switch. Went with a 40T cassette instead of the 36 since some of the places we have mapped out to ride are hitting 20%+ climbs and I can use all the help I can get.