The Cannondale Slice has been billed as a lightweight, practical TT bike that aims to prove those three terms aren't mutually exclusive. But can it live up to that promise on its very first ride?
There's nothing quite as nice as a test bike inciting a sense of genuine excitement before mounting up for its initial outing, but that's exactly the feeling stirred by the Slice. The combination of light weight and proper braking along with aero pedigree was, perhaps rather tragically, something I was very much looking forward to.
Just lifting the Slice gave a good first impression. The 8.21kg of this mechanical Ultegra specced model is considerably lighter than any other TT bike I've come across at this price, and is only challenged by top-end superbikes like the Canyon Speedmax and the Slice's own costlier siblings. The frame weight of this lower modulus version is a claimed 1.2kg – that's the same as Felt's £13,000 IA FRD.
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Prior to clipping in, I transferred my current setup to the new bike, ahead of an upcoming bike fit. This gave a good idea of how tweaks to the bike’s geometry, informed by work with fit partner Guru, have affected setup adjustability.
The last fit I had put a noseless saddle like the Slice's Tritone 52mm behind the centre of the BB. This usually means generous forward sliding of the saddle rails. On the Slice, I had to move the saddle mount into the rear housing on the seatpost to accommodate this and get the saddle rails back a long way. That is to say that if you use an aggressively forward saddle position, you'll have no problem finding it on the Slice.
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