The Cannondale SuperSix Evo’s frame configuration is exactly the sort of thing that gets us excited about race bikes: steepish, parallel head and seat tube angles and a short, sub-1m wheelbase. It’s an arrangement that contributes to a machine with a real snap in the way it changes direction, and provides a riding position that’s low, long and aggressive.
Cheaper carbon, limited drivetrain compatibility
So far, so good. But this model is made from standard-modulus carbon rather than the high-modulus equivalent used in the pro-level Team frame. And its cables are all routed externally, which has the side effect of rendering this version of the SuperSix frame incompatible with either Shimano Di2 or Campagnolo’s EPS electronic shifting systems. Hardly a disaster but it may limit the bike’s appeal if you are considering upgrading to electric shifting in the future.
But aside from those minor quibbles, everything else that we love about the SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod Team is present and correct here, most notably the nimble handling and stiffness through the BB30 bottom bracket shell.
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External cabling means you can’t upgrade this to Di2
The Cannondale delivers when it comes to comfort too. The combination of the twisted, flattened chainstays and slender, kinked seatstays smooths out the roughest roads, with the fork’s rolled tips and slender legs doing much the same at the front.
Frustrating kit list compromises
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