Cannondale Synapse

Shaun67
Shaun67 Posts: 219
edited January 2013 in Your road bikes
A quick photo of my new bike, a 2012 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105:
with Shimano 105 front & rear derailleur, shifters, brakes & pedals.
FSA Gossamer crank, Mavic Asksium's & Aksion tryres.
Cannondale C2 stem& bars. Prologo Kappa saddle (not very nice)

Any recommendations on a good saddle, I'd like a black one.

With the money I saved my son now wants a new bike !!!!!

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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Could try a charge spoon £30 or a Fiz:ik Arione £70 as both these are classics that many people say are comfortable.

    Ofcourse the saddle is very much a personal thing so you should try before you buy where possible.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • notlongnow
    notlongnow Posts: 176
    I want one
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    That's lush. :D
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Very nice, must lose that dork disk though!
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • Shaun67
    Shaun67 Posts: 219
    Ha Ha....can I just cut the "dork disc" off ? I must admint it's not nice
    and it's very cheap looking.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    I've never had to take one off before but it may be possible, it's a shame they put it on a high spec bike like that,probably some dodgy EU law...
    Road
    MTB
    NEW Cross
    Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    Just cut it with a sharp knife and then they snap / break up pretty easy.

    Lovely bike by the way. Like the colour scheme.
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    Forgot to say, it is there to protect your wheel in case initially the gears arent set up correctly, so just go for a test ride first and make sure the chain goes in the largest sprocket ok and doesnt over-shoot.
  • Camus
    Camus Posts: 189
    dwanes wrote:
    Just cut it with a sharp knife and then they snap / break up pretty easy.

    Lovely bike by the way. Like the colour scheme.

    Yeah I just used scissors to make an initial cut then got a small knife to saw through the middle to the end, it snapped off before I could cut all the way through. Probably best to protect the frame as you're doing it, or take the wheel off. Nice ride btw.
  • Markjaspi
    Markjaspi Posts: 729
    I love my prologo kappa, but it fits my skinny backside perfectly, but as above a saddle is personal thing.
    Cipollini Bond
    Pinarello GAN
  • Shaun67
    Shaun67 Posts: 219
    One "Dork Disc" removed....now that looks a lot better.

    I've only done around 30 miles on it on the rollers and I starting
    to like the Prologo saddle a little more, but I'm not too keen on
    white saddles.

    I do love the bike though, it's a very nice ride from what I can tell
    on the rollers.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Shaun67 wrote:
    Any recommendations on a good saddle, I'd like a black one.

    If it suits you, then the new Fizik Kurve Bull would get my vote.
  • Shaun67
    Shaun67 Posts: 219
    If it suits you, then the new Fizik Kurve Bull would get my vote.

    Yes, it gets my vote too...super price...£200 @ Wiggle

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