2012 Synapse Apex

ic.
ic. Posts: 769
edited March 2014 in Your road bikes
This came yesterday, insurance replacement for the stolen Cube. Never ridden a carbon frame and was fairly impressed on a 15 mile ride out in the dar last night (hence lights on the pics). I like the look a lot, I need to get the steerer cut as soon as I have confidence in the set up. I've replicated bike fit measurements as best I can but there may be some tweaking ahead yet

Awful pic, but you get the idea. Third bike in 14 months, lets hope this one doesn't get stolen too.

synapse.jpg
2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
2020 Merida Reacto Disc Ltd - black on black
2015 CAAD8 105 - very green - stripped to turbo bike
2018 Planet X Exocet 2 - grey

The departed:

2017 Cervelo R3 DI2 - sold
Boardman CX Team - sold
Cannondale Synapse - broken
Cube Streamer - stolen
Boardman Road Comp - stolen

Comments

  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    Just put it in your bed next to you every night.

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • Shaun67
    Shaun67 Posts: 219
    Very nice......like the one I have only I have 105 on mine and the frame has a little bit of red on it.
    I too need to cut down the steerer, I'll get round to it sooner or later.
  • zx6man
    zx6man Posts: 1,092
    Like it, I just don't seem to fit cannondales..... is the rear mech white too or just the pic?
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    zx6man wrote:
    Like it, I just don't seem to fit cannondales..... is the rear mech white too or just the pic?

    Yeah:

    2012-sram_apex_rear_derailleur-apex_white-en_0.jpg

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • zx6man
    zx6man Posts: 1,092
    neat
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Just thought I put up a pick of this roughly 12 months on. Not been stolen. Was nice to have owned a bike long enough for it to need new cables tbh

    synapse%20new%202.jpg

    Lots of changes. I've moved over to a 105 set up, apart from the front mech which remains Apex

    FSA 50/34 has been replaced with Rotor Q Rings 50/38. White bar tape and Cannondale saddle gone and replaced. White cables outers replaced with full Jagwire black cable set.

    Biggest change has been taking off the RS10 wheels and putting on a pair of Kysrium Elite S

    Oh, I've changed to an FSA wing handlebar too

    Difficult to think of what has stayed the same actually.
    2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
    2020 Merida Reacto Disc Ltd - black on black
    2015 CAAD8 105 - very green - stripped to turbo bike
    2018 Planet X Exocet 2 - grey

    The departed:

    2017 Cervelo R3 DI2 - sold
    Boardman CX Team - sold
    Cannondale Synapse - broken
    Cube Streamer - stolen
    Boardman Road Comp - stolen
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    8) 8)
  • zx6man
    zx6man Posts: 1,092
    Have to say, liked the look of it before :-)
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    zx6man wrote:
    Have to say, liked the look of it before :-)

    Ha ha! Thanks! Was too white to stay white for me, but I'll admit it was good looking back then
    2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
    2020 Merida Reacto Disc Ltd - black on black
    2015 CAAD8 105 - very green - stripped to turbo bike
    2018 Planet X Exocet 2 - grey

    The departed:

    2017 Cervelo R3 DI2 - sold
    Boardman CX Team - sold
    Cannondale Synapse - broken
    Cube Streamer - stolen
    Boardman Road Comp - stolen