Cannondale Supersix Evo build

Josh_No90

Hello! With the weather still look pretty abysmal, I thought I'd post a few pictures of my new build. It's a 2012 Cannondale Supersix Evo frameset that I've built up over the last six months using my PGCE bursary and student loan. I know the black/white look is bit 'normal', and not everyone will like all the logos that adorn it, but I love it (though my wallet disagrees!)















Frameset: Cannondale Supersix Evo 58cm
Wheels: 2005 Mavic Kysrium SSC SL

Chainset: SRAM Red Exogram BB30 53-39
Shifters: SRAM Red Double Tap
Brakes: SRAM Red Aerolink
Front Derailleur: SRAM Red Yaw
Rear Derailleur: SRAM Red Aerolink
Cassette: SRAM XG1090 11-28t
Chain: SRAM PC1091R
Pedals: Speedplay Zero Stainless

Saddle: Selle San Marco Aspide Carbon FX
Seatpost: 3T Dorico Ltd
Stem: 3T ARX Team Stealth 100mm
Bars: 3T Ergonova Ltd 44cm
Tape: 3T Team

Tyres: Vredestein Fortezza Duocomp SuperLite
Tubes: Continental Race Light
Computer: Garmin Edge 500

Weight: c.6.3kg inc. pedals and Garmin

Sorry, for the incredibly long, photo-heavy post. Hope you like it. I just want the sun to shine now!

Shaun67

Very nice...never really looked at Cannondale until I purchased one recently.

oli2001

a beauty!.....that bursary must be good , and well spent too

TKF

Glad to see my taxes going to good use

upperoilcan

Good effort and nice quality pics.

thegreatdivide

You build yourself a light as a feather cracking looking bike...and stick Planet X bottle cages on it!!!

That bike deserves better ;-)

BikeSwan

A great example of a fantastic bike! Well done, and money well spent!

Out of interest, what made you put the 3T LTD bars on it? When I was speccing my SuperSix I went with the normal Team version because I wasent sure if I would want to use clip-ons in the future. Was it just your inner weight weenie that compelled you to do it .

It seems SuperSix EVO owners have a habit of using rubbish bottle cages. I've got Bontrager cages on a Cannondale (it makes me feel weird inside), you've got those Planet X cages on it, and I saw one on here the other day that had plastic specialized cages on it! What is this madness :twisted:.

Josh_No90

Thanks everyone.

TKF wrote:

Glad to see my taxes going to good use

Well, my initial statement is reasonably hyperbolic. My bursary is paid monhtly (so far I have received 40% of my total entitlement). The loan will be paid back leaving the majority of the bike to be paid by the money I got through the sale of my beloved 1968 MGB GT. Also, I don't believe you are the only tax payer in these Isles.

thegreatdivide wrote:

You build yourself a light as a feather cracking looking bike...and stick Planet X bottle cages on it!!!

That bike deserves better ;-)

I wish you could get the Planet X cages without the branding on. I like them. They're a simple clean design that actually works. And, for £30 for 2, they are great value for the weight. They are some of the lightest cages around - they actually do weight 22g.

BikeSwan wrote:

Out of interest, what made you put the 3T LTD bars on it? When I was speccing my SuperSix I went with the normal Team version because I wasent sure if I would want to use clip-ons in the future. Was it just your inner weight weenie that compelled you to do it .

It seems SuperSix EVO owners have a habit of using rubbish bottle cages. I've got Bontrager cages on a Cannondale (it makes me feel weird inside), you've got those Planet X cages on it, and I saw one on here the other day that had plastic specialized cages on it! What is this madness :twisted:.

I used the Ltd bars because of the weight, simple as that. I don't really time trial (only Club 10s when I feel like it). So, fitting clip-ons wasn't a priority whilst saving 3g was :roll:. Definitely my weight weenie build. Also, I was always going to use the Ltd seatpost and I wanted to match the silver up. I suppose I could've used the Team Stealth bars but they were just as expensive and quite hard to come by.

I don't think I could've used Bontrager cages. Don't really know why as they aren't a bike manufacturer whilst PX are! If 3T made cages I would've splashed out on them but I was running out of money by then.

johnnymcg259

i like that build, good effort............................

philwint

very pretty and not bad pics

bernithebiker

I have a cage that looks almost identical to yours, sub 20g, £12 off Ebay. No branding. Works well.

Josh_No90

bernithebiker wrote:

I have a cage that looks almost identical to yours, sub 20g, £12 off Ebay. No branding. Works well.

Yes, I have just seen something similar on eBay from Hong Kong. Still, it's nice to help a UK business, even if PX do source from abroad.

On a related side note, 3T do make carbon cages. They're a thing of beauty.

However, at £49.99 each (and 30g/cage) I think I'll stick to my current PX ones. Christmas is a long time away.

bernithebiker

3T one looks nice, but 50 quid is just ridiculous.

I remembered where I got mine - UK seller too, (although obviously sourced from Far East).

http://www.carboncages.com/

Good selection, good prices.

nmt

That is one hell of a nice bike

letap73

Nice build - without wishing to be rude, but how much did it cost to put your build together?

Josh_No90

letap73 wrote:

Nice build - without wishing to be rude, but how much did it cost to put your build together?

Not rude at all. I already owned the wheels (they were transfered over from my previous bike). The frame cost £1875 from Tri UK back in August. The groupset cost £1335 from Fudges. All in all, the total cost for everything (tubes, Garmin sensor, carbon paste) was £3980. So pretty bloody dear, but building from individual components always is. I got exactly what I wanted, its unique and is still lighter than buying this years equivalent Supersix off the shelf.

fuzzbear

Great looking bike! I am biased though as it's very similar to mine (inc' cages)..

TMR

Josh_No90 wrote:

On a related side note, 3T do make carbon cages. They're a thing of beauty.

However, at £49.99 each (and 30g/cage) I think I'll stick to my current PX ones. Christmas is a long time away.

That is stunning.

3T is the only finishing kit I will ever use. I want those cages...

djhermer

Josh_No90 wrote:

letap73 wrote:

Nice build - without wishing to be rude, but how much did it cost to put your build together?

Not rude at all. I already owned the wheels (they were transfered over from my previous bike). The frame cost £1875 from Tri UK back in August. The groupset cost £1335 from Fudges. All in all, the total cost for everything (tubes, Garmin sensor, carbon paste) was £3980. So pretty bloody dear, but building from individual components always is. I got exactly what I wanted, its unique and is still lighter than buying this years equivalent Supersix off the shelf.

Josh - nice work. Looks beautiful. Very, very similar to my new bike - arrives Friday - Supersix EVO SRAM Red 2013. Spec' as off the shelf, but i'll probably change the wheels from Equipes to the Elites I have currently.

Out of interest, what is the all up final weight of yours? I have no idea what mine is as i didn't check, but i'll be getting it on the hanging scales pretty quickly.

Good work again, hope you enjoy riding..

smidsy

Bottle cages are nice but they would weight so much less if they put less bloomin writing on them :-)

I mean there has to be a gramm just in the bit telling you they are 22g.

Josh_No90

The Mad Rapper wrote:

That is stunning.

3T is the only finishing kit I will ever use. I want those cages...

I know. 3T stuff really is beautiful; the cages are incredible. It's a shame their carbon is made in Italy but, that's actually a vanity point. The stuff from the Far East is just as good.

djhermer wrote:

Josh_No90 wrote:

letap73 wrote:

Nice build - without wishing to be rude, but how much did it cost to put your build together?

Not rude at all. I already owned the wheels (they were transfered over from my previous bike). The frame cost £1875 from Tri UK back in August. The groupset cost £1335 from Fudges. All in all, the total cost for everything (tubes, Garmin sensor, carbon paste) was £3980. So pretty bloody dear, but building from individual components always is. I got exactly what I wanted, its unique and is still lighter than buying this years equivalent Supersix off the shelf.

Josh - nice work. Looks beautiful. Very, very similar to my new bike - arrives Friday - Supersix EVO SRAM Red 2013. Spec' as off the shelf, but i'll probably change the wheels from Equipes to the Elites I have currently.

Out of interest, what is the all up final weight of yours? I have no idea what mine is as i didn't check, but i'll be getting it on the hanging scales pretty quickly.

Good work again, hope you enjoy riding..

Thanks. There aren't many differences between my build and the 2013 Evo SRAM Red. Once you've put the Elites on it, it'll be a fantastic bike. I believe mine weighs 14.0lb/6.35kg but that was using bathroom scales (and I can't remember exactly, as I measured it three times and got three different readings, so took an average). I'd imagine the spec build will be very similar, though my weight is completely ready to roll, pedals, Garmin/sensors. Manufacturers don't normally claim that weight. To be honest, I was building a pretty weight weenie build, an extra 100g here or there (read, 'an extra 1kg' as I'm not anywhere fit enough for this bike) won't make any difference.

Did you get yours in the team colours? If so, I'm very jealous - though it wouldn't match any of my red kit, or my blue/pink club kit!

smidsy wrote:

Bottle cages are nice but they would weight so much less if they put less bloomin writing on them :-)

I mean there has to be a gramm just in the bit telling you they are 22g.

I know. Everyone knows that white paint is especially heavy on a dark surface :roll: . I haven't had a look, but if the paint is on top of the lacquer (which I doubt) then I may be able to get it off.

djhermer

Well.....you needn't be that jealous, as i went for the carbon colour scheme. The team colours look beautiful, but i have a personal aversion to anything 'team'. Plus....I couldn't get one in a 54 until May!

pipphillips

Great looking bike , im just starting to up the miles on my liquigas version and so far im very impressed, didn't enjoy using it as my winter bike though

Josh_No90

djhermer wrote:

i have a personal aversion to anything 'team'.

I know what you mean about teams stuff. The Liquigas Cannondales were incredible though.

pipphillips wrote:

im just starting to up the miles on my liquigas version and so far im very impressed, didn't enjoy using it as my winter bike though

Have you got the '12 or '13 Liquigas (although the '13 is techinically Cannondale)? And, how could you use it as your winter hack :shock:. I'm still on my venerable Kinesis KiC2.

clarkey cat

looks very fast

Josh_No90

Shame about its owner .

Josh_No90

Just took it out for the first time around the North Dorset countryside, the same loop I rode Friday on my winter bike. Oh my :shock:. It was beautiful. It didn't feel always feel faster than my winter Kinesis (I don't subscribe to all this magazine-induced hyperbole) but it was definitely so much smoother. This is my first full carbon frame and it is incredible. Hardly felt the road. The 58cm is definitely a perfect fit too.

I definitely succumbed to 'New Bike Syndrome' though. I was four minutes quicker than Friday (+1.2mph on my average speed) despite being slower up the main hill (I had flogged myself a bit with my 177bpm average heartrate). I'll be interested to see if I my body notices the weight difference once I get back to a decent level of fitness - I doubt it, but I hope the placebo effect of a 6.3kg makes some difference .

The new SRAM Red is lovely. Just what I wanted. The levers have a really positive feel to them. I love upshifting; like cracking a whip. The brakes are damn strong although they were very noisy on my Kysriums. I don't think this is due to the SwissStop pad compound as I cleaned the rims with brake cleaner when I built the bike. I'll adjust the pad angle and see if that makes a difference. You just need to feather them though. A bit grabby at the moment but I'm being a bit heavy-handed coming from my 105.

I just hope I get time to ride it tomorrow. Unless this sunshine disappears.

mann2

@josh_no90... Lovely Bike! I have the 3T cages and they grip like mad! too tight in my opinion, but notheless useful

pipphillips

Sorry about the delay , josh its a 2102 team bought in November last year .I sold a couple of bikes to fund it so as its my only bike at the moment I rode it through the winter , bad weather included.

djhermer

Josh_No90 wrote:

Just took it out for the first time around the North Dorset countryside, the same loop I rode Friday on my winter bike. Oh my :shock:. It was beautiful. It didn't feel always feel faster than my winter Kinesis (I don't subscribe to all this magazine-induced hyperbole) but it was definitely so much smoother. This is my first full carbon frame and it is incredible. Hardly felt the road. The 58cm is definitely a perfect fit too.

I definitely succumbed to 'New Bike Syndrome' though. I was four minutes quicker than Friday (+1.2mph on my average speed) despite being slower up the main hill (I had flogged myself a bit with my 177bpm average heartrate). I'll be interested to see if I my body notices the weight difference once I get back to a decent level of fitness - I doubt it, but I hope the placebo effect of a 6.3kg makes some difference .

The new SRAM Red is lovely. Just what I wanted. The levers have a really positive feel to them. I love upshifting; like cracking a whip. The brakes are damn strong although they were very noisy on my Kysriums. I don't think this is due to the SwissStop pad compound as I cleaned the rims with brake cleaner when I built the bike. I'll adjust the pad angle and see if that makes a difference. You just need to feather them though. A bit grabby at the moment but I'm being a bit heavy-handed coming from my 105.

I just hope I get time to ride it tomorrow. Unless this sunshine disappears.

Josh - picked mine up Friday. Rode sat and sun, like you I was blown away. A bike is definitely not just a bike. The only similarity to my Kuota carbon frame is the material and the fact it forms the frame of a bike. That's it. The weight was incredibly noticeable - the bike felt so light on climbs and into the strong headwind. The ride was fairly harsh/stiff and I felt more on my damaged wrist, but I can accept that when considered with the responsiveness and handling.

As for the SRAM Red....well, I honestly couldn't think of enough superlatives. Ok, so it's a top end group set and you'd expect that. But the definite and precise shifting (plus the double tap which is what drew me to it originally) make it a joy to ride.

I went into it not expecting huge differences over my Kuota. But this one hell of a bike and setup.

Keep enjoying....

Josh_No90

djhermer wrote:

Josh_No90 wrote:

Just took it out for the first time around the North Dorset countryside, the same loop I rode Friday on my winter bike. Oh my :shock:. It was beautiful. It didn't feel always feel faster than my winter Kinesis (I don't subscribe to all this magazine-induced hyperbole) but it was definitely so much smoother. This is my first full carbon frame and it is incredible. Hardly felt the road. The 58cm is definitely a perfect fit too.

I definitely succumbed to 'New Bike Syndrome' though. I was four minutes quicker than Friday (+1.2mph on my average speed) despite being slower up the main hill (I had flogged myself a bit with my 177bpm average heartrate). I'll be interested to see if I my body notices the weight difference once I get back to a decent level of fitness - I doubt it, but I hope the placebo effect of a 6.3kg makes some difference .

The new SRAM Red is lovely. Just what I wanted. The levers have a really positive feel to them. I love upshifting; like cracking a whip. The brakes are damn strong although they were very noisy on my Kysriums. I don't think this is due to the SwissStop pad compound as I cleaned the rims with brake cleaner when I built the bike. I'll adjust the pad angle and see if that makes a difference. You just need to feather them though. A bit grabby at the moment but I'm being a bit heavy-handed coming from my 105.

I just hope I get time to ride it tomorrow. Unless this sunshine disappears.

Josh - picked mine up Friday. Rode sat and sun, like you I was blown away. A bike is definitely not just a bike. The only similarity to my Kuota carbon frame is the material and the fact it forms the frame of a bike. That's it. The weight was incredibly noticeable - the bike felt so light on climbs and into the strong headwind. The ride was fairly harsh/stiff and I felt more on my damaged wrist, but I can accept that when considered with the responsiveness and handling.

As for the SRAM Red....well, I honestly couldn't think of enough superlatives. Ok, so it's a top end group set and you'd expect that. But the definite and precise shifting (plus the double tap which is what drew me to it originally) make it a joy to ride.

I went into it not expecting huge differences over my Kuota. But this one hell of a bike and setup.

Keep enjoying....

Glad that your enjoying yours as much as mine. Coming from an aluminium frame I'm still always surprised how comfortable the Supersix is. It's incredible. The double tap is lovely, isn't it. So crisp and precise. I'm definitely noticing the difference in weight on the flat (strangely). It takes less effort to maintain the same speed.

Also, you need to get some pics up of yours! I want to have a gander...