Cannondale SuperSix

TomHut
TomHut Posts: 19
edited July 2013 in Your road bikes
My new Road bike... Second hand!! but in immaculate condition no dings what-so-ever and come with K1-55c

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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Cracking choice Grommit.

    Lose the green tyres though.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    Cannondales are starting to grow on me, especially in team colours. Lovely bike. Hope you have fun on it

    Could do with some after market decals on the wheels just to brighten them up. Not keen on deep section rims with no graphics.
  • TomHut
    TomHut Posts: 19
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    I'll have a look for some decals.. do you know of a place to get them..?
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    Ultremo ZX or Conto GP's for tyres. BLACK ONLY!!!!

    Can find companies that sell rim decals on ebay. I Will look for you if I can remember a company name.
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    http://www.graphicshack.co.uk/cycling---wheel-decals-80-c.asp

    Few here but there are other companies doing the same. Can also get name decals for frame here if thats your thing.
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    TomHut wrote:
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    Conti GP 4000S
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  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    drlodge wrote:
    TomHut wrote:
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    Conti GP 4000S

    This. Seriously don't get Ultremos - they're crap.

    Also, slam that stem!

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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    I disagree, I have never had a problem with the plain black Ultremos. Set I have on now look as good as new. They can cut a bit but so can GP 4000's I don't think there is much between them performance wise.

    Agree on the stem mind. Would look so much better.
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    SmoggySteve wrote:
    I disagree, I have never had a problem with the plain black Ultremos. Set I have on now look as good as new. They can cut a bit but so can GP 4000's I don't think there is much between them performance wise.

    Agree on the stem mind. Would look so much better.

    I've seen so many people with Ultremos tearing apart or threads stripping etc.

    What did it for me was seeing a friend fly off his bike when his Ultremo ZX exploded during a crit - on the last lap when he was in 2nd place. He was a DNF in the end.

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    I have heard of people having problems in the UK but I have never exerpienced them first hand or know anyone who has. I had 2 get ripped to shreds on UK roads cos they are crap (the roads that is) Back home in Germany I have never had a problem.

    I have also seen people getting sidewall bulges on GP4000's so nothing out there is infallible.
  • TheSmithers
    TheSmithers Posts: 291
    declan1 wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    TomHut wrote:
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    Conti GP 4000S

    This. Seriously don't get Ultremos - they're crap.

    Also, slam that stem!

    Why do people always insist on slamming the stem? I've always been told that changing the position of any of the contact points on a bike, even slightly, can have a significant impact on position and comfort. If slamming the stem, and thereby increasing the reach, is to the benefit of the OPs position and comfort, then yes, slam that mother! But to do so purely on the grounds that it may look better is just dumb.

    Nice bike btw. I have exactly the same bike in the team colours too. :D Agree about losing the green tyres though.
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  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    TheSmithers wrote:
    declan1 wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    TomHut wrote:
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    Conti GP 4000S

    This. Seriously don't get Ultremos - they're crap.

    Also, slam that stem!
    But to do so purely on the grounds that it may look better is just dumb.

    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.
  • TheSmithers
    TheSmithers Posts: 291
    styxd wrote:
    TheSmithers wrote:
    declan1 wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    TomHut wrote:
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    Conti GP 4000S

    This. Seriously don't get Ultremos - they're crap.

    Also, slam that stem!
    But to do so purely on the grounds that it may look better is just dumb.

    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.

    That Sir is the most ridiculous statement I've ever read on the internet. :lol:
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  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    You don't need the bars level with or higher than the saddle. It looks stupid - buy an endurance geometry bike and slam the stem if that's what you need.

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    TheSmithers wrote:
    styxd wrote:
    TheSmithers wrote:
    declan1 wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    TomHut wrote:
    Cheers lads

    Can you suggest a good tyre?

    Conti GP 4000S

    This. Seriously don't get Ultremos - they're crap.

    Also, slam that stem!
    But to do so purely on the grounds that it may look better is just dumb.

    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.

    That Sir is the most ridiculous statement I've ever read on the internet. :lol:

    :D

    But seriously, bikes with loads of spacers look wank in photographs.
  • TheSmithers
    TheSmithers Posts: 291
    I agree a slammed stem is more aesthetically pleasing. As is having the chain on the large ring and the cranks aligned properly with a non-fussy background. The OCP rules are not being observed! :lol:
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  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    styxd wrote:
    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.

    That's part of the headset you muppet.
  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    lawrences wrote:
    styxd wrote:
    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.

    That's part of the headset you muppet.

    Hence why I said get a "slam that stem" top cap you muppet.
  • earthvspace4XTuUWcX
    earthvspace4XTuUWcX Posts: 322
    Sure a slammed stem looks better for a photograph but you'd be daft to do that if the bike then doesn't fit you properly.
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    styxd wrote:
    lawrences wrote:
    styxd wrote:
    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.

    That's part of the headset you muppet.

    Hence why I said get a "slam that stem" top cap you muppet.

    A top cap is the bit with the screw in that sits on "top"....
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    But he's not riding it. He's posting a photo for us to look at on teh Internet.

    Leave the wheels blank. After market decals look naff.

    Get some Veloflex or Vittoria Open Corsa tyres for speed/niceness or some contiGPs for a bit more toughness but rolling on a hosepipe.
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  • mr mangos
    mr mangos Posts: 174
    lawrences wrote:
    styxd wrote:
    Not really. If you post pictures of your bike on the internet for people to comment on, then surely you'd want it to look its best?

    Cannondales look daft unless you get a "slam that stem" top cap anyway, that conical spacer is ugly.

    That's part of the headset you muppet.

    No it isn't. It's a spacer. The headset lies underneath so if you're of a sheepish disposition the stem can be 'slammed' to your heart's content, without any additional parts. Personally I would encourage the OP to concentrate on getting the stem at the right height for him rather than what 'looks best'.
  • waterfalll
    waterfalll Posts: 83
    any more deets on the bike? looks good :D
  • MrR3
    MrR3 Posts: 14
    Looks fast.
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    interesting - I've got a 'dale and you're the first person I've seen who's got one who has about the same amount of seat pillar showing as me ie not much!

    How do you find the standover on yours? Mine's...tight...
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    The standard headset cover (rather than the comical (sic) version) is supplied underneath the conical version ... To sell a bike with over 60mm of spacers is just daft ... If you can't ride a race bike in a racey position then buy a sportive bike ...
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    Crankbrother wrote:
    The standard headset cover (rather than the comical (sic) version) is supplied underneath the conical version ... To sell a bike with over 60mm of spacers is just daft ... If you can't ride a race bike in a racey position then buy a sportive bike ...

    Exactly my point.

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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    SecretSam wrote:
    interesting - I've got a 'dale and you're the first person I've seen who's got one who has about the same amount of seat pillar showing as me ie not much!

    How do you find the standover on yours? Mine's...tight...

    I have very little seatpin showing on mine, but have the front end dropped with the flat headset cap and a 5mm spacer ... The pin does look shorter in the 31.6 version as it's that bit chunkier ...

    I'm only 5'6" and have the 50cm version ... The 48cm might have a better standover height but too many other compromises so i stuck with the 50cm the same as my previous Six13 ...
  • bikingjohn
    bikingjohn Posts: 202
    Crankbrother wrote:
    The standard headset cover (rather than the comical (sic) version) is supplied underneath the conical version ... To sell a bike with over 60mm of spacers is just daft ... If you can't ride a race bike in a racey position then buy a sportive bike ...
    exactly!
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  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    I don't get the argument re the stem. If you're not supple enough to get down into a decent aero position on a race pedigree bike like that, then what's the point in bothering with the deep section wheels? Kind of like fitting a caravan to a Red Bull F1 (the rider being the caravan).

    Still far too many riders being consumed in this deep section rim business.

    Difference a ds wheel will make= minimal.
    Difference working on your flexibility and getting your body frontal area down= measurable.

    I know, I know.....we all want to look like ze pro's with ze deep section wheels. If you really want to "look like ze pro", whilst actually receiving some measurable advantage then yes, slam that stem :D

    (nice bike of course btw)

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