Cannondale Synapse Tiagra Endurance Road Bike (Various Sizes, Meteor Gray)
$1200
$1,725.00
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Cannondale has Cannondale Synapse Tiagra Endurance Road Bike (Various Sizes, Meteor Gray) on sale for $1200. Select free store pickup where available.
Thanks to community member snowboarder160 for finding this deal.
Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Features:
SmartForm C2 alloy frame with full carbon fork delivers an exceptionally lightweight feel and high-performance quality
SAVE Micro-Suspension in the frame and fork insulates you from the bumps and vibrations of the road to keep you focused on the ride and connected to the road
Shimano Tiagra 2 x 10-speed derailleurs with an FSA Omega dual crank provide smooth and efficient shifting and excellent power transfer
Promax Decoder R mechanical disc brakes offer clean and powerful braking in all conditions
Internal cable routing provides easy maintenance while keeping riding area free of cable clutter
Cannondale has pretty big discounts on the 2021 Synapse bikes. Notably, the Tiagra is $1200, from an MSRP of $1700. Also discounts on the Sora and 105.
Not a new derailleur; worst case a longer cage. Simple task for anyone with the skill to replace plastic derailleur components, parts should be less than $50.
Most any modern disc brake road bike will have the frame and fork clearance to take at least a 32 mm wide tire, which should be suitable for gravel.
A Shimano 105 cassette, entry level wheels and tires could be had for well under $500, or much less than half of the price of a new bike. For those who prefer higher level bikes and components, I would expect the percentage to be closer to 1/3.
I still find it hilarious that your advice is to buy all these parts and do all that labor (or hire it out) to try to modify this road bike into a pseudo gravel bike rather than just buying a gravel bike in the first place.
32mm wide tire...LOL
And nice slam on these imaginary bike shops that charge more than retail and won't work on bikes of this level. Sometimes the bike isn't the reason why a shop might turn someone away.
I still find it hilarious that your advice is to buy all these parts and do all that labor (or hire it out) to try to modify this road bike into a pseudo gravel bike rather than just buying a gravel bike in the first place.
Did you not suggest that anyone could replace worn plastic derailleur components? Most road cyclists I know have more than one set of wheels, change cassettes on longer rides, based on climb grades, the total elevation.
Did you not suggest that anyone could replace worn plastic derailleur components? Most road cyclists I know have more than one set of wheels, change cassettes on longer rides, based on climb grades, the total elevation.
Yah, if someone does happen to wear out a derailleur over the course of many years, it's not very expensive or that big of a deal to get a new one. And I don't know of many people with $1200 bikes that have spare wheelsets to swap in and out. You must live in a different world than I do.
And in my world, it's not unusual at all to put 40s or even 50s on a gravel bike. Your suggestion to use a road bike with narrow fork and tight chainstays with 32mm tires (if those would even fit) for gravel riding is quite amusing.
Did you not suggest that anyone could replace worn plastic derailleur components? Most road cyclists I know have more than one set of wheels, change cassettes on longer rides, based on climb grades, the total elevation.
Gee, I must be really out of whack 'cause I've never seen any plastic derailleur components (except for barrel plastic shells which can't wear out). Neither I've seen any plastic cassettes.
Being a product of the 80s, I can't get over how ugly the welds are now on Cannondales..
You beat me. My buddy last summer bought one of the Synapse frameset - maybe it's a higher-end series than OP's post because he paid $1000 just for the frameset (frame + fork)....and he said he got it for a very good deal. I remembered going to his garage to see it, and the first thing that came to my mind was "wow, those welds are super awful looking". The welds are super large (looks like huge beads of caulk). I'm zooming in on the picture of this "Synapse Tiagra" on Cannondale's website - and the welds actually look normal in comparison to my friend's frame....so maybe they have QC issue where different workers are doing things differently when they're welding.
Websites like that are for people do NOT know whole lot about bikes and looking for dumb down information for their purchasing decision. Just to teach you something here. Look for frame type/Frame Material, Derailleur and Shifters instead of brand name bike where they had huge markup on marketing. Higher end bike's price range likely coming from the same manufacturer in Taiwan that manufacture Trek and Kona (I leave it up to you to crosscheck). Bikesdirect have been around for long time. May be you are too young and not knowing it. Buying from Bikedirect, you do need to know how to put basic bike parts together. Support isn't that great as there is no local store for you take it back to. If you cannot put the basic stuffs together, take it to local bike store. It takes about 15 to 30 minutes to put them together. Not a rocket science. Your comparison of Bikedirect to Aliexpress really show that your knowledge is shallow. Bikedirect have warehouse and support crews in the US while all Alixpress shipped from China and obviously mostly if not all manufactured in China (again, I leave it up to you to crosscheck as it helps you to improve). Regardless of the origin of where the bike is built, you are going to have hard time to beat the price with comparable parts that made up the bike. On top of that, do you trust your credit cards with Aliexpress?
Taiwan, not China made frames by Kinesis of whom builds for many high end bike companies. They have a solid reputation.
Yes, Taiwan makes the carbon frames for numerous bike brands. Fun fact: Taiwan is a part of China - per the U.N., international law, nearly all world natiions, & even by the U.S.'s long-standing"one China" policy (read it on our State Dept website). That is why there is no U.S. (or other nations) embassy there.
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Good deal on a Tiagra bike. Hydraulic brakes are great, but unless you really need them, they're a pain to maintain, bleed, etc.
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Most any modern disc brake road bike will have the frame and fork clearance to take at least a 32 mm wide tire, which should be suitable for gravel.
A Shimano 105 cassette, entry level wheels and tires could be had for well under $500, or much less than half of the price of a new bike. For those who prefer higher level bikes and components, I would expect the percentage to be closer to 1/3.
32mm wide tire...LOL
And nice slam on these imaginary bike shops that charge more than retail and won't work on bikes of this level. Sometimes the bike isn't the reason why a shop might turn someone away.
And in my world, it's not unusual at all to put 40s or even 50s on a gravel bike. Your suggestion to use a road bike with narrow fork and tight chainstays with 32mm tires (if those would even fit) for gravel riding is quite amusing.
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