We already gave you a little peek of this with Cannondale-Garmin’s Tour de France announcement, but last week the Connecticut based company pulled back the curtain on their updated SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod model.
With its precisely optimized balance of explosive stiffness, road-smoothing compliance, pin-point handling, efficient aerodynamics and ultralight weight, the all-new EVO is engineered to give racers that winning edge over everypart of the course, from the start-line all the way through the finishing sprint.
“We’re not content to make bikes that excel in just one or two aspects of the racing experience,”said Scott Rittschof, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cannondale. “We want the whole enchilada. We’re focused, or maybe even obsessed, with creating the all-around best racing machines in the world and to do that, you need balance. We want to push the boundaries with each of the elements, but in a way that no part overshadows another and everything is inharmony. That’s the secret to ultimate performance.”
To create themost advanced, most well-rounded race bike ever made, Cannondale’s engineers took every aspect of the race-winning performance of the original SuperSix EVO Hi-MOD-a bike so impressive, it was named “Best Bike in the World”-and supercharged it. The new EVO Hi-MOD has more explosive acceleration, thanks to anall-new BallisTec Carbon frame that is 11% stiffer at the BB and 12% stiffer at the head tube.
Aredesigned SPEED SAVE Micro-Suspension system delivers 15% more compliance from the frame and 21% more from thefork for unreal cornering speed, comfort and control.
Subtle TAP (Truncated Aero Profile) tube shapes in the frame and fork reduce drag and improve aero efficiency for faster speeds in the flats and on breakaways, while Cannondale’s System Integration approach to bike design yieldsa system weightthat is over 60grams lighter than the previous EVO and up to hundreds of grams lighter than the competition.
Every aspect is improved. Every facet optimized. And all in perfect balance. It all adds up to the best climbing, descending, sprinting, attacking, all-around-from-starting-gun-to-finish-line race bike ever made. It is a Whole New Balance of Power.
The SuperSixEVO Hi-MOD will be available in seven models ranging from the 12.76 pound Shimano Di2 equipped Hi-MOD Black Inc ($12,790) to the Hi-MOD Ultegra ($4260, a respectable 15.2 pounds). The non-Hi Mod EVO line will extend down to a Shimano Tiagra equipped version that is expected to retail for $1840.
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