Peter Sagan’s Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod
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See what the fuss is all about by riding the Paris-Roubaix Challenge (Pic: Sirotti)
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Cannondale's Synapse doesn't indulge in any wild changes to the frame, but manages comfort using some smart design modifications
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Hammond used to aim for a similar set-up to his main racing bike, but the frame underwent many changes
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Peter Sagan’s Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod
We’ve already featured Peter Sagan’s Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod in our round-up of the bikes of the peloton’s fast men.
But with the demands of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix unlike anything else, the Slovakian’s bike of choice for the cobbles was the Synapse Hi-Mod.
The machine, which first broke cover ahead of the 2013 cobbled Classics season, utilises Cannondale’s SAVE Plus micro-suspension system, which combines a revised carbon fibre layup, complex tube profiles and a super-skinny seatpost to enhance comfort.
The custom geometry of Sagan’s machine is unique to the 24-year-old, with the long toptube borrowed from a 58cm frame and the low headtube usually found on a 51cm machine.
The Synapse Hi-Mod also has a ‘Power Pyramind’ seattube cut-out to save weight, while the super-wide BB30A bottom bracket is on hand to provide race-winning levels of stiffness.
Sagan will ride on a Specialized next season after signing for Tinkoff-Saxo, when he will hope to better his second place finish from the 2013 Tour of Flanders and sixth place from this year’s Paris-Roubaix.