Cannondale System Six Aero Disc
Cannondale systemsix cannondale systemsix cannondale developed the systemsix with the aim of exploiting every one of the latest technical advances and relaxations of uci regulations to deliver the fastest all round aero bike in the world.
Cannondale system six aero disc. Systemsix is a holistically designed six part system wholly dedicated to the pure pursuit of speed. Vitus zx 1 cr1 aero disc bike review. Just five days out from the 2018 edition of the tour de france cannondale have pulled the covers off its all new systemsix aero road bike. Cannondale are hesitant to call it an aero road bike but it is aero claiming to be faster everywhere 2019 cannondale systemsix carbon disc brake aero road.
With what cannondale says is the least drag of any uci legal road bike on the market they are claiming this is the fastest road bike in the world. Aero tests have shown that cannondale have surpassed the speed of other production aero bikes. Rehashing its systemsix moniker after 11 long years in hibernation the disc specific aero steed is loaded with a range of cutting edge technology with an emphasis on overall efficiency. It generates the least aerodynamic drag of any road bike on the market which means more speed in more situations for more riders.
The systemsix is designed to offer an aero advantage in real world cycling conditions. The disc only design features an integrated fork that blends almost seamlessly into the chime shape at the base of the head tube. Incorporating some ideas pioneered by our friends at hed the disc specific design is significantly wider than other road wheels. If you were to imagine an aero bike there s every chance it would look just like the cannondale systemsix completely angular.
Cannondale says the systemsix can fit wider than 30mm tires with still something like 4mm of space around the tires. But most aero bikes are still uncomfortably stiff. Cannondale claims its new systemsix is the fastest bike in the world now that s a hard statement to prove or disprove but in a recent independent test it did have the lowest drag figures in the. That extra width both makes tires effectively bigger than their marked size for better ride quality a 23c tire measures a full 26mm on our wheel and helps air flowing over the tire reattach cleanly to the rim maximizing flow attachment and minimizing drag.
Seamlessly integrated and very aggressive. And they have done. Cannondale claims it s a six point design process involving the frame.