Cannondale System Six White Paper

The cannondale systemsix.

Cannondale system six white paper. I think we see in this bike what damon was referring to when he said that even with the aero penalty of a disc rotor and caliper bikes can be made faster when freed from the confines of a rim brake. A holistically designed six point system frame fork seatpost bar stem. The tyre and wheel system is designed together. Cannondale treated the major components of a bike frame fork wheels seatpost bar and stem as individual components for optimization towards the complete picture.

This all begins with the six elements of cycling resistance. All that extra carbon does add up and like most aero bikes the systemsix does carry some extra grams. The frame features tailored aero profiles throughout. Systemsix is a complete bicycle system with each component optimized in pursuit of speed without sacrificing any of that classic race bike feel.

Cannondale tells us they took a six point approach to building a complete system six see what they did there. Check out the full white paper here. Systemsix is a complete bicycle system with each component optimized in pursuit of speed. Cannondale claims it s a six point design process.

The secret of the systemsix s spectacular speed lies in not surprisingly a system. Table of contents 3 executive summary 4 overview 5. Cannondale white paper the frame and fork are noticeably aero shaped as one would expect from a system that was moulded through computer simulations and real world wind tunnel testing. A bold claim indeed but if the 50 odd page white paper accompanying the release of the systemsix speaks for anything cannondale appear to have some compelling evidence to support its claim.

These six terms are related by the cycling power equation.