Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 (2025)

What it's for

Comfortable high-performance road riding, long distance missions, fast group rides

Highlights

• Lightweight, smoothly compliant, sleekly aero Synapse carbon frameset with StashPort downtube storage
• Smooth, consistent, reliable 2x12-speed shifting from Shimano's trusted 105 mechanical drivetrain
• DT Swiss 470 rims with Vittoria Zaffiro Pro V 32c tires - grip, durability, and speed
• Cannondale Conceal stem routes cables neatly through the headtube for reduced drag and sleek looks

Real World Performance

Designed to go fast, built to go long, and made to keep you comfortable, the Synapse redefines road performance. With a lightweight frame featuring wind-tunnel-sculpted tubing and PB-blasting stiffness-to-weight, it’s a bike that’s ready for anything you demand of it. Just ask Lachlan Morton why he trusted it for his record-smashing lap of Australia. Unreal speed, engineered for real-world roads.​ 

SPECS

FRAMESET

• Frame: Synapse Carbon, Proportional Response construction, integrated cable routing, downtube Stashport, 12x142 thru-axle, UDH, BSA 68mm threaded BB, flat mount disc, integrated seat binder, SmartSense Gen 2.0 compatible, fender mounts
• Fork: Synapse Carbon, integrated crown race, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat mount disc, internal routing, 1-1/8" to 1-1/5" Delta steerer, 55mm offset, fender mounts
• Headset: Integrated, 1-1/8" - 1-1/2"

DRIVETRAIN

• Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105 7100
• Front Derailleur: Shimano 105 7100, braze-on
• Shifters: Shimano 105 7100, 12-speed
• Chain: Shimano 105 7100, 12-speed
• Crank: Shimano 105 7100, BSA, 50/35
• Rear Cogs: Shimano 105 7100, 11-36, 12-speed
• Bottom Bracket: Shimano BSA 68

BRAKES

• Brakes: Shimano 105 7170 hydraulic disc, 160/160 RT64 centerlock rotors
• Brake Levers: Shimano 105 7120 hydraulic disc

WHEELS

• Rims: DT Swiss R470 DB, 28h
• Spokes: Stainless Steel, 14g
• Tire Size: 32
• Wheel Size: 700c
• Hubs: (F) Shimano RS470, 12x100mm centerlock / (R) Shimano RS470, 12x142mm centerlock
• Tires: Vittoria Zaffiro Pro V, 700x32c

COMPONENTS

• Handlebar: Vision Trimax Compact TT Alloy
• Stem: Cannondale C1 Conceal, Alloy, 31.8, -6°
• Grips: Cannondale Bar Tape, 3.5mm
• Saddle: Fizik Terra Argo X7, 150mm
• Seatpost: HollowGram 27, Alloy, 2 bolt clamp, 330mm, 15mm offset

CONNECTIVITY

• Wheel Sensor: Cannondale Wheel Sensor

EXTRA

• Extra 1: Large StashBag downtube storage bag

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