Description The Six13’s Optimo Aluminum head tube, seat tube and rear triangle are co-molded to high modulus carbon fiber top and down tubes, forming a mechanical interlock. The result is high frequency road vibr...
Bike Setup: Mostly Campagnolo Chorus, Record 10 sp shifters, Campy Scirocco wheels, Rubino tires,and Bontrager saddle...
Summary: I bought this frame from a guy and then built up with ebay Campy Chorus and Record parts. This has simply been an incredible bike. I just can't ride this slow. It wants to go fast. A couple of tech notes - I am constantly battling a creak - I chased it around the bike for weeks - haven't found it yet. The bike is a bit twitchy - you gotta keep both hands on the handlebars - it's a bit like a thoroughbred at high speed - skittery but really really fast. I seriously can't ride this bike slow no matter how I try.
Strengths: Speed, looks, when you stand into it hard, this bike jumps and goes like mad. Makes me feel fast.
Weaknesses: The frame creak that I keep chasing around the bike. An the fact that I'd rather ride than do almost anything else....including work.
Similar Products Used: Cannondale R400
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Bike Setup: Some shimano wheelset; Ultegra 6601 Crankset; Sram Rival Group; Specialized Toupe 130mm; Thomson Masterpiece; Garmin Edge 305
Summary: This is for 2008 Six13(price is for frame only). I'm a mountain biker preparing for 12 hour XC races. I wanted a road bike for training for 12 hours training. I really got lucky and came across the frame I'd been looking for a long time(I got so excited when I got it and I knew Six13 is WAY more than a training bike). Frame is black with white outline lettering, such a beauty. Top/seat tubes has carbon sections. The bike rides beautifully, it's compliant but not too much. Just smooth enough for my liking. This bike got me to love roadbiking. I just don't understand why C'dale's had to decide to discontinue it.
Strengths: It's Cannondale. Aluminum frame with carbon where needed. Ride quality. Looks.
Weaknesses: Haven't found any yet...and don't I will.
Similar Products Used: Some Felt Aluminum bike...
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Bike Setup: FSA K-force bars/stem, ram seat post, Force groupo, SI chainset, dodgy deep section carbon wheels (with Bora Ultra stickers).
Summary: What happens to professionals' bikes when their teams disband? I don't know the answer to that, but I did manage to find Sabauliaskas' Team Saeco Cannondale at an obscure bike dealer in Switzerland. Now I know that shop bought Six13s probably bare no resemblence to this particular steed, but built up with SRAM Force and hookey immitation Bora Ultras, this bike turned out to be the quickest thing I've ever sat astride (although, I've never been carnally acquainted with Flo Jo). I never knew that bikes could corned so sharply at speed. I never knew that so much power could be tranferred to the wheels. And to top it all off, other cyclists would fall off their bikes, gawping at this beautiful charriot.
Strengths: Weight (illegal)
Looks (should be illegal)
Rigidity
Weaknesses: Too flash to chain up outside a pub.
Similar Products Used: Specialized Tarmac COMP, Trek 5.9 Madone.
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Bike Setup: Full Ultegra sl, Maviv Elites, Ultremo tyres, Easton EA90 finishing kit
Summary: Test rode several carbon bikes from £2k - £4k and preffered this one. SUper smooth, fast, lite and looks great. Built up with full Ultegra SLm Mavic Kysrium Elites and Easton EA90 finishing kit with Ultremo tyres.
Strengths: Lite, smooth and fast
Weaknesses: None
Similar Products Used: Orbea Orca, Scott Addict, Cannondale system Six
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Summary: I've had this bike, a Cannondale Six13 5 Compact Crank, for five months now. I've put 1200 happy and fast miles on it through hills, mountain roads, and coastal highways. The bike won me over because it is comfortable to ride, stable at speed, (can do a wheelie) and climbs hills really well. I've found the bike balanced and reassuring, with good brakes thrown in too. Riding down a curvy mountain road downhill after a climb up the other side is so rewarding with this bike since it's so easy to get it up to speed, jam the brakes hard, then turn, lean and pedal out. That's the best way I can describe this bike. It lets you throw it around, yet is a precise instrument that lets you go really fast, fast.
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