Who is this bike for?
Roadies who want a pure tarmac machine designed for high speed on road over any distance. Race bikes are designed and built to be as light as possible, so expect light frames and overall bike weight to be impressively low. The best road racing bikes are reactive and fast handling – they should be nimble and agile. This is ideal for racing purposes: cutting through a crowded pack of riders, but also for fun, fast rides in the country with your cycling buddies.
About the Bike
Serious do-it-all versatility meets serious ‘cross racing capability. With a lightweight, smoothriding frame and the same traction, fit and handling as the SuperX, CAADX is the ultimate “race on Sunday, commute on Monday” all-around adventure machine. The perfect first cyclocross bike, back-up pit bike, versatile super-commuter or all-road adventurer.
With the same geometry and fit as its big brother, SuperX, the CAADX delivers awesome traction, stability and handling. It’s also a perfect pit bike for new SuperX owners. OutFront Steering Geometry offers drama-free stability on technical courses and potholed streets but maintains quick-handling agility everywhere else. SmartForm C2 Alloy Construction and CAAD12-inspired tube shapes keep it light and easy to shoulder, while SAVE Micro-Suspension helps you track smoothly through the rough stuff. Subtle rack mounts, a removable seatstay mudguard mount and hidden fork mudguard mounts expand its usability without affecting its racy looks. The CAADX has room to run full 37c tyres, even with its super short chainstays.
Key Features
- CAADX Disc SmartForm C2 Alloy Frame for stiff but light constuction allows you to convert more of your power into speed
- Cannondale Ultra Full Carbon Fork is engineered to flex to absorb shock and vibration
- Shimano Tiagra 20 Speed Drivetrain for super fast, light and accurate shifting
- Promax Decoder R Mechanical Disc Brakes for controlled stopping in all conditions
- Schwalbe Rapid Rob 700 x 35c Tyres for the fastest speed on a variety of surfaces
About the Brand
Cannondale have come a long way since our birth in a crowded loft above a pickle factory in 1971. From introducing the cycling industry's first bicycle trailer, the Bugger, and added successful cycling apparel and accessory lines while earning a strong reputation for innovation and quality. Cannondale introduced its first bicycle, a Touring model, in 1983. They raised the cycling world's eyebrows by building our bicycles around handcrafted, oversized aluminium frames that were both lighter and more flex-resistant than the steel models that dominated the industry at the time. In the last 14 years, Cannondale won five Giro d'Italia Maglia Rosas and most recently we won the Giro d'Iltalia and the Vuelta a Espana in one single year!