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Originally Posted by TimSJ
Wife is headed to her local shop today to get fitted properly and look at a few differnte bikes. They have a couple of closeout any opinions on either of these bikes both are priced at $1000 and i figure i can bargin a bit more with them.
Cannondale Synapse Road bikes. Aluminum frames (made in USA), carbon forks, Shimano Tiagra 9 speed components
Cannondale CAAD8-6C, 2010 model, Aluminum Frame, Carbon Fork, Tiagra 9 speed, compact crank
Thanks for the help.
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Cannondale is known for their aluminum. Like BE said synapse is the 'comfort' bike. Great for long distances. It has a longer headtube and less-steep seat tube which brings the rider up slightly.
When I bought my cyclocross bike for commuting, I test road a number of bikes. I had a $1500 limit, so I kept in that range. The Cannondale felt the best to me, but it had a crappy wheelset. I happened to have some Mavic Kysrium Elites kicking around so I bought the bike and swapped the wheels.