Cannondale dropped the covers off its fifth-generation SuperSix Evo to mixed reception, with many pundits calling out the American brand for a lack of design creativity and progression. Cannondale says it’s not a mistake that its best road bike resembles its predecessor – after all, the SuperSix Evo version four was ridden to great success, bagging top honours at the World Championships, Olympic Games, and Grand Tour stages during its tenure, but there was still room for improvement.
To capitalise on an already superb formula, the Connecticut-based firm elected to refine rather than revolutionise the SuperSix Evo platform by improving aerodynamics through subtle changes to the tube shapes and new layups. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with this trend, and the lack of radical design progression suggests Cannondale might have other plans to renew the SystemSix platform down the line.
The SuperSix Evo portfolio is comprehensive enough to offer something for every budget, including the range-topping Lab71 models, but it's no surprise that the best value is found further down the range – the SuperSix Evo 2 we've managed to get our hands on is a case in point.
