Back in January we spotted a new Cannondale SuperSix Evo, and speculated about what was coming down the pipeline. We were right about some parts of the new SuperSix Evo SE/CX but wrong about others.
So, Cannondale let us know exactly what’s coming new.
Many Cyclocross nerds (happily raise their hands) knew something new was coming from the Cannondale team after Deschacht Hens Maes rider Anton Ferdinande, shared photos.
You can see the updates in his Instagram feed, showing off a super-sleek, team-edition Cannondale SuperSix Evo CX.
We made a wish list of what we wanted to see in a new bike here. But I soon discovered that only some were granted. The PF30 bottom bracket and the Ai-Dish rear wheel remain. There is always the next model, but this updated delta tube design is slick and clean-looking.
What’s new in the next-gen Cannondale SuperSix EVO SE/CX?
If you don’t know the SuperSix EVO SE / CX, it’s Cannondale’s do-it-all-off-road drop bar, cyclocross, and suspension-less gravel steed. It’s a nice, versatile ride (we liked it) with classic geometry that rips from the days of Cannondale Cyclocross World racing.
As for updates, this next iteration of the Cannondale SuperSix EVO SE/CX recently received a delta steerer tube.
This is the same fork design as on last spring’s new SuperSix EVO road bike, too.
What is the Delta Steerer Tube, you ask?
For those unfamiliar with the Delta Steerer Tube, I’ll catch you up.
The updated design allows cables to route directly through the headset into head tube and around the new triangular-shaped steerer tube. The design is a triangular truncated steerer (Delta) that allowed the Cannondale design team to create a smaller frontal profile. It basically, just chopped off the two sides of the top of the otherwise round steerer tube (narrower at the front, wider at the back), with cables run through the upper bearing on either side of the reshaped steerer.
The previous full-integrated design from the road had the cabling enter in front of the upper headset bearing, which required more space to allow enough handlebar rotation. And the cross and gravel bikes had conventional external/internal cables that entered the down tube.
Now that the Cannondale SuperSix EVO SE/CX is in the Delta steerer tube crew, it opens up more stem and bar combo possibilities. The addition of the Conceal Stem was seen in the bikes available in the UK and Europe.
The Conceal Stem is Cannondale’s way of circumventing the one-piece super combo nightmares for cable routing. Using only a more conventional separate stem to route the cables and wires offers a sleek option for off-road. One that is adjustable for handlebar fit preference, and independently adjustable/replaceable following crashes.
As an added bonus, the fork loses the cable port (duh) and maintains a beefed-up crown area with an aggressive tapper to the dropout.
New CX/SE availability: When can you actually get it?
We’ll likely see more of the updated Cannondale SuperSix EVO SE/CX around the US gravel scene as the races take place.
The revamped bikes seem to only be available selectively on some corner of Cannondale’s global website like Germany for example (try here in English, too). But not on many specific USA, UK, or rest of Europe country sites. It seems to be a rolling change, so you & I will both have to keep an eye out for local availability.
