Cannondale
Synapse Carbon 1 Tungsten Blue
Please note that, based on component availability and other factors, specifications are subject to change without notice.
Cannondale
Overview
The sharp end of endurance. Synapse Carbon 1 comes carved from our superlight Hi-MOD carbon and tuned for the real world. The SystemBar cockpit delivers sleek control. Shimano Ultegra Di2 delivers flawless electronic precision, while Reserve’s 42|49 Turbulent Aero wheels slice through wind and roll with poise over chunky tarmac. This is your stealth missile for long-haul glory, wrapped in composure and ready for whatever the road throws next.
Road Reimagined
Go long, go short, go fast. This is WorldTour performance for real world rides.
What it's for
Comfortable high-performance road riding, long distance missions, fast group rides
Road Reimagined
Real World Performance
Designed to go fast, built to go long, and made to keep you comfortable, the LAB71 Synapse takes all-around road performance to the next level. With a sub-1000-gram Hi-MOD frame, featuring wind tunnel-sculpted aero tubing, exceptional stiffness-to-weight, and a silky ride, it’s a bike that’s ready for anything you demand of it. Proven by Lachlan Morton on his record-smashing lap of Australia, Unreal speed, engineered for real-world roads.
Ride Confident
More visibility, more awareness, more integration, with our next-gen SmartSense system. All running from a single concealed battery. Intelligent lights adapt to let other road users know you’re there. While the rear-facing Garmin radar keeps you switched on to approaching traffic. Letting you ride the bike that’s up for anything, whatever time of day or night.
Compliant Comfort
With advancements in our carbon layup, our engineers have made the new Synapse 20% more compliant than its already butter-smooth predecessor, ensuring you feel 100% more comfortable even on the roughest roads.
Like A Glove
A great fit and feel makes for a great ride. And with our Proportional Response Construction, every rider gets that as standard. From the carbon layup through to the geometry, everything on Synapse has been tuned and tested by frame size. So that your bike works in harmony with you to give the best possible ride for you and your height.

Bring it all, bring it on
Our all-new StashPort storage system in the downtube is there when you need it and hidden when you don’t. Paired with its StashBag buddy, you can bring along your ride essentials and know that they’ll be secure, whatever you get up to out there. Meanwhile, best-in-class tire clearance lets you take the idea of riding for longer to a whole new level.

Big Ride Rubber
Best-in-class clearance for tires with a maximum measured width of up to 48mm in the front and 42mm in the rear - with at least 4mm of extra clearance on each side - makes Synapse a true, ride-longer, ride-whatever kind of road bike.

More, from less.
The LAB71 and Synapse 1 get a refined, performance-boosting, Hi-MOD carbon layup that shaves over 100 grams off the frame weight, while maintaining Synapse's stiffness, ride-feel, durability, and lifetime warranty.

Proportional Response
Tuned for the rider, our size-specific construction creates optimal stiffness and compliance for each and every frame size in the Synapse range.

StashPort + StashBag
StashPort is our downtube storage system, accessed beneath the water bottle cage. StashPort holds tools, snacks, and other ride essentials in the specially designed StashBag, and on SmartSense-equipped bikes, houses the system battery (which also provides a cool, glovebox-style light when StashPort cover is opened).
Highlights
Build highlights
Specification
Synapse Carbon 1 Tungsten Blue specification
Specification as supplied by Cannondale. Components may change subject to availability.
Frameset
- Model Code
- C12045U
- Frame
- Synapse Hi-MOD Carbon, Proportional Response construction, integrated cable routing, downtube Stashport, 12x142 thru-axle, UDH, BSA 68mm threaded BB, flat mount disc, integrated seat binder, SmartSense Gen 2.0 equipped, fender mounts
- Fork
- Synapse Hi-MOD Carbon, integrated crown race, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat mount disc, internal routing, 1-1/8" to 1-1/5" Delta steerer, 55mm offset, fender mounts
- Headset
- Integrated, 1-1/8" - 1-1/2"
Drivetrain
- Rear Derailleur
- Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150
- Front Derailleur
- Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150
- Shifters
- Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170, wireless, 12-speed
- Chain
- Shimano Ultegra, 12-speed
- Crank
- Shimano Ultegra R8100, 50/34, 4iiii PRECISION 3+ PRO Power Meter
- Rear Cogs
- Shimano Ultegra R8100, 11-34, 12-speed
- Bottom Bracket
- Shimano BSA 68
Brakes
- Brakes
- Shimano Ultegra R8170, 160/160mm CL800 rotors
- Brake Levers
- Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170 hydraulic disc
Wheels & tyres
- Rims
- Reserve 42 | 49 Turbulent Aero, 24h, tubeless ready
- Spokes
- Sapim CX-Ray Aero straight pull
- Tire Size
- 32
- Wheel Size
- 700c
- Hubs
- (F) DT Swiss 350, 12x100mm centerlock / (R) DT Swiss 350, 12x142mm centerlock
- Tires
- Vittoria Corsa PRO Control, 700x32c, tubeless ready
- Wheel Sensor
- Cannondale Wheel Sensor
Cockpit & contact points
- Handlebar
- Cannondale SystemBar R-One - low drag, full carbon integrated bar/stem, internal routing
- Stem
- Cannondale SystemBar R-One - low drag, full carbon integrated bar/stem, internal routing
- Grips
- Fizik Tempo Bondcush Soft, 3mm
- Saddle
- Fizik Vento Argo R5, 140mm
- Seatpost
- Cannondale C1 Aero 27 Carbon, SmartSense compatible, 330mm length, 0mm offset (44-48cm), 15mm offset (51-61cm)
Extras
- Extra 1
- Large StashBag downtube storage bag, Fillmore tubeless valves
Ordering
Available from The Cycle Collective
Available to order through The Cycle Collective in Dorking. For availability, sizing advice or a bike fit, call 0203 148 6764 or email hello@thecyclecollective.cc.