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CX Pro Bike Check: Stephen Hyde’s Cannondale SuperX cyclocross bike

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The 2018 USA Cyclocross National Championships are underway now. Elite races are over the weekend, so we’re taking a look at the bikes and setup of the current champs. Here’s the red, white & blue Cannondale SuperX of champ Stephen Hyde…

Cannondale SuperX of current US Champ Stephen Hyde

We caught Stephen Hyde’s SuperX last year at icy Nats too. Like Compton’s Trek, Hyde’s SuperX hasn’t changed much in the last year.

Fully overhauled for the 2017 model year, Hyde has been racing a mostly stock SuperX since the start of the 2016/17 season. Of course for his first year in the stars & stripes, his carbon cross bike gets the full treatment to match his skinsuit.

Bike setup & tech

Drivetrain is a standard SRAM Force1 1×11 fare, but Hyde slides in a 170mm Red carbon crankset to shed a few grams from his single ring setup.

Wheels are disc brake Zipp 303 tubulars, wrapped in Challenge Team Edition cotton tires. These Limuses were the go to for super heavy mud. Like many SRAM sponsored athletes, Hyde still slips in a bit of Shimano, by way of XTR pedals, since the SRAM family doesn’t have an alternative.

Finishing details

Pretty much the same technical setup that he won nationals on last year, his champions edition bikes get a simple toptube name decal, and a more permanent painted on Hyde behind the headtube.

Hyde’s cockpit sticks with a 120mm Zipp alloy Service Course SL stem & 42cm alloy bar, with levers set up rather high. The bars get wrapped in the corresponding grippy Zipp SC tape. He does get his own customized red, white & blue saddle from Fabric, on top of the Cannondale SAVE seatpost.

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VeloKitty
VeloKitty
6 years ago

It’s a shame about the offset drivetrain / non-standard rear wheel dishing that Cannondale is hoisting upon unsuspecting consumers. Even Specialized has ditched their SCS.

JBikes
JBikes
6 years ago
Reply to  VeloKitty

I know right, c’dale is even forcing its consumers to buy it against their will!

Spesh made a business decision to remove SCS. C’dale has also made one. Maybe it’s current market doesn’t care. If it that changes I’m sure c’dale will change too

Herald
Herald
6 years ago

Surely you can’t be serious about him choosing 170 cranks to save grams. This would obviously have to do with fit or simple personal preference. Where do you get these ideas?

Steve
6 years ago
Reply to  Herald

The point is the Red crankset instead of Force. 170 length is just additional info.

Seraph
Seraph
6 years ago
Reply to  Steve

Actually the BB386 Red cranks are just rebranded Force 1 cranks. They have a proprietary 8-bolt mounting system for Quarq integration now, too. They’re not lighter than Force.

Eric
Eric
6 years ago
Reply to  Herald

Surely you can’t be so upset about a crankset.

JBikes
JBikes
6 years ago
Reply to  Eric

Not upset, just cranky

mudrock
mudrock
6 years ago
Reply to  Herald

Don’t call him Shirley

Gillis
Gillis
6 years ago
Reply to  mudrock

Surely you can’t be serious?

Patrick
Patrick
6 years ago
Reply to  Herald

It’s fairly rare that a ‘shorter’ length crank weighs less than it’s longer peers. Typically the manufacturer uses the same mold for all sizes and the only difference is where the hole for the pedal axle is.

The weight savings (as others point out) is from using a Red vs. Force. The one piece crank arm/spider combo is a bit lighter than the removable spiders of the Force or the Quarq compatible stuff.

Patrick
Patrick
6 years ago
Reply to  Patrick

**than its longer peers.

Matthew T LaPrade
Matthew T LaPrade
6 years ago

No professional mechanic would have a problem re-dishing a wheel. Of all the compatibility issues we see on bikes today, having to deal with a re-dish is WAYYYYY down the list of PITA ideas that frame manufacturers come up with.

Seraph
Seraph
6 years ago

Redishing a wheel built with the proper length spokes will more often than not leave you with nipples bottoming out on one side and threads showing on the other. Ai offset is pretty extreme, thanks to another annoying feature from Cannondale: BB30A.

Mattie Davitt
6 years ago
Reply to  Seraph

Even better, the superx isn’t even bb30a, it’s an 83mm shell. Don’t you love it!

Jerry Chabot
6 years ago
Reply to  Seraph

Can confirm. We do a quite a few of these builds for AI and its about a 4mm spoke length adjustment if you care about filling your nipples (which I do). If you just dish over, man, you are swinging in the breeze. The spoke end is below the rim. Fine, until its not.

Chris Maltby
Chris Maltby
6 years ago

and I haven’t found a wheel that needs new spokes for this re-dish. I am sure they are out there, but they have not been in the dozen or so wheels, I’ve re-dished to fit on C-dale bikes.

Doug Dye
Doug Dye
6 years ago

The offset drivetrain allows for shorter chainstays that will allow you to climb steep stuff better. Basically, it is Cannondale’s version of a boost drivetrain. Zip, and most other popular ‘cross wheels can be easily re-dished.

Craig
Craig
6 years ago

Crazy fast and FUN bike, no reason to change much!!!

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