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The King of the Mountains competition in the '07 Tour de France was won on a System Six. Columbian Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez of Barloworld rides a 60cm, and Cannondale did not have that size ready in a Super Six in time for the Tour. The extra 50 grams didn't seem to slow him down. Too Stiff? Nope. One of our System Six riders is a retired college professor who's never raced, but loves the power transfer and the descending stability of the System Six when riding over Appalachian Gap, Middlebury Gap, and Brandon Gap. Cannondale has learned from over a decade of providing bikes for some of the top pro teams: You must integrate comfort into a stiff racing frame, because after six hours and four grueling mountain passes, these guys have to go out and do it again tomorrow. Best Race Bike for $2,650? Cannondale's System Six 4 uses SRAM's light and efficient Rival group. It is a near-perfect race bike, right out of the box. The sturdy but somewhat heavy Mavic Axsium is not a racing wheelset, however, so take advantage of our Bontrager dealership, and for an extra $250, upgrade from the Axsium to a real racing wheel, the Bontrager Race Lite.
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When Cannondale's
engineers designed the System Six, they focused on power transfer instead of ultra-light weight. The
result was a frame that was lighter than any prior Cannondale design, without sacrificing performance
or durability. After riding a System
Six, we had to agree with their approach (see Velonews' review of the