The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the Best Bike in Africa will go into a draw to win the bike. Leading up to the fair, we’ll be be revealing the bikes entered in the Best Bike in Africa. One for the gravel adventurers, the Cannondale Slate Ultegra.
Cannondale look to further blur the lines between tar and dirt with the Slate. The Slate is a mixture of technologies with the Lefty Oliver fork providing 30mm of travel, 650b road wheels with 42c tires, a Syntace 142X12 thru-axle and provision for an internally routed dropper seatpost.
Specifications:
- FRAME:Slate, SmartFormed 6069 Alloy, Di2 ready, SAVE PLUS, BB30a
- FORK:Cannondale Lefty Oliver Carbon w/ PBR, 30mm Travel, 45mm offset
- HEADSET:Tange Seiki Head Shock Integrated
- BOTTOM BRACKET:FSA PF386
- CRANKSET:Cannondale HollowGram Si, hollow forged, w/ OPI SpideRing, BB30a, 52/36
- STEM:Cannondale C1, 6061 Alloy, 1.5″, 31.8, -5 deg. 100mm
- SEATPOST:Cannondale C2 Carbon 27.2 X 350mm
- HANDLEBAR:Cannondale C2 Compact
- FRONT DERAILLEUR:Shimano Ultegra 6800, 31.8 Clamp
- REAR DERAILLEUR:Shimano Ultegra 6800
- SHIFTERS:Shimano R685 Hydraulic Disc
- BRAKES:Shimano BR785/805, 140/140mm
- SADDLE:Fabric Scoop Radius Race, Ti Rails
- RIMS:Slate Disc, 650b, 28H, welded
- HUBS:Lefty 50 Road front, Formula 142x12mm thru rear, 28h
- TIRES:Cannondale Slate Folding TRS tubeless, 650x42c, by Panaracer
- RETAIL PRICE:R 55,000.00
Find out more about the Cannondale Slate Ultegra here.
If you like this bike and would like the chance to own one, vote for it in the Best Bike in Africa at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College.
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