The new Si crankset weighs just 735g complete with FSA chainrings
This isn't as light as its SiSL2 and SiSL predecessors, but the hollow-forged alloy construction – a process Cannondale pioneered before Shimano – results in a weight of just 735g complete with the FSA chainrings. This is lighter than Ultegra and even SRAM's carbon Force.
But in the real world, winning the weight battle is less important than the quality of the ride. Thankfully the CAAD12 won't let you down.
Our initial rides were at the bike's summer launch in Austria, but we're aware that riding on glass-smooth roads in some of Europe's most spectacular mountain ranges can cloud your judgment – so we wanted to take the CAAD12 out for hard rides on more typical territory, Britain's poorly maintained, grit-surfaced tarmac.