ALTERNATIVES

Can’t quite stretch to the three grand price tag of our Bike of the Year? Here are two options from the Cannondale stable based around the same design and performance goals…

CANNONDALE SUPERSIX EVO CARBON UL TE G RA 2£2500

It shares the exact same frame and fork as the £3k Evo Carbon Ultegra, and it gets the same Shimano Ultegra groupset too. The £500 saving comes from bringing in Fulcrum’s very capable Racing 500 disc wheelset in place of the carbon Hollowgrams favoured on the pricier model.

CANNONDALE CAAD13 105 £1600

Prefer the simple lines of a rim-braked bike? Then Cannondale’s brilliant new CAAD13 aluminium bike with geometry and a handling character that mirrors the EVO may be exactly what you’re looking for. With full Shimano 105 and Fulcrum wheels it is great value too.