WILTON, Conn., July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Cannondale, a premium brand of Dorel Industries,
Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), has been a pioneering force in
high-performance aluminum road bikes for almost four decades. Each
generation of their legendary CAAD series of road bikes has defined
the state of the art for aluminum road racing machines, and today
they announced the launch of the most advanced evolution yet, the
all-new CAAD13.
Faster, smoother, more comfortable, and more broadly capable
than anything that's come before, the new CAAD13 is designed to
compete head-to-head with competitors' carbon fiber bikes, on
everything but price.
The increased speed comes from a sleekly integrated design that
features a new family of highly truncated airfoil tube shapes.
Offering the same weight, and equal or better stiffness than round
tubes, these minimalist airfoils can reduce aerodynamic drag by up
to 30 percent, delivering more speed with less effort.
"Every new CAAD bike we design improves on the preceding
version, but the CAAD13 represents a pretty radical new direction
for us," said David Devine, Global
Product Director, Cannondale Pavement. "With CAAD13, we
focused on elements that really improve the ride, namely drag
reduction, comfort and wide-ranging capability, while not
increasing the weight."
To improve comfort and ride-feel over the CAAD12, a bike
renowned for its smooth ride, the new CAAD13 design features
dropped seat-stays, an internal seat binder and an integrated 27
KNØT seatpost, a combination that doubles the compliance of the
frame. The ride is so smooth that Cannondale has declared that the
myth of carbon fiber's comfort advantage over aluminium is
effectively over.
The new bike retains the intuitive handling and explosive
responsiveness riders have come to expect from CAAD bikes, while
increasing clearance to allow 30mm wide tires for additional
comfort and capability over rougher surfaces.
With details like a 2-position downtube bottle mount for
minimized drag with one bottle (low) or more hydration for two
bottle rides (high), Speed Release thru-axles, and sleek
easy-to-service internal routing; the CAAD13 is not just the best
alloy road race machine Cannondale has ever made – it's also a
fitting tribute to the periodic table's thirteenth element.
The new CAAD13 line-up features 3 disc brake and 2 rim brake
models for men in sizes 44, 48, 51, 54, 56, 58, 60, and 62, as well
as 1 disc brake and 1 rim brake women's model in sizes 44, 48, 51,
and 54. For more information on the all-new CAAD13, visit
www.cannondale.com. Be sure to also follow Cannondale on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
ABOUT CANNONDALE:
Cannondale is a premium brand of Cycling Sports Group, a division
of Dorel Industries' (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) Dorel Sports segment. Dorel Industries Inc. has
annual sales of US$2.6 billion and
employs approximately 9,200 people in facilities located in
twenty-five countries worldwide. With a reputation for continuous
innovation and quality, Cannondale is a global industry leader with
a strong heritage in design, development and manufacturing of
high-performance bicycles, apparel and accessories. For more
information, visit www.cannondale.com.
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