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Not sure who told you that. My understanding is that the frame on the Neo 1 and the Neo SE is identical. The SE comes with 650 B's

Riding more often, riding further, riding with any one of my zippy friends anywhere over any distance and elevation. Basically it means freedom to ride and enjoy life.

I ride the Cannondale Synapse Neo 1 (2020) and the range is pretty great. I'm 6'4" and about 230 lbs, so a bigger guy and I'm getting about 100 km (with 1000 meters of climbing) on an average ride where I'm typically in Eco and Tour mode with occasional kicks up into Sport mode on steep climbs...

Ah yes, my bike is pedal assist only and doesn't use a throttle and a chain break would be a must-fix for me.

It does sound like a lot of gear but it really only takes up a small amount of space and doesn't add too much weight to the bike. Also, most of what I carry in terms of tools is for overall general bike repairs, including adjusting seat posts and saddle, fixing a chain, handlebars, shoe clips...

I've also added a Silca T-ratchet kit to the things I carry. I'll typically only take it on longer road rides and definitely on trail rides. They're super expensive but truly a well designed tool. Love the included torque measurement option which is especially great for carbon components...

Yes mid drive - Cannondale Synapse Neo 1.

No. 3 for me also. I've changed many tubes on the side of the road or trail. I carry everything in a small Topeak saddlebag (list below). - at least one extra tube and typically two on longer rides (100+ km) - patch kit also - zip ties - chain quick links (10 and 11 speed in case others I'm...

We're seeing proprietary boundaries on many fronts these days. John Deere and Apple come to mind almost immediately. Warranties seem to be voided as soon as an owner opens something up to fix it. To an extent I can understand this because of how complex technology is becoming. Having said...

Same here with the Bosch Activeline Plus system. Seems the manufacturers are cutting the assist short on systems probably for liability reasons. I'm not at all surprised people are tuning their bikes to exceed the manufacturers limitations, especially when many ebikes seem to top out before...

Thanks for pointing this out - wasn't aware of this one. Looks good 👍

I'm not too confident in the quality of the Topeak Midloader. I'll definitely be upgrading the frame bag I'll be using for the extra battery to a much higher quality bag. Topeak have used what I would consider a cheap zipper that I think will break after not a lot of use (we'll see). I have...

Fair enough observation re. the Cannondale battery cover situation, given how difficult some of the other manufacturers have made the process (i.e. upside down bike). I'll consider myself lucky then since finding a $50 solution solves all of the battery issues I've had in this particular case...

Purchasing the second battery cover and installing it on the second battery permanently makes the process very simple indeed. Insert the key, turn, click the release button, and remove the drained battery. Stow away and replace with the fully charged second battery. No screws to toy with and...

I absolutely agree. My bike shop was asked to run a diagnostic, which they have done. The report has been sent out to Cannondale (Canada) and we're waiting to hear back. Cannondale seem focused on adjusting the cosmetic speed reading on the Purion unit, which does nothing to help me, and they...

Checking in... I rode part of The Great Trail here in Ontario this week (72 km) on light gravel (well packed) and the 32 mm tires on the Synapse Neo 1 were good. They handled the gravel well and the overall ride was mostly comfortable. That said, I have ordered a second set of 650b wheels...

I ride the Synapse Neo 1 (2020) which uses the Bosch Activeline Plus and find occasionally that if I change assist modes on the head unit and the bike doesn't respond well, a simple gear shift down and then back up seems to do the trick. Not particularly helpful in explaining what's going on...

Hope the review helps your friend in the decision making process. I'm in southern Ontario in Northumberland Hills. Would love to be able to ride out in BC. You're very lucky!

FOLLOW UP ADDED - MAR 2023 (see below) FOLLOW UP ADDED - AUG 2021 (see below) I live in a very hilly area and ride mainly quiet country roads and light gravel trails. I also ride with some relatively fast riders (28 - 32 km/hr avg speed) occasionally and so I went searching for an ebike that...

We've got some rough country roads around us and the Neo 1 with 700 32c tires is fine. The 700's should comfortably go up to 35c tires also, however I haven't switched mine just yet. That said, I have ordered a 650b wheelset for my Neo 1 and will be putting the 47c tires on it to match up with...