{"id":19128,"date":"2015-10-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/10\/22\/best-bike-in-africa-2015-13-cannondale-slate-ultegra-r3697\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:09:30","slug":"best-bike-in-africa-2015-13-cannondale-slate-ultegra-r3697","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/best-bike-in-africa-2015-13-cannondale-slate-ultegra-r3697\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bike in Africa 2015: #13 Cannondale Slate Ultegra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africacyclefair.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair<\/a> on 23 &#8211; 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&#8217;ll be be revealing the bikes entered in the Best Bike in Africa. One for the gravel adventurers, the Cannondale Slate Ultegra.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-94715600-1445432477.jpg\" data-fileid=\"618051\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"618051\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-94715600-1445432477.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-94715600-1445432477.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Specifications:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"specsList\">\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FRAME:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Slate, SmartFormed 6069 Alloy, Di2 ready, SAVE PLUS, BB30a<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FORK:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Cannondale Lefty Oliver Carbon w\/ PBR, 30mm Travel, 45mm offset<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">HEADSET:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Tange Seiki Head Shock Integrated<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">BOTTOM BRACKET:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">FSA PF386<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">CRANKSET:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Cannondale HollowGram Si, hollow forged, w\/ OPI SpideRing, BB30a, 52\/36<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">STEM:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Cannondale C1, 6061 Alloy, 1.5&#8243;, 31.8, -5 deg. 100mm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SEATPOST:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Cannondale C2 Carbon 27.2 X 350mm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">HANDLEBAR:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Cannondale C2 Compact<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FRONT DERAILLEUR:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Shimano Ultegra 6800, 31.8 Clamp<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">REAR DERAILLEUR:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Shimano Ultegra 6800<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SHIFTERS:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Shimano R685 Hydraulic Disc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">BRAKES:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Shimano BR785\/805, 140\/140mm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SADDLE:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Fabric Scoop Radius Race, Ti Rails<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">RIMS:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Slate Disc, 650b, 28H, welded<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">HUBS:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Lefty 50 Road front, Formula 142x12mm thru rear, 28h<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">TIRES:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Cannondale Slate Folding TRS tubeless, 650x42c, by Panaracer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">RETAIL PRICE:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">R 55,000.00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about the Cannondale Slate Ultegra <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cannondale.com\/nam_en\/2016\/bikes\/road\/new-road\/slate\/slate-ultegra-34245\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you like this bike and would like the chance to own one, vote for it in the Best Bike in Africa at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africacyclefair.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair<\/a> on 23 &#8211; 25 October at St Stithians College.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africacyclefair.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-54824600-1445432668.jpg\" data-fileid=\"618052\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"618052\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-54824600-1445432668.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-54824600-1445432668.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 &#8211; 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. 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