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2019 Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora vs 2021 Cervélo Caledonia-5

The 54 is the Cervélo Caledonia-5 size closest to your 51 Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora. We match frame stack and reach. This is a geometry comparison, not a fit recommendation; stem, spacers, handlebars and saddle setup also affect your riding position.

What changes on the Cervélo Caledonia-5

Compared with the Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora in 51, the Cervélo Caledonia-5 in 54 places the top of the head tube 5 mm higher and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket.

Frame stack
+5 mm
Higher front end
Frame reach
+1 mm
About the same reach
Wheelbase
+1 mm
About the same
Head angle
+0.3°
About the same head angle
Chainstays
+2 mm
About the same

The two frames

2019 Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora (51) and 2021 Cervélo Caledonia-5 (54), lined up at the bottom bracketBoth frames drawn to scale. The Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora is drawn in full with its measurements, and the Cervélo Caledonia-5 is the colored outline on top.J 994

Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora, 51Cervélo Caledonia-5, 54Drawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementCannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora 51Cervélo Caledonia-5 54Difference
Reach377378+1 mm
Stack550555+5 mm
Head tube angle71.772+0.3°
Seat tube angle74.373.5−0.8°
Effective top tube531543+12 mm
Chainstay length413415+2 mm
Wheelbase994995.2+1 mm
BB drop7574−1 mm
BB height270not listed
Standover742784+42 mm
Seat tube length443not listed
Head tube length143136−7 mm

Differences are the Cervélo Caledonia-5 minus the Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora. Full charts: 2019 Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s Sora, 2021 Cervélo Caledonia-5.

Where each sits in its class

Cannondale Synapse Disc Women’s SoraCervélo Caledonia-5

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other road bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.

What each ships with

The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.

PartCannondale Synapse Disc Women’s SoraDisc Women’s SoraCervélo Caledonia-5
FrameCannondale Synapsenot listed
ForkSynapsenot listed
ShifterShimano Soranot listed
DerailleurShimano Sora, Shimano Sora GSnot listed
ChainKMC Z9not listed
CranksetFSA Veronot listed
TireVittoria Zaffironot listed
RimRDnot listed
BrakePromax DSK 718R, Shimano Soranot listed
HandlebarCannondale C4not listed
StemCannondale C4not listed
SeatpostCannondale C4not listed
SaddleCannondale Stagenot listed

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