Originally Posted by
cb400bill
My 2006 Synapse came from Cannondale equipped a combination of 3x9 Tiagra and 105. It worked quite well but eventually wore out at around 25000 miles. I replaced it all with 2x11 speed 105 and love it. Quicker shifting, better stopping, and I find the levers to be more comfortable.
Daughter has a five or year old Synapse with a mix of Tiagra components also. But from the get-go, we never could get the tektro brakes working properly. Finally after having a buddy of mine, who used to be a team mechanic for a few tour de france teams, take a look at it, we both gave up and upgraded the brakes to 105. Now it's smooth as silk. Except for the FSA crankset. But don't get me started on that.