Synapse Carbon 1 RLE

For road bikes, this score reflects how easily the bike carries speed on smooth tarmac. Most of the story comes from all-round road tires that balance speed and comfort and a high-end drivetrain that tends to feel crisp under load. Overall, those details affect how quickly it accelerates and how easily it maintains pace. From the ingredients, aero efficiency is a major part of the speed feel here.

Overall on climbs: 3.3/10. Within Road bikes, this comes out below average. It has a middle-of-the-road low gear for climbing. Your easiest gear lands around 27.0 gear inches. In its peer group, it lands around the easier ~58% for low-gear climbing. Think of “gear inches” like a difficulty score for your easiest gear: lower = more spin-friendly on climbs. It can climb, but you’ll likely prefer smoother pacing on longer hills. Different builds can shift the feel a bit, and some manufacturer specs aren’t always publicly listed, so consider this a helpful direction.

From an endurance perspective, with tidier routing up front, aero-wise, at 6.5/10, it’s a practical middle ground so it won’t hold you back on normal fast riding. What that means on the road is: it’s a balanced middle ground: some streamlining, but not an extreme aero setup. The endurance tag is a useful clue for how wind efficiency ranks among the priorities. Rims around 45mm are more of an all-round choice than a pure aero choice. That wheel depth is more all-round than purely aero-focused. Tyres around 30mm are a practical middle ground, with a small aero trade-off compared with narrower race tyres. Different brands share different amounts of detail, so this uses the most consistent cues that are available. It’s a middle-ground feel: not the fastest possible in the wind, but not holding you back either.

Comfort fit - a relaxed road posture that stays friendly on longer rides. Some measurements were missing, so part of this is estimated.

Why this fit flexibility rating: The front-end is built as a single system, which reduces easy fit part swaps; Because cables are routed internally, adjustments may take more work. Overall, it is Race-Fit Specific.

Ride comfort is 4.8/10 — on a real ride it feels fairly neutral. So it’s tagged Balanced overall. It’s running about 30 mm tires on 700c wheels, and it softens the edges a little, without feeling plush on chipseal and broken pavement. The posture is neutral (posture 5/10), which balances comfort and responsiveness pretty well.

For the spec, this is priced well into premium territory. Value is scored 1–10: higher is better value, lower means you’re paying more than similar bikes. Uses MSRP as a baseline; real-world prices can be lower (discounts can change the value). On the spec comparison, it sits roughly 39% above what similar builds typically cost. Compared with similar bikes, it trends a little expensive (cheaper than about 36% of listings). To anchor it: price €9.450 versus an estimated €6.781 for a similar build. Put simply: it’s priced more like a premium pick than a value buy.

This bike is built for smooth pavement and fast road riding. The tire size is around 30 mm, which is typical for fast road setups. Even though it’s tagged Endurance, the spec pushes it toward Road Only.