Skip to content
WhichBike

Cube Litening Air C:68X Race vs Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2

Both are race bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Cube Litening Air C:68X Race comes out ahead (75% against 70%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Cube

Litening Air C:68X Race

75% for a typical rider

£5,499 at Brand website
✓ Checked

Cannondale

SuperSix EVO 2

70% for a typical rider

£5,500 at Brand website
✓ Checked *

What actually separates them

Price
The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race is £1 cheaper — £5,499 against £5,500.
Weight
The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race is 0.3kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Riding position
The Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2 sits you more upright (1.44 stack-to-reach against 1.41). The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.
Tyre clearance
The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race takes 34mm tyres against 32mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
Climbing gear
The Cube Litening Air C:68X Race has the easier bottom gear (27 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Side by side

Spec Litening Air C:68X Race SuperSix EVO 2
Price £5,499 £5,500
Weight 7.3 kg 7.6 kg
Frame carbon carbon
Groupset Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 12-speed Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100
Stack / reach 1.41 1.44
Tyre clearance 34 mm 32 mm
Lowest gear 27 in 32 in
Mudguard mounts No No
Comfort 42 39
Speed 82 79
Climbing 82 66
Value 0 0

Neither might be the right answer

This page assumes an average rider. Tell us how you actually ride and we will rank these two against everything else at the price.

Find my bike

Related comparisons