Cannondale Bad Boy Fatty Review
Shimano altus rear derailleur.
Cannondale bad boy fatty review. How i transformed my cannondale bad boy into hybrid. Bad boy optimized 6061 alloy 1 1 8 head tube fork. Shimano deore 48 36 26 bottom. Shimano m171 48 38 28t.
Bad boy rolls big volume tires on 650b wheels that are fast rolling and nimble handling with crazy cornering grip and pothole erasing comfort. 3 cons and 3 pros for an e bike conversion kit. Bad boy optimized 6061 alloy 1 1 8 head tube fork. Featuring the brand s signature one piece integration process and a build which puts an emphasis on system integration the bike connects various components into one flawlessly functioning unit that feels incredibly nimble even in tight corners.
The frame on the cannondale bad boy 4 is a bad boy optimized 6061 alloy connected to a cannondale fatty rigid 1 1 8 steerer fork. The bad boy is no new addition to the cannondale lineup but although the model has been around for over 25 years. One could argue for a road drivetrain for example a compact crankset and a 12 27 in the rear but obviously one of the selling points for the bad boy is that with a swap to a 26 mountain bike wheelset it becomes 100 mountain bike. The stealth fighter inspired tube shapes and design makes the bad boy ooze attitude and aggression.
Cannondale fatty rigid 1 1 8 steerer crank. The bad boy two now has a shimano 2x9 speed drivetrain and the 3 has 2x8 speed. Street fighter with its stiff lefty lightpipe fork grippy tires and agile point and shoot handling bad boy is built to take the city by storm. Review of bad boy fatty 2014 hd bike specification.
The bad boy 1 has shimano mt400 hydraulic disc brakes while the 2 and 3 have mt 200s. Frames and forks remain the same but there are some component changes. Cannondale bad boy 4 2018 review. Cannondale have slimmed down the bad boy range with just 3 models for 2020.
Bad boy 1 seems to be the perfect bike for shredding city streets if you have comfort reliability and performance in mind. A modern fully rigid mountain bike made for pavement. Cannondale has been building agile bikes for decades so it comes as no surprise that bad boy 1 follows the same path. Cannondale fatty rigid 1 1 8 steerer front derailleur.
It is one of the most modern and up to date urban bikes available. A swift urban commuter specced with logical components.