Cannondale Bad Boy Headshok
They had them back when i was riding caffeine s and they still haven t fixed them.
Cannondale bad boy headshok. The head tube and down tube of the bad boy 1 are 3d forged from a single piece of aluminum for high strength and a sleek look. Cannondale used a press in style headset the qhdst ebo which takes a 1 5 style head tube to the 1 9 16 or 1 56 needed for lefty and headshok forks. With the introduction of the supermax lefty lefty 2 0 and lefty oliver cannondale has switched to 1 5. The bad boy ultra comes with mix shimano and sram mix components including a cannondale stem a threadless oversized cannondale headshok headset and trigger shimano deore sram shifters.
When i picked up the bike i was well aware that the headhok was leaking oil and had issues with locking out. I love my cannondales. I think they are the finest bikes on the planet but boy oh boy do headshok s have issues. The bad boy ultra has fork suspension with 2 75 80in travel.
Until about 2014 almost any cannondale mountain bike with a cannondale headshok or lefty fork used a headshok size stem which is a proprietary size to cannondale. All headshok stems use a headshok size stem. Headshok is super stiff light and solid. I have a vintage 2001 bad boy ultra with headshok and only recently re built it 2013 that s 13 years of reliable operation.
These head tubes measure 114 3mm 4 5 without cups installed. Cannondale bad boy solo headshok 2011. Please subscribe and thanks for watching. I ve provided a brief of the components below and please drop me a line for any fu.
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Lightpipe lefty the wild lefty fork is incredibly stiff for precise handling and features a bright integrated supernova led light strip for added visibility and a one of a kind appearance. Tapered forks can also be used on cannondale 1 5 head tubes with the right headset or combination of headsets. There is virtually zero stiction and the damping is butter smooth. Cannondale bad boy urban fatty headshok hybrid dis.