Cannondale Bike One Fork
No one else can make a fork like the cannondale lefty.
Cannondale bike one fork. Widely regarded as the bike industry s leading innovator of game changing technologies cannondale and its handcrafted bicycles continue to innovate across mountain road and electric bikes. Another con is that you re entirely at the mercy of cannondale when it comes to spare parts there s no way to swap the fork for one that s still maintainable. Building a mountain bike from a cannondale f500 mtb frame duration. But we do make a lefty for all kit that allows lefty to be fitted into practically any bike.
But it loses so much strength. Following several reports of fork fractures on cannondale cyclocross caadx model year 2013 2016 bicycles including one tragic incident in which the rider fell and suffered injuries that ultimately led to his death we launched an in depth inquiry. This is now partnered to a lefty oliver fork at the front end allowing cannondale to proudly term the bike a full suspension rig albeit one with a lot less travel than the full sus bikes our. But i got to thinking about it and it seems to me like it s just a marketing strategy touting the quality and mechanical sophistication of the brand.
Lefty is a very popular fork for many gucci 29 er xc builds for example. We have literally everything protected under patent. The cannondale qhdst ebo headset installed without upper bearing seal measures 134 6mm. F600 mountain bike example duration.
If you have the qhdst ebo headset installed in your frame and wish to use another type of fork you can replace just the bearings with one of cannondale s reducer headsets talked about on the si integrated head tube standard height. Cannondale headshok fork rebuild part 2. The first time i saw a cannondale with a one sided fork i was in shock awe. Indeed while many bike makers only utilize aluminum in their more budget friendly offerings cannondale continues to produce one of the best aluminum race bikes on the planet.
It saves some weight maybe.