Cannondale Habit Review
The riding position of the size l cannondale habit carbon 1 is somewhat stretched but very comfortable.
Cannondale habit review. The genius is that it s done with exactly the same chainstay length and collection of linkages on all sizes so cannondale doesn t have to charge an arm and a leg to tailor to different arm and leg. At the other end is the snabb 130 with a 140mm fork longer reach and a slightly more aggressive build kit that is more capable on steep terrain and on the occasional uplift. Cannondale has hyped up the habit s proportional response designs as offering a centre of gravity estimated rider weight optimised suspension performance for each different frame size. Using telemetry cannondale arrived at the conclusion that the ideal anti rise rate is 50 to 60 percent.
The cannondale habit on test. The cannondale habit has been completely redesigned for 2019. Combined with modern geometry these bikes all offer a fun efficient and well rounded ride. When the climbing gets steep and technical the habit maintains a lot of traction on the rear wheel.
Cannondale s white paper on the merits of proportional response details the brand s experimentation and performance monitoring during the development of the habit s four bar linkage. In this cannondale habit review we look at all the models in the range. The habit carbon 3 is the best cannondale full suspension bike i ve ever ridden. Cannondale habit 6 review.
For this review i rode the 2019 cannondale habit 4 which comes with an aluminum frame sram nx eagle 12 speed drivetrain fox float rhythm 34 fork and sram guide t brakes. To read reviews of the other contenders and the categories tested across road mountain and women s bikes visit our. The new cannondale habit is available with a carbon a carbon aluminum blended and a full aluminum frame with six different men s and three women s models in sizes ranging from xs through xl. This new bike has the poise of a hardcore trail bike while maintaining the fast efficiency of its predecessors.
The handling the suspension the parts. At one end the intense primer 2018 is more direct racey and probably faster on most trails. The rear suspension is in a word smooth. The cannondale habit carbon 3 is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2019.
The cannondale habit carbon sits nicely between 2 of my favourite bikes. It s a solidly spec d bike that leaves little to be desired at its 3 150 price tag.