Cannondale Jekyll 3 2011 Test
The new jekyll now boasts 650b wheels and a bit more travel 160 millimeters 6 3 inches of rear suspension in flow mode and 95 millimeters 3 7 inches in elevate mode.
Cannondale jekyll 3 2011 test. Reviewed by steve wentz joe schneider and brandon turman photos by shawn spomer and brandon turman. With the flip of a switch the custom dyad rt2 pull shock transforms the ride from a 150mm travel bump gobbling machine to one with just 90mm of rear travel and steeper angles ready to haul. New cannondale 2011 jekyll duration. The jekyll is cannondale s over mountain range of bikes with the jekyll 3 being their mid range alloy offering.
It features cannondale s on the fly travel adjustment of either 90mm or 150mm which essentially boils down to a lever on the bars which adjusts the travel from 90mm for climbing and 150mm for trail and downhill. The cannondale jekyll is like no other trail bike. Cannondale claymore 2 vs scott genius lt 20 duration. Cannondale jekyll 4 trail test with its three barrel pull shock and massive frame tubes the jekyll 4 was an imposing sight for test riders who shied away from the cannondale in favor of bikes.
Introduced in 2011 the cannondale jekyll has a very fitting name given its two sided personality. Cannondale sharpens scalpel reintroduces jekyll for 2011. 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. Ripping the porcupine rim trail on the 2011 cannondale jekyll with a lefty pbr 140 duration.
The problem with the jekyll 3 is that for just 200 more you can upgrade to the base level carbon model the jekyll 2 which seems like a no brainer to us just for the frame saving a couple of. Cannondale claymore 2 vs scott genius lt 20 duration. Cannondale also updated the geometry lengthening the top tube by a hair 4 millimeters and slackening the headtube from 68 to 67 degrees.