Cannondale Jekyll 3 Test
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.
Cannondale jekyll 3 test. Cannondale introduced the jekyll 29 in three models ranging in price from 4000 to 6850. Cannondale also updated the geometry lengthening the top tube by a hair 4 millimeters and slackening the headtube from 68 to 67 degrees. Cannondale jekyll 29 3 2018 bible of bike tests. The old jekyll had a 68 degree head tube angle and a suggested rear sag point of 40 while the new jekyll sits at 67 degrees and rear sag is just 30 making the angles close to equivalent while on the trail.
The jekyll 29 3 cannondale s most budget friendly build comes with a fox float performance 36 fork. Cannondale jekyll 2 review mtb reviews and test rides duration. Our test rig sat right in the middle with a retail price of 5550. The jekyll 29 is the bike cannondale should have made a few seasons ago but in the ever changing world of mountain bikes i won t fault them for being a little late to the party.
The jekyll falls under the enduro category in cannonade s lineup but offers 20mm less travel than the 27 5 inch model. Some of the other bikes in the test have up to 30 millimeters of bb drop all of which had more travel. Everything worked without major flaw during the course of our test. Summer camp duration.
At 6 3 and 6 5 tall we preferred an 800mm wide bar on our size xl test bike. 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. The problem with the jekyll 3 is that for just 200 more you can upgrade to the base. Cannondale jekyll 29 3 2018 bible of bike tests.
Cannondale jekyll 3 review. The jekyll 29 has a 355 millimeter bottom bracket height with just 16 millimeters of bottom bracket drop. Pinkbike field test duration. We don t expect a company like cannondale to blindly follow industry trends but this did stand out to testers.