Cannondale Jekyll Gemini
On the jekyll the cannondale twist comes in the form of the.
Cannondale jekyll gemini. Trails with undulating terrain or descents with periodic climbs will beg you to use the gemini lever every time. Without the lever switched the jekyll was a bit of a slouch on the climbs. Gemini suspension the jekyll s two faces. Smooth uphill and sprinting performance stood out in the special climbing mode.
While the dyad pull shock has been laid to rest some of its likable features have been condensed into a less burly less technically complicated shock design cannondale calls gemini. The gemini system makes the jekyll very efficient on smooth steep climbs. The 2015 cannondale jekyll 27 5 carbon team is a nice update to the previous model and the changes result in a more planted ride at speed with better geometry. It minimizes suffering up long fire road.
Now with a more aggressive trail geometry and added stability the jekyll 29 is designed to roll fast over rough terrain. No cannondale would be complete without some unique and innovative engineering though. The cannondale jekyll 29er gets released into the wild with a big wheel revamp gemini tuned shock carbon front end and much more. The jekyll s fox 36 fork trumps the scott s 34 and while the scott nude shocks are based upon fox s in line dampers cannondale s gemini is built around the more desirable fox dpx 2 reservoir shock.
It s fast and stable has smooth bottomless feeling rear suspension and clears chunky terrain thanks to its high bottom bracket but the jekyll 29 lacks confidence when things get really steep. The most notable change cannondale made to the jekyll is the suspension. Cannondale s gemini specific volume spacers would help but the bike s natural tendency is sensitivity not support.