Cannondale Jekyll Lefty Review

Cannondale s jekyll 1 27 5 is the company s top of the line enduro bike that delivers an almost no compromise build for 8 200 while expensive the price is actually quite competitive with the kind of build it comes with. Out of the box the jekyll has the head angle of a trail bike and the bottom bracket height of a 10 year old downhill bike. The cannondale jekyll loves to hustle and flow long term review by chris daniels on jan 16 2018 the new cannondale jekyll features a revamped suspension design a new fox gemini shock no more dyad pull shock and an updated build kit.

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Lefty 2 0 when looking at the composition of the lefty 2 0 you notice innovations that were made with the rider in mind.

Cannondale jekyll lefty review. I had the pleasure of experiencing the lefty 2 0 on cannondale s scalpel si a few weeks ago. With unique performance tech like the gemini dual travel shock and ai offsetndrivetrain the all new jekyll 29 is purpose built for hunting enduro podiums. 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. Jekyll 165mm travel ballistec carbon frame and swingarm carbon shock link ai offset drivetrain iscg05 pf30 flat mount brake tapered headtube rear shock fox float factory dpx2 evol w gemini dual mode air spring system flow mode 165mm hustle mode 130mm remote actuated 3 pos adj.

The jekyll family gets a big wheeled sibling by way of the 2019 cannondale jekyll 29er. In a market where suspension forks are generally very good and the pricing is coming down why are cannondale still producing the lefty. A perfect all round package for any xc racer were my first thoughts. I was blown away with its performance weight and stability.

Cannondale rarely follows convention and while the jekyll ditches its single sided lefty fork the way the shock sits above and ahead of the kinked linkage gives the carbon mainframe a. The lefty supermax is the latest incarnation of the cannondale lefty fork and it features 160mm of travel and is on their top flight jekyll carbon 1 photo cannondale csg fj. Enduro racer the jekyll was refreshed with more aggressive trail geometry and a name. The bike has a lively ride and the low weight build works surprisingly well with the lower travel hustle mode.

Combined with the long fork offset 50mm versus 42mm for the pike and 44mm for the fox 36 of the lefty it made for an unbalanced precarious ride with unpredictable steering.