Cannondale Jekyll Test 2019
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.
Cannondale jekyll test 2019. Cannondale jekyll 2 kit sram s 12 speed x01 eagle gearset is tougher than the pricier xx1 version and the carbon truvativ descendant cranks are a great way to lever it into action. T he jekyll went through changes in 2017 when cannondale ditched its proprietary lefty fork and dyad pull shock in exchange for a fox fork and a more conventional style shock known as the gemini. The jekyll 29 has a 355 millimeter bottom bracket height with just 16 millimeters of bottom bracket drop. Cannondale s 6800 jekyll 29 1 slots between the msrp of scott s genius 900 and 910.
Building a brand new cannondale jekyll carbon 2019 duration. The cannondale jekyll is a long travel 29 wheeled bike designed for some serious action. The scott 900 sports full carbon while the 910 shares the jekyll. Cannondale habit carbon review 2019 pinkbike field test duration.
2019 jekyll 29 3 frame and build. If you into serious allmountain riding or enduro racing this is one of the options you should definitely. Miguel sousa 1 176. The bike has a lively ride and the low weight build works surprisingly well with the lower travel hustle mode.
We don t expect a company like cannondale to blindly follow industry trends but this did stand out to testers. Cannondale shied away from making the jekyll 29 a multi wheel style bike so there s no flip chip and you can t stuff 27 5 plus tires into this frame. The cannondale has an aluminum rear section. While all eyes might have been on the recently launched cannondale sessions and their habits the jekyll has been the go to enduro race bike for cannondale s race teams for many a moon.
In moving from 27 5 to 29 cannondale drops the jekyll s travel from 165mm to a 150mm 120mm combo out back and 150mm up front. Some of the other bikes in the test have up to 30 millimeters of bb drop all of which had more travel. Earlier versions of the newly designed jekyll only came in a 27 5 inch trim and you better believe we put it through our thrash test. Ben has been putting it to the test to see what it can and can t do.