Cannondale Lefty Ocho Review
I know those exist but i was under the impression those old supermaxs arent available.
Cannondale lefty ocho review. May 23 2018. All you need is a compatible front wheel and an appetite for speed. The cannondale lefty 2 0 comes out with a xc classic of 100mm of forgiving travel. On the surface it s just a cut down version of the lefty ocho that cannondale uses on its f si range of 29er cross country hardtails and has just 30 mm of travel instead of 100 mm.
Share your thoughts in our cannondale forum. It s built around a new single crown version of the oliver that takes design cues from cannondale s cross country fork the ocho this single tined fork uses the same needle bearing internals as the ocho with a damper that has been specifically tuned for the needs of gravel riding firm under pedaling with a. Luckily thanks to the growth of the nica scene the race hardtail remains alive and well. Cannondale lefty ocho fork.
Short enough to aid handling yet long enough to blunt even the sharpest of inconsiderate bumps. The topstone carbon lefty uses the same carbon chassis as the current topstone. The lefty also doesn t push to the limit of sloppy handling with its 55mm offset. The ocho is the eighth iteration of the cannondale lefty in a cross country guise and alongside many internal updates has made a move from a dual crown design to a single crown giving the fork.
The right choice for any bike if you re serious about xc the lefty ocho will take your performance to a whole new level. I shoulda said 160mm lefty ocho. Cannondale has refreshed its longstanding f si platform with a totally redesigned frameset and a striking single crown version of the lefty. For the 2019 version cannondale has stretched out its hands to grasp new heights in frame technology and launch a redesigned the lefty fork known as ocho.
We sent jack and joe to albstadt to ride the new bike. And so i found myself in the market for a hardtail cross country bike a bike that is meant for racing. That kind of offset got a good centre of mass going on the bike itself. From a corporate perspective there has been dramatic growth within the company as well as some re centering of focus that is certainly a step in the right direction.