Cannondale Mtb Single Fork
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Cannondale mtb single fork. The single legged fork must truly withstand heavier bending forces than conventional forks simply due to physics and asymmetricity. Is a single crown single sided cross country fork with 100mm of travel that can be had in either carbon fiber or. Lefty ocho is smoother and stiffer than any other ultralight xc race fork on the market. It may look weird to the uninitiated but those who have used it often rave about its performance.
Photo geoff waugh. The cannondale lefty fork has long been an enigma in mountain biking. Cannondale lefty ocho carbon 29 1 425 00 24 79 shipping. We sat down with jeremiah boobar from cannondale to get the lowdown on the strangest fork in the mountain biking market.
The top is attached like a dual crown downhill fork which is much stiffer than a single crown. But because of its different construction the fork is actually stiffer than most 2 legged. Back when 1 steerer tubes were common cannondale was running 1 5 frames and a single size that is still relevant today. Make offer cannondale lefty 2 0 xlr mtb bicycle fork 100mm travel for 29 wheel aluminum.
In a traditional single crown structure loads from the entire fork concentrate at the steerer crown junction below the headtube. The lefty ocho fork is a single crown version of the single sided fork that s been in cannondale s lineup for 18 years. Nice try but no cigar unfortunately. When compared to the lefty structure the dual crown inverted structure allow for loads to be distributed evenly.
The world s first and only single crown single sided suspension fork. There is a little bit of explanation of each column and row header below the chart. We have put together this chart to help you determine what headset you need to match your fork to your frame. Here at cannondale we believe that the lefty is the most advanced suspension fork on the market.
With the updated design cannondale says the fork is 250 grams lighter. Which means more control more pinpoint accuracy and more point and shoot lay off the brakes confidence for more speed in more places more of the time. The use sub fork was a pretty wild looking single legged fork.