Cannondale Slate Adventure Road Gravel Bike
Gravel cyclocross and adventure bike models.
Cannondale slate adventure road gravel bike. Cannondale does have some respectable gravel bikes like the all new topstone and lefty slinging slate but we re a bit confused as to why the synapse disc se bikes are in this category. These bikes are built to move you beyond the paved and predictable. You ll also find some 2019 models still around including the levarg or whose fox ax suspension fork and dropper post two components that help to blur the lines between a road and mountain bike. The levarg gravel backwards is an aluminium gravel and adventure bike available for 2020 in two builds priced at 1 100 to 1 350.
On top of the fork cannondale have taken another bold step with the slate equipping it with 650b wheels. Cannondale s slate takes it to the next level with front suspension on a road bike. 2 049 2 499 au 3 599 cannondale topstone carbon. Canyon grail al 7 0.
The cannondale slate sizing is fine until you get to the xl size. Thanks to an alloy aluminum frame all three models in the topstone line have generous clearance with well designed features that keep parts from clogging up with mud. This results in a really low end for anyone on the taller side. Cannondale backs up the ultegra equipped slate s on road credentials with a 52 36 semi compact own brand chainset and 11 28 cassette giving highish ratios and allowing rapid progress.
The best gravel bikes in 2020 as rated by our expert testers. Cannondale puts a fantastic bike together and their like of gravel bikes goes from practically budget to high end. Cannondale s all road gravel lineup is described as built to move you beyond the paved and predictable and includes specially equipped models in their se collection. The large and xl models share the same head tube length.
New lefty suspension on do all adventure bike. This video shows cyclocross racer tim johnson and cannondale s product manager david devine putting the new bike through its paces on the road and on dirt and gravel tracks. Dubbed new road us firm cannondale looks set to launch a new gravel and adventure road bike based around an aluminium frame with a lefty suspension fork. 650b for those who don t know is one.
Up to 35 off road gravel.