Cannondale Topstone Alloy Sora Review

With its high volume tires confident rider position and.

Cannondale topstone alloy sora review. Attaching a dropper post reportedly limited minimum seat heights. A shimano sora 9 speed drive train and a sunrace 11 34t cassette keeping you covered throughout varied terrain. The flattened top tube expands to a large square shape at the head tube and the down. The topstone s fork uses a longer than usual rake 55mm which increases the wheelbase length to provide some additional stability on the dirt.

With its high volume tires confident rider position and sporty handling it is ready to smash out big miles on the backroads explore routes less travelled or smooth out the chop on your morning commute. We glad to introduce you a cannondale topstone sora 2020 model year. Gear ratios and ranges were great off road but not so fast on road. The second option is the topstone apex 1 which happens to be the costliest of.

Versatile gravel road bike. Full carbon fork a full carbon fork with a tapered steerer and 12mm thru axles delivers a light comfortable and precise steering front end. The shimano sora model is the entry level alloy synapse. Topstone s smartform c2 alloy construction showcases our decades of expertise in aluminum craftsmanship.

2020 cannondale topstone sora us 1250 950 the budget topstone model offers excellent value given it has the same frameset as its more expensive siblings. The topstone alloy is built for chasing horizons exploring routes less travelled or accelerating your commute. Cannondale topstone apex frame and kit. The topstone sora is the cheapest and features a 2 by 9 speed sora drivetrain with a double crankset 30 46ft and promax mechanical disc brakes.

Experts bemoaned the topstone s less than stellar climbing abilities. Please review our cookie policy to learn more or to change your cookie settings. The cannondale topstone is the gravel bike to end all gravel bikes. Cannondale also offers a tiagra version for 999 99 a 105 model for 1 199 99 which gets upgraded trp spyre c brakes and lighter wheels plus there is a 105 se version which has tubeless wheels tyres and a bb30 equipped frameset.

Cannondale offers the topstone in three different models all of which share an alloy frame and carbon fork. This is because the slate will still be covering the top end of the range with the cannondale topstone filling the more affordable gap. About the cannondale topstone aluminium sora named after a favourite dirt road loop near our headquarters in connecticut the cannondale topstone al sora is pure gravel goodness. The sora version of the cannondale topstone comes complete with a cannondale finishing kit.

The smartform c2 alloy frame has smooth welds and hydroformed tubes. On road the topstone rode well but wasn t a road bike.