Cannondale Topstone Bottom Bracket
The cannondale topstone is the gravel bike to end all gravel bikes thanks to its high volume tires and sporty handling it s a road bike with a rugged soul.
Cannondale topstone bottom bracket. Both bikes use cannondale s bb30a bottom bracket. 2020 cannondale topstone 105 us 1750 1500 the mid range topstone model is the pick of the bunch for someone wanting 11 speed shifting components but without the high price tag. 2020 topstone 105 bicycle. The straightforward design carries over to the bike s handling.
Kmc x11 11 speed. The slate s chainstay yoke creates a mud trapping shelf behind the seat tube. The cannondale topstone is the gravel bike to end all gravel bikes thanks to its high volume tires and sporty handling it s a road bike with a rugged soul. The cannondale topstone carbon gravel offers up superb performance and the kingpin micro suspension design is impressively effective.
While the chainstays morph from vertically ovalised at the threaded bottom bracket shell to horizontally flattened in the middle then round by the. There s a threaded bottom bracket standard thru axles and it ll fit a 1 stem and 27 2mm seatpost. On technical and rough terrain small tire volumes and a high centre of gravity caused problems. Built for on and off road handling it thrives on urban commutes and gravel roads alike.
With this build you get the latest 7000 series shimano 105 11 speed gearing it shifts exceptionally hydraulic brakes an fsa external bb crankset and tubeless ready wtb rims albeit a step down from the apex build. But the bike isn t without some major compromises though. Cannondale topstone apex frame and kit. A long term reviewer felt that cannondale could have provided more greases and lubes.
The force etap axs shifters were sometimes too bulky for smaller hands. The topstone will unofficially fit a 650 x 47b tire but cannondale s engineers designed it specifically for 700c. 2019 cannondale topstone 105 us 1650 the mid range topstone model is the pick of the bunch for someone wanting high performance components but without the high price tag. One expert really would have preferred a threaded bottom bracket.
There are no boundaries for this ride. With this build you get the latest 7000 series shimano 105 gearing it shifts exceptionally well hydraulic brakes an fsa external bb crankset and tubeless ready wtb rims albeit a step down from the ultegra. Topstone 105 gravel bikes. Spec d with the goodness of shimano 105.