Cannondale Topstone Carbon 105 Weight
Thanks good review and one that id agree with on the whole.
Cannondale topstone carbon 105 weight. I bought this as a replacement for my cannondale synapse road bike but wanted something a bit beefier for tow paths etc. Topstone carbon is an unprecedented gravel bike featuring a revolutionary super light suspension that lets you ride harder on dirt and more smoothly on pavement. Cannondale topstone carbon 105 the new topstone carbon starts with this shimano 105 equipped model cannondale below the ultegra models is the base model 105 equipped bike with wtb i23 wheels. It s the most off road capable and on road comfortable road bike ever made topstone carbon distills our experience making fast race bikes comfortable endurance bikes and ultra light dual suspension mountain bikes into an exceptional machine designed for maximum fun in places beyond most gravel bikes.
The new models start at 2 750 for the topstone carbon 105 which has a very similar component mix to our test bike. Ive had a topstone 105 in xl for the last month. About the cannondale topstone 105 carbon an unprecedented gravel bike with real suspension. Connected an integrated wheel sensor delivers hyper accurate speed route and distance info registers your bike reminds you of needed service and more all through the free cannondale app.
The cannondale topstone carbon gravel offers up superb. Topstone carbon lefty comes with 650 x 47c tires for even more off road ability and on road comfort. Im 6 5 and fit is bang on. 40c wtb nano tires complete the build of the topstone sora.
The brake rotors are borrowed from shimano s 105 groupset and lack the cooling fins of the. Cannondale offers the topstone in three different models all of which share an alloy frame and carbon fork. Riders were happy to use the topstone for short bikepacking trips gravel cross and winter road. Topstone carbon 105 gravel bikes cannondale.
That means the carbon bikes are roughly 1 000 more expensive than the equivalent alloy models parts being equal. Due to wide ish tires and a moderate weight alloy models felt a little sludgy on climbs. The second option is the topstone apex 1 which happens to be the costliest of. If the price is still a little too much to justify the good news is the entire topstone carbon range use the exact same.
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. Conversely the carbon force comes equipped with a 2x12 drivetrain featuring 46 33 cranks and 10 33 cassette which meant no struggling on ascents.