Cannondale Topstone Ebike Review

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Cannondale topstone ebike review. After riding it for the last few weeks about 100 miles i ve grown progressively fond of its versatility. The scalpel si and f si hi mod cater for the xc rider while. 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 abilities or maximum comfort in more ordinary terrain. The lefty is stiff and great at climbing and when open it adds 30mm a bit more than an inch of travel noticeably softening rough roads.

They came out with their high rigidity low weight oversized aluminum bike frames in 97 and a carbon aluminum hybrid frame in the mid 2000s. The topstone carbon lefty features an all new lefty oliver fork and knobby high volume 650b tires intended to increase the topstone s appetite for adventure. Cannondale is an award winning east coast company founded in 1971. It sports an unusual innovative single sided lefty oliver suspension fork similar to the lefty ochoas on the acoustic topstone which is a pretty radical look.

Topstone neo carbon lefty 1 the range topping cannondale topstone neo carbon lefty 1 comes in at an eye watering 8000 but what you get for your money is the most capable gravel e bike currently available. They currently offer a full line of ebikes in mountain touring trekking and urban. For mountain bikers there s the enduro focused jekyll which comes in both 29er and 27 5in options. Based on the carbon topstone gravel bike this electric assist version is also carbon with an integrated 500wh battery and the new gen 4 bosch performance speed motor with the basic purion display.

The lefty 1 is just awash with all the latest technology you could wish for on an electric gravel bike. Cannondale 2018 mountain bikes. Cannondale topstone apex review. Cannondale is adding a full suspension model to its gravel bike arsenal.

The topstone neo carbon has a lot going for it starting with its lefty fork an iconic cannondale feature. 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. This review was originally published on roadbikereview.