Cannondale Topstone Sora Reviews

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Cannondale topstone sora reviews. The cannondale topstone apex is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2019. It uses the latest generation shimano sora gearing which works exceptionally for the price. Cannondale offers the topstone in three different models all of which share an alloy frame and carbon fork. To read reviews of the other contenders and the categories tested across road mountain and women s bikes visit our.

For starters both bikes feature sturdy aluminum frames and carbon forks generous clearance for high volume tires tubeless ready wheels mounts for fenders and racks and hydraulic disc brakes. All three models of the topstone have the same aluminum frame and full carbon fork. Cannondale s topstone 105 is a competitively priced and extremely versatile gravel bike. This is because the slate will still be covering the top end of the range with the cannondale topstone filling the more affordable gap.

The 30 34t climbing gear gets you a 24 gear which allows for a decent cadence right down to about. The second option is the topstone apex 1 which happens to be the costliest of. The sora version of the cannondale topstone comes complete with a cannondale finishing kit. A shimano sora 9 speed drive train and a sunrace 11 34t cassette keeping you covered throughout varied terrain.

2019 cannondale topstone sora us 1000 the budget topstone model offers excellent value given it has the same frameset as its more expensive siblings. Next in line is the topstone sora with a shimano sora 2 x 9 drivetrain and cable actuated disc brakes for 1 000. The topstone s fork uses a longer than usual rake 55mm which increases the wheelbase length to provide some additional stability on the dirt. 2019 cannondale topstone spec highlights builds start at 899 999 1 000 for the sora equipped model rising to 1 799 2 199 2 000 for the top end sram apex1 and dropper equipped bike.