Cannondale Jekyll Carbon 1 for Sale

Cannondale Jekyll Carbon 1 for Sale- Range topping 27.5 Jekyll Carbon Team benefit from akll the knowledge composite Cannondale, with everything up to the shock rocker made of carbon. The back end 142x12mm, 1.5in head tube and PressFit 30 BB shell support stiffness, and travel is now 160mm (6.3in) all round. Has slack head angle to 67 degrees extend the distance from B to the front axle and provide greater high-speed stability. A steep seat angle means the effective top tube length is only 4mm long and 50mm rod helps keep achieve similar, although the wheelbase grows by 49mm in size medium

Single sided Lefty fork is Cannondale principal. Supermax is air sprung model has carbon uppers, new dampers with improved oil flow and 50mm offset to increase stability. It's very stiff and impressive weight (claimed) 1,850 g. There are calls external rebound plus the stiff button to climb, but it was disappointing not to have compression adjustment.

The Fox Dyad RT2 offers shock travel and geometry adjustment on-the-fly - mode 'elevate' reduce travel to 95mm (3.7in), making the bike sit higher in the stroke and steepens the head angle - and has returned again to provide more support in mid-stroke. It requires a special pump, and fine tuning can be difficult.

The rest of the kit is top notch. Single-ring XX1 SRAM drivetrain gives perfectly paired with a rigid shift Hollowgram Cannondale crank, brakes Magura MT6 less feel but do a good job transporting bikes, and WTB tubeless ready rims are paired with grippy Schwalbe Hans Dampf rubber.

Ride and handling: the nature of infatuation keep you on your toes

The Jekyll racing heritage is evident, with rapid infatuation feel nimble, and plus near instant acceleration, If you are accustomed bikes that plow through rough terrain so it's a little surprising how much input and the work required to keep it on line - something that is partly due to the low overall weight but also by the relatively high bottom bracket. The surprise number two also feel like it might get caught on the rough, although we walked minimal rebound damping.

Reduced travel mode makes the climb easier, but the lever on the handlebar remote is small and hard to find for a quick mid-run adjustment. The remarkable Lefty rigid, tight fit with the frame, but we would rather have RCT3 RockShox Pike found in significantly cheaper, alloy Jekyll 27.5 3 to smooth the overall damping and support.