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First Look: Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2 Lefty

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Liam Mercer

Since beginning his mountain biking career while working as a resort photographer in Greece in 2014, Liam became a freelance contributor at off.road.cc in 2019. From there, he’s climbed the journalism job ladder from staff writer to deputy technical editor, now finding his place as technical editor.

Partial to the odd enduro race, heart rate-raising efforts on slim-tyred cross-country bikes, hell-for-leather e-MTB blasts or even casual gravel jaunts, there’s not a corner of off-road cycling where Liam fears to tread. With more than 40 bike reviews under his belt and hundreds more on MTB, e-MTB and gravel parts and accessories, Liam’s expertise continues to be cemented and respected by the industry.

4 comments

2 years 8 months ago

Veloism wrote:

 

 

mpdouglas wrote:

 

 

Why do Cannondale persist with this "Lefty" nonsense - it's absolutely hideous. Talk about solving a problem that doesn't exist!

 

 

 

 

Actually, there's a few benefits to this design, including increased torsional stiffness and lighter weight.

 

If it's so brilliant why do they not have a single seatstay/chainstay then?
A single sided fork must be either heavier or less stiff.

2 years 9 months ago

mpdouglas wrote:

 

Why do Cannondale persist with this "Lefty" nonsense - it's absolutely hideous. Talk about solving a problem that doesn't exist!

 

 

Actually, there's a few benefits to this design, including increased torsional stiffness and lighter weight.

2 years 9 months ago

The cannondale has this bike priced at $4,200 which at todays exchange rate would be just over £3,200. Why the price hike?

2 years 9 months ago

Why do Cannondale persist with this "Lefty" nonsense - it's absolutely hideous. Talk about solving a problem that doesn't exist!