New Cannondale Topstone AL model - less proprietary!
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New Cannondale Topstone AL model - less proprietary!
https://bikerumor.com/cannondale-int...rting-at-1350/
Cannondale spec'd it with a threaded bottom bracket and normal dished rear wheel.
45mm clearance, relatively quick steering for a gravel bike, and relaxed head tube.
Nice to see this, since the Topstone morphed quickly from competitive quality value bikes to goofy niche expensive options.
Cannondale spec'd it with a threaded bottom bracket and normal dished rear wheel.
45mm clearance, relatively quick steering for a gravel bike, and relaxed head tube.
Nice to see this, since the Topstone morphed quickly from competitive quality value bikes to goofy niche expensive options.
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Yeah, they were lost for a while to the goofy side.
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I hate those seatstays, although to be fair, Cannondale is hardly the only ones doing them like that. Funny that a threaded BB is newsworthy…
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It's interesting that the Topstone 1, 3 & 4 have the old rear triangle but the 2 does not. Is it just old & new blending on the website?
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https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bik...loy/topstone-1
https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bik...loy/topstone-3
Those load up on my browser with the old rear triangle. The Topstone 3 even says "new"
https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bik...loy/topstone-3
Those load up on my browser with the old rear triangle. The Topstone 3 even says "new"
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https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bik...loy/topstone-1
https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bik...loy/topstone-3
Those load up on my browser with the old rear triangle. The Topstone 3 even says "new"
https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bik...loy/topstone-3
Those load up on my browser with the old rear triangle. The Topstone 3 even says "new"
https://bikerumor.com/cannondale-int...rting-at-1350/
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FWIW, the aluminum Topstones never had re-dished rear wheels, that was only the carbon that had suspension. My 2019 aluminum has a BSA b-bracket as well.
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Local REI had one for $2300, to lazy to look for the model. No way would I pay $2300 for that bike!
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Based on what you list for bikes, you havent purchased one in over a decade. Bike costs are crazy right now and value is tough to find, but at the same time, your view of things is clearly skewed and pretty moot.
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That said, I own a 2020 SuperX with the offset rear and it's not really that big of a deal. I bought a new set of Zipp 303S wheels earlier this year - the shop I ordered them from was not a Cannondale dealer, and made a big deal about not wanting to dish them, so I took them to another shop (the one where I bought my Cannondale) and they did it in like 10 minutes and didn't even charge me. The main downside to Cannondale's Ai geometry is that you can't swap wheels between bikes, which is a fairly specific situation.
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My reply was based on the thread title which indicated the AL - or Aluminum models, not the carbon. Did the early Carbon models with rear suspension use an aluminum rear triangle ?, I was not aware of that.
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The new Carbon topstone no longer has the Ai Offset, but still has the same Kingpin setup.