CANNONDALE Topstone

The carbon Topstone is a class act for more reasons than just its fancy rear suspension

STU BOWERS

The latest bikes for taking off the beaten track ‘Hopping rocks and skidding through tight switchbacks, it encouraged a playful riding style’Cannondale Topstone, p126 The Topstone joined Cannondale’s lineup last year as a competitively priced, aluminium-framed entry point to the all-road/gravel market. A year on and the American company has launched a carbon version with a host of new features, including a form of rear suspension that it calls Kingpin. The seatstays are attached to the seat tube via a sealed-bearing pivot, allowing ‘flex zones’ in the chainstays, seat tube and rear portion of the top tube to create around 30mm of vertical deflection at the saddle. Cannondale claims this allows for a significant amount of suspension while keeping additional weight to a minimum. A medium painted frame (including all…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2019

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