It was easy to keep the power high while seated on rough terrain and ‘cross back’ was nary an issue. Ethan Glading, Major Taylor Cross CupĪ relatively slack seattube and 27.2-carbon post seemed to offer a lot of vertical compliance, which proved tremendously valuable on some of the very bumpy and dry courses we raced early in the year. As further evidence of the clearance, I often ran 40c gravel tires on training rides and seemed to have room to spare. Ethan Glading, Derby City Cupĭespite shortening the chainstays, the rear wheel had plenty of frame clearance and by eliminating both the chainstay and seatstay bridge, there were no ledges to pack with mud, which kept the bike light on muddy days. Under hard cornering, we never experienced rubbing rotors or tires rubbing against the frame. **Insert from Lily: “Same.”** Lastly, 12mm front and rear thru axles kept the wheels feeling stiff and connected, especially because they were bolt-on.
I was also happy to find that the bike hopped barriers and other obstacles quite well. At slow speeds, the front end was surprisingly light and allowed me to easily point the bike where I wanted in order to nail the perfect line. Under those conditions the handling was reminiscent of a MTB. On fast and technical descents the bike offered excellent confidence by way of a stable front end and seemed to perfectly carve fast sweeping turns.
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After a full calendar of UCI cross racing, I’m happy to report that I was wrong. I had two concerns: first, I was worried the front wheel would be too far out to be properly weighted and second, I was worried the slack headtube would mean sluggish handling in tight corners. This feature, I’ll admit, I was initially skeptical of. Second, they slackened the headtube while shortening the trail to offer a bike that is stable at high speeds, yet still nimble at slow speeds. This was especially evident on steep climbs and pedaling through loose turns. First, they shortened the chainstays, which brought the rear wheel further under the body and allowed for greater rear wheel traction. Bruce Buckley, DCCXĬannondale did some innovative things with the geometry of this bike. I felt my weight was evenly distributed over the wheels and had zero issues with toe overlap, even with a tight wheelbase. Riding the same size frame as my road bike has allowed me to run a 110mm stem to achieve my preferred reach, arguably the optimal stem size for handling.
In years past, many manufacturers suggested sizing down from one’s road frame size, but these bikes fit absolutely true to size. Wheels: HED Ardennes SL Disc Brake Tubulars I can’t tell you how many times this season people said: “That team with the cool fork!” “You’re doing great *heckle* awesome fork.” “Ohhh I think I remember you by your fork!”Ģ017 Cannondale Super X – Force 1 Ethan Glading, Derby City Cupīars: Zipp Service Course SL-80, 42cm (c-c)Ĭrankset: Cannondale HoloGram SI, 42T chainring
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