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I was looking at a Cannondale (I have a Specialized now) and I wondered what the scoop is on that single down tube on the front suspension. Is it a plus or a negative? I can’t really think of any reason that it would be necessary other than to be different. I can see it’s a bit bigger around than the two down tubes on my bike but I’d be nervous about a single tube when coming down on the front wheel after a decent drop. I can just picture the front wheel touching the back wheel.
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The Lefty fork is a pretty solid fork. I’ve never ridden one and I’m not much of a techy, but I know that it works as well as any "normal" fork. I think it would take some getting used to, looking down and only seeing one tube, but once you get past that, I think the Lefty performs as well as any Fox or Rock Shox. Some people swear by them, plus you get a definite boost up the coolness ladder. 😎 😉
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Guess I’ll take it one rung at a time. I think I’ve just come up a rung or two on that "coolness" ladder last weekend. I purchased matching red sailing kayaks that you pedal like a bike. Hobie makes them and are called Mirage Adventure Islands. They are fast, fun and while I’m away from my bike my legs still get a work out.
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The C-dale Lefty fork has one of the most solid lock-outs of any fork so equipped. Also, the Lefty fork has a 1.5" (IIRC) steer-tube, so that makes upgrades a little tricky if you have a C-dale frame with a 1.5" head-tube and you don’t like the Lefty. You’d either have to buy a replacement fork with a 1.5 steerer, or a 1-1/8" fork and some reducers for the headset to adapt your fork to the C-dale frame.
On top of that, if you have a C-dale bike with a Lefty fork, and you want to mount the bike on top of your car, the bike carrier needs a special Lefty axle adapter to fit most rooftop bike carriers.
Other than that, the Lefty fork is a proven design, stiff, maybe not as plush as other forks (Fox, Marzocchi); but it’s fairly lightweight, and comes in a variety of travel choices, up to 5". -
That’s what I call the "real skinny" Thanks Bomb, seems you always bring your "A" Game
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That’s what I call the "real skinny" Thanks Bomb, seems you always bring your "A" Game
Yes, he does. If I have a techy question, he’s my go-to guy.
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Thanks guys…. really. I’ve always been somewhat of a gearhead, but mostly it’s just my obsession with all things mountainbike, and it’s cool to share the stuff I’ve learned. 😎
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I remember reading about a special Cannondale multi-tool that fits down inside of the Lefty steerer tube, and replaces the headcap. Makes sense, seeing as how you could stash all manner of things in there since it’s dang near the size of a Coke can. 😃
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not to post-whore, but while at conte’s today I saw a C-Dale front squish bike with a single shock absorbing downtube. I think that the shock body also functioned as the steerer tube. from the top of the tire down it looked like a normal no-squish fork, but from the top of the tire up it looked very strange. one thing I did like about it is the adjustments are right there in front of you at the back of the stem instead of on the top of one of the fork tubes, making on-the-fly adjustments easier
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not to post-whore, but while at conte’s today I saw a C-Dale front squish bike with a single shock absorbing downtube. I think that the shock body also functioned as the steerer tube. from the top of the tire down it looked like a normal no-squish fork, but from the top of the tire up it looked very strange. one thing I did like about it is the adjustments are right there in front of you at the back of the stem instead of on the top of one of the fork tubes, making on-the-fly adjustments easier
That’d be the ol’ Cannondale Headshok fork. They still use ’em, and they’re very effective XC/racing suspension forks, with travel maxing out at 80mm. I believe there’s a kit to soften them up a little, but really they’re not meant to do anything but take a bit o’ the sting out of really rough trails and provide a solid hammering platform.
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