Cannondale Flash Carbon 29er

Stefan Loibl

 · 09.01.2012

Cannondale Flash Carbon 29erPhoto: Daniel Simon
Cannondale Flash Carbon 29er
Stiff, exclusive racing file that turns even the most difficult CC courses into a forest motorway.

It wasn't quite enough for Manuel Fumic and Marco Fontana's World Cup bike. This is because the Ultimate version costs an utopian 7500 euros. However, the 1073 gram frame and the 90 millimetre Lefty fork are identical, only the add-on parts have been "saved". This does not change the always controllable, good-natured handling. Here between damp roots, there past the rutted gully: with the stiff Lefty fork, the pros always hit the line they're aiming for. The wide 700 mm handlebar, with which Kurschat got stuck on a tree on a steep downhill in the forest, covers up the steering angle of 71 degrees, which is almost too steep. The wild mix of components caused a frown: for the price of a used bike, you can expect more than a groupless SRAM crank.


Conclusion: Stiff, exclusive race file that turns even the most difficult CC courses into a forest motorway.

  At 700 millimetres, almost too wide for winding cross-country courses. But it can easily be shortened.Photo: Daniel Simon At 700 millimetres, almost too wide for winding cross-country courses. But it can easily be shortened.

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