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Is it demand that determines supply? Or perhaps it is supply that is fuelling desire? There is certainly no clear answer to this question and it often ends in a diplomatic "both/and". The bike industry, which is constantly reinventing itself and filling niches that didn't really exist, is certainly no exception.
Watch the video for a detailed introduction and first test impressions of the Cannondale Jekyll 2022.
The fact is, however, that many models have changed significantly over the years. On the one hand, in order to keep pace with market requirements, on the other hand, their profile has been re-cut or even completely re-purposed for a new area of use. The Cannondale Jekyll is a very good example of how a model has changed. Even at first glance, the latest version with 165 millimetres of travel has little in common with the 120 millimetre bike that saw the light of day a good 20 years ago and weighed just 11.5 kilos. No question: 20 years is a long time. But even a glance at its direct predecessor reveals huge differences. The 150-millimetre all-mountain with the special Gemini shock to tighten the suspension travel has become a uncompromising race enduro bike with high-pivot rear triangle and a fat 170 mm fork.
Even the look of the new Jekyll trumpets it loudly: Here comes an uncompromising downhill machine. A massive carbon frame with a shock positioned in the down tube, a pulley for the chain, a fat fork with 38 mm stanchions and 220 mm disc brakes in pizza-plate format - with the Jekyll, the developers wanted to tease out the optimum for fast downhill times. At a whopping 16 kilos, the bike has to say goodbye to its former all-rounder claim. However, the enduro bike with high-pivot rear triangle pedals very smoothly and neutrally even when pedalling with the shock open. The idler pulley makes it possible. However, due to the solid equipment and the high weight of the carbon frame and the wheels, any increase in speed becomes a torture. Mind you: this is already the top-of-the-range equipment for 6499 euros >> available here.
Find out how the new 2022 Cannondale Jekyll 1 performs downhill in the test from BIKE 9/2021, which you can conveniently download as a PDF below.
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