Kev lom zem off-road tshuab uas zuam tag nrho cov pob zeb caij lub thawv, tab sis qhov sib piv qis qeeb qeeb ntawm tarmac
Nrog lub ntiaj teb raug kaw, Kuv yuav tsum tau xaiv kuv caij tsheb thiab ua kom lawv luv dua li qhov kuv xav tau ua ib feem ntawm kuv qhov kev tawm dag zog txhua hnub. Tab sis nrog kev npaj ua tib zoo npaj, Cannondale Topstone gravel tsheb tuam tau coj kuv mus rau qee qhov kev siv tsawg dua bridlepaths los ntawm Chiltern toj, qhov twg kuv tau ntsib tsawg tus neeg taug kev, caij tsheb kauj vab lossis cov neeg caij nees uas kuv xav tau kom kuv nyob deb
Thiab thaum kuv xav tau txoj kev rov qab los txuas txoj hauv kev, qhov tsis txaus ntawm cov tsheb tsav tsheb tau ua rau qhov kev lom zem ntau dua.
Cannondale yog ib qho kev txav mus los ntawm qhov chaw pob zeb, nrog nws cov hlau Slate teeb tsa cov qauv rau kev tuav thiab 650b lub log. Nws kuj boasted ib cov pa roj carbon Lefty ib ceg suspension diav rawg. Ib qho kev xaiv kim, lub diav rawg raug tshem tawm ntsiag to los ntawm Topstone ntau yam.
Tab sis Cannondale tau kawm los ntawm Slate, nrog Topstone khav theeb ntau qhov kev tshem tawm; koj tuaj yeem ua kom haum ib qho kev txwv ntawm cov log tsheb nqaim heev rau Slate thiab kuv pom tias nws yooj yim rau txhaws hauv av nkos.
The Topstone Ultegra los nrog ntau qhov chaw rau nws 40mm wide 700c WTB Nano log tsheb. Tab sis muaj ib qho welded mudguard mounting point uas protrudes los ntawm sab laug chainstay uas yuav zoo li sau av nkos rau caij caij ntuj no. Caij qhuav qhuav, kuv tsis paub tias qhov no puas yog teeb meem.
alloy lossis carbon
Muaj ob txoj kev xaiv nyob rau hauv Topstone ntau yam: lub alloy ncej kuaj zaum hauv qab Topstone Carbon. Lub Ultegra spec yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws alloy Topstone, nyob rau hauv ib tug ntau yam uas pib nrog lub £ 950 Sora version.
Cov pa roj carbon ntau pib nrog £ 2100 Shimano 105 spec thiab nce mus txog £ 4800 24-ceev Sram Force eTap AXS kev xaiv. Interestingly, tsis muaj ib lub nplhaib tsav tsheb hauv Topstone alloy lossis cov pa roj carbon ntau, txawm hais tias qhov no zoo li yog qhov kev xaiv nrov rau cov tsheb kauj vab.
Cov pa roj carbon ntau muaj qhov pom kev zoo nkauj, nrog rau qhov poob qis heev uas muaj qhov txuas txuas rau lub rooj zaum lub raj, rau daim duab peb sab nraub qaum nrog txog 3cm ntawm ntsug mus ncig. Tab sis Cannondale muaj kev paub dhau los nrog kev tsim ua raws li nws cov txheej txheem thiab cov hlau Topstone tsis muaj nyob hauv chav saib xyuas kev nplij siab.
Yuav Cannondale Topstone tam sim no los ntawm Evans Cycles rau £ 2, 700
Nws siv lub hom phiaj ntawm SmartForm vuam txheej txheem, tsim los ua kom qhov hnyav thaum tswj tus ncej lub zog. Zoo li ntau yam ntawm Cannondale lub tsheb kauj vab, cov chainstays suav nrog ib qho chaw tiaj tus los pab ua raws li kev ua raws cai thiab lub ntsiab thav duab yog zoo li tus kom nqus tau kev co.
Cannondale siv nws qhov OutFront geometry ntawm Topstone. Ported los ntawm nws cov MTB ntau yam, qhov no muaj lub taub hau lub taub hau lub kaum sab xis thiab rab diav rawg ntau dua rau txoj kev loj dua, kev tuav ruaj khov dua thiab tsawg dua ntawm cov ntiv taw sib tshooj. Lub Topstone xav tias tiag tiag cog tawm-txoj kev, nrog rau lub log txuas ntxiv thiab kev ruaj ntseg kom yob ntseeg siab tshaj qhov chaw tsis yooj yim.
Raws li cov tsheb kauj vab pob zeb feem ntau, muaj cov ntsiab lus txuas rau ntawm Topstone frameset: peb lub raj mis mounts, nrog rau cov raj sab saum toj thiab lub nraub qaum bolts. Koj tuaj yeem ua kom haum cov av nkos tag nrho rau tom qab, txawm hais tias txawv txawv tsis muaj cov ntsiab lus txuas rau ntawm rab rawg ob txhais ceg.
Lwm cov gravel nta suav nrog cov kab hluav taws xob, rau kev tswj me ntsis ntxiv nqis los ntawm txoj kev thiab muaj qhov chaw nres nkoj nyob hauv lub raj xa dej kom cia koj taug txoj kab txuas sab hauv.
Lub tsheb ciav hlau ntawm Topstone yog qhov zoo rau cov khoom ntxhib. Lub subcompact 46/30 FSA Omega chainset yog sib yuav rau 11-34 cassette, muab rau koj lub sub-1: 1 iav piv uas cia koj tig koj tus kheej thiab txhua yam khoom uas koj nqa mus yuav luag txhua yam offroad ascent.
Qhov no muaj txiaj ntsig rau thaj av toj siab. Txawm hais tias kuv pom tias kuv nyiam siv cov iav qis tshaj plaws thiab mus maj mam nce ntau qhov nce siab dua li ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab uas muaj zog dua, kuv kuj tseem tuaj yeem caij nce toj siab, looser off-road gradients Kuv feem ntau tau mus taug kev, yog li kuv tag nrho cov kev kawm tau sai dua.
Qhov kev ncua qis dua los ntawm 46 tus hniav loj lub nplhaib txhais tau hais tias kuv tuaj yeem siv qhov no yooj yim dua undulating struts tawm ntawm txoj kev, ua rau kev vam meej sai dua yog tias kuv yuav tsum tau pauv mus rau thiab los ntawm lub nplhaib me me. Kuj zoo yog cov threaded, sab nraud bearing BSA hauv qab bracket. Nws yog ib qho yooj yim spec kom tswj tau ntau dua li cov kabmob pressfit thiab yuav tsum pab tswj xyuas cov haujlwm tswj xyuas.
Lub WTB Nano log tsheb muaj kev sib txuas ncaj nraim hla lawv lub kaus mom, yog li lawv tau nrawm nrawm ntawm tarmac, tab sis tseem muaj ntau sab tread kom koj tsis txhob tig lub log ntawm qhov chaw xoob. Lawv kuj tseem yuav tuav tau zoo ntawm txoj hauv kev tawm ntawm lub camber, tsis txhob plam tawm.
Cov log tsheb tuaj yeem khiav tsis muaj tubeless ntawm cov khoom npaj-taped WTB rims, nrog Cannondale xa cov Topstone nrog cov tubeless li qub nrog rau cov hlab hauv lub cev. Kuv pom cov log tsheb kuj yooj yim los teeb tsa tubeless, txawm tias kuv yuav tsum tau mus rau lub twj tso kua mis reservoir. Kuv zoo siab tias kuv tau siv zog, vim tias kuv muaj pos nyob rau hauv lub log pem hauv ntej ob peb feeb ntawm kev pib kuv thawj zaug uas lub sealant tau yooj yim.
Yuav Cannondale Topstone tam sim no los ntawm Evans Cycles rau £ 2, 700
Lub Topstone muaj Ultegra RX rear mech. Nws muaj tib lub clutched tawb raws li Shimano's GRX gravel derailleur, uas ua haujlwm zoo ntawm kev tuav cov saw nro, zam cov saw poob thiab txwv kev sib tsoo ntawm qhov sib tsoo. Nws muaj lub zog ntawm lub mech kom tshem tawm nws yog tias koj tsuas yog caij rau ntawm qhov chaw smoother, kom txo tau kev sib txhuam tsav tsheb.
Ntawm qhov tod tes, muaj me ntsis rattle los ntawm sab hauv cabling nyob rau hauv lub down tube. Cov cables khiav liab qab nyob rau hauv qab bracket ib yam nkaus - qhov ua rau ntawm degraded hloov thaum lawv tau qias neeg.
Tab sis feem ntau ntawm kuv lub caij yog nyob rau ntawm txoj kev qhuav los yog ntawm tarmac, yog li plua plav yog qhov teeb meem ntau dua li av nkos. Lub Topstone yog ib tug phooj ywg zoo rau kev mus ncig ua si los ntawm Chilterns, nrog kev tuav thiab kev ruaj ntseg los daws cov kab mob hauv paus hniav thiab tawm-cambers yam tsis muaj fuss.
Muaj huab cua ntau hauv cov log tsheb dav los daws cov pob tsis muaj hauv qab thiab muab me ntsis cushioning los ntawm txoj kev, thaum OutFront geometry yog kev ntseeg siab txhawb kev txhawb nqa txawm tias qhov chaw tsis yooj yim tshaj plaws thiab qhov chaw siab tshaj.
Kuv xav hais tias cov alloy Cannondale Topstone muab ib qho kev xaiv zoo rau cov pricier Topstone Carbon ntau, yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav rau lub tsheb kauj vab gravel uas yuav tsis tawg lub txhab nyiaj. Nws tau txais tag nrho cov kev xaiv thiab kev ua tau zoo uas koj xav tau rau ob qho tib si luv hops thiab ntau hnub backpacking mus ncig teb chaws thiab nqes mus rau lub ntiaj teb spec yuav tsum yooj yim los tswj.
Spec
| Frame | SmartForm C2 alloy, tag nrho cov roj carbon diav rawg |
| Groupset | Shimano Ultegra, RX clutched rear mech |
| Brakes | Shimano Ultegra hydraulic disc |
| Chainset | FSA Omega 46/30 |
| Cassette | Shimano Ultegra 11-34 |
| Bars | Cannondale 3 flared |
| Stem | Cannondale 3 |
| Seatpost | Cannondale C3 alloy |
| Ntxawm | Fabric Scoop Radius Sport |
| Wheels | WTB KOM Lub Teeb i23 TCS rims ntawm Formula hubs, WTB Nano TCS Lub Teeb 40mm tubeless tyres |
| Nyhav | 10.05kg |
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