Cannondale Bad Habit Carbon 1
New for 2017, Cannondale's Bad Habit 27.5+ bike is going carbon. It features 120mm of travel, the brand’s Ai (Asymmetric Integration) offset drivetrain—which allows shorter chainstays, some of the shortest in the category, and a better dished rear wheel. The bike is shod with 3.0" tires and Cannondale's new Hollowgram rims, which feature a 40mm internal width and are constructed from superlight hi-impact carbon.
Details
• Carbon front triangle, alloy rear
• 27.5+ wheels
• 3.0" tires on a 40mm internal width rim
• Shimano XTR 1x11 drivetrain
• S, M, L, XL
• MSRP: TBC
Cannondale Habit Carbon SE
For 2017 Cannondale have taken their Habit Carbon SE trail bike and fitted it with a Rockshox Pike. The bike comes with 130mm of travel up front and 120 in the rear (via a Fox Float DPS) and is also fitted with SRAM GX 1x11 drivetrain, Fox Transfer dropper, a 2.35" Schwalbe Magic Mary up front, a Nobby Nic in the rear, and SRAM Guide R brakes. The Fox Transfer seatpost comes in a 125mm variation on the size small while the rest of the range are fitted with a 150mm.
Details
• Carbon front triangle, alloy rear
• 27.5" wheels
• Rockshox Pike RC Boost 130 fork
• Fox Float DPS shock
• 142x12 rear
• 2.35 Schwalbe Magic Mary front, Nobby Nic rear
• SRAM X1 1x11 cassette and derailleur
• S, M, L, XL
• MSRP: TBC
Cannondale Cujo 1 27+
With the growing interest in Plus wheeled bikes and Cannondale’s own models for the category, the brand has created another model for 2017; the Cujo. The Cujo is the brand's entry-level 27.5+ bike and is very competitively priced. It still offers modern geometry that makes it a very capable and comfortable handler, and while prices are yet to be confirmed, the Cujo series will range from around $980–$1408 US.
Details
• 27.5+ wheels
• WTB Ranger Comp 3.0" tires
• Shimano Deore brakes
• FSA MegaExo Boost cranks
• SRAM NX 1x11 cassette and GX derailleur
• Tapered headtube
• XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
• MSRP: TBC
Cannondale Women’s Scalpel SI Carbon 2
The 2016 women’s Scalpel carbon features all the great components and features of the men's model, only in a smaller version, making the bike a little more comfortable for the ladies that want to rip. Where the men's bike is shod with a set of 29” wheels (other than a size small, which is 27.5), all of the women’s size run for the bike sit on the smaller 27.5" wheels. The bike still utilizes 100mm of travel front and rear.
Details
• Aggressive XC race geometry for the rowdier tracks
• Full carbon frame
• 100mm travel front and rear
• 100mm Lefty 2.0 carbon
• Rockshox Monarch RL rear shock
• Stan's ZTR Rapid 25, 32 hole, tubeless ready, 27.5" wheels
• Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.25 tires
• Shimano XT 2x11 drivetrain
• XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
• MSRP: $4,260 US
The bike features a 2x11 Shimano XT drivetrain and brakes with 160mm rotors front and rear, the Lefty 2.0 carbon 100mm up front and uses a RockShox Monarch RL to suspend the rear. The SI series features a slightly more aggressive XC geometry to give confidence on the new wave of XC race tracks being seen around the world. Additionally, the frame features a housing space within the top tube for those looking to run Di2, and is easily accessed by removing the forward mount of the rear shock. The bike retails for $4,260 US
MENTIONS:
@Cannondale
So...Rich people.. these are great bikes, probably 150% better and faster than your -pretty much new- current bikes.
Now go sell them half price to us - the guys that spend half of our internet time looking secondhand ads.
We get to listen to poor people pretend they'd rather be poor and feed off stupid "rich" people's sloppy seconds than be "rich".
Sorry, but it comes across as envious...you don't sound smarter....only envious.
Which doesn't mean to say that Cujo mentioned there is going to be insanely expensive.
It's the internet, people go to it just to express hate. Shit, look at facebook, and they don't even hide their real names.
The issue is most people are full of shit and feed their own anger because they are bored with no imagination.
Does this mean "Totally Blitz Credit-card"
"which allows shorter chainstays, some of the shortest in the category"
Not trying to be a jerk, but having a number in there might make me interested in the bike. Thanks for listening.
*I'm totally lying.
Are there actually people sitting in a room saying "what colours and features should we sell them this year guys??"
That said, Mendon Cyclesmiths on the East Coast where I would have to send it to have it serviced was quick turn around. Thank God I don't have to mail off my fork anymore. Hello trusty, user friendly PIKE.
its 2 tools castle tool and the shaft clamps
and yes, super easy to rebuild a lefty. for sure easier to do a lefty than to rebuild the fox RC2 fit cartridge.. IMHO
Other than that, the bikes look nice .. especially the "non-lefty" models.
Yes, the dual mode pull shock is clever - but I don't think the benefits are worth the drawbacks. Same with Canyon's shapeshifter frames - seems like overkill and too much complexity. And the Lefty is a solution looking for an answer - so much effort spent on building a cool one-stanchion fork - why? Just to be up to par with RS and Fox at a slightly higher price?
Isn't part of "working great" being LOW maintenance?
Do you even know the definition of the word "hate"? Sure you may not like the look but HATE? How can you hate it if you've NEVER ridden it!!!
The Leftie is way stiffer than any single crown fork out there due to its square shape leg. It is a great piece of engineering from a company who dares to think outside the box. Sure sometimes it doesn't work (thinking outside the box that is) but you gotta try. How many companies can say the same?
I will ride lefty till it dies and i don't care if it does. it is stiffer than my previous forks but i may be wrong it is all subjective!!!. i really would like to try Jekyll or trigger but cos of the pull shock future issues i may not buy it-hence i may agree with you on that one.
Only ridden a lefty once but it was awesome, and I've actually always heard they're very reliable. Using the roller bearings means it doesn't develop stiction nearly as fast as my RS, which needs lowers cleaned 1-2x per season. Servicing seems like more of a pain, but if you only have to do it 1/3 as often, who cares?
I agree with you on the idea that Cannondale is thinking for themselves, headed in their own direction, and thinking out of the box. Resultingly, they're making solid, innovative products. You just can't tout innovation and creativity as being the greatest things ever without also mentioning that they create products which are more expensive and less available.
trust me, im on 3 dyad pullshocks for the last 3 years of hard alpine riding - not a single issue!
I blew the ohlins on my enduro evo after one season...
did the full service on the dyad myslef (okay, not so super easy as a fox dhx, but still - no big drama), but i can not nitro fill the ohlins at home. so off it goes to sweden for an oil change.
I would not worry about the pullshock. to be honest, i would miss the switch technology if it goes away. (and it will, since Jerome already tested the new jekyll with a push shock.)
'Midnight/life crisis?'
last big bike was the claymore. (aaron chase rode one) 180-110mm of superplush travel
Really, their release for 2017 is a bunch of 27.5 and 27.5+ ? With Lefty on it? A geometry we have seen similar over and over again? And the few authentic things on it are overpriced and suck.
I don't even know why I bother to click on articles with the name of this brand on the title.