Cannondale Lefty benefits

[Jakes9.9]

I had Lefties for about 8years and fully geared myself with spares and tools to self service. Also had all the recommended fluids and greases as prescribed by Cannondale. Lefty is a good fork if you maintain it often (every 20hrs) and service every 50hrs. When they work they give a nice ride but the pros dont outweigh the cons for me.

[Johan Bornman]

I had Lefties for about 8years and fully geared myself with spares and tools to self service. Also had all the recommended fluids and greases as prescribed by Cannondale. Lefty is a good fork if you maintain it often (every 20hrs) and service every 50hrs. When they work they give a nice ride but the pros dont outweigh the cons for me.

 

What was the average cost of the 50 hour service?

[Johan Bornman]

Oh, and no-one seemed to mention this one: remind us again how you transported your Lefty? That little front wheel issue?

[kosmonooit]

Oh, and no-one seemed to mention this one: remind us again how you transported your Lefty? That little front wheel issue?

 

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/150/18597.jpg

[The Drongo]

Yes, you can.

 

A company in the States, Project321, makes adapters for normal headtubes. Click Me

 

 

Schweeet!

 

1x9 !

 

What front chainring size, what cluster?

 

What rear hub?

[kosmonooit]

Take a look here for leftified non-Canondale bikes

[Thug]

Schweeet!

 

1x9 !

 

What front chainring size, what cluster?

 

What rear hub?

 

Drivetrain has been re-incarnated since then to a Middleburn 42/29 crank with a Phil Wood BB

 

But as it stood in that picture:

 

- Blackspire 32 tooth ring on a modified XTR crank

- XT 11-34 9 speed cassette

- Rear Hub - Hope Pro 2

[zonker]

if i may sum up your post JB.. (never do it justice of course.. but..) :

 

http://www.captainsquid.com/go/UniqueDemotivator.jpg

mwahahahaha!!!!!!!!

[Johan Bornman]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/150/18597.jpg

 

What is this?

[101SCC]

Hey JB it is to attach a lefty to a standard roof carrier!

[Johan Bornman]

Hey JB it is to attach a lefty to a standard roof carrier!

 

 

Thanks, but I figured it out. I was just being vexatious... I wanted someone to tell me how easy it is to just remove the front wheel and chuck the bike into the back of your car, like we do with all our bikes.

 

Nevertheless, that FrankenZulaLefty is pretty cool.

[kosmonooit]

Yes can be a bit of hassle but I only have to remove the wheel for air travel: the older type hub was just one 5mm (?) Allen bolt, and then also loosen the front calliper and slide it out to remove the wheel. But later models have a 'hub' and you need a 10 mm key as well, bit of a pain to carry that big thing around.

[DawieO]

And here's an example fo doing it just because you can...

 

Yeti 575, Lefty Carbon, Di2

 

Particularly abominable...

 

[Guest agteros]

And here's an example fo doing it just because you can...

 

Yeti 575, Lefty Carbon, Di2

 

Particularly abominable...

 

 

I love the comments at the bottom of http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/di2-yeti-575

The bike is just too out the norm for people I think!

[101SCC]

Thanks, but I figured it out. I was just being vexatious... I wanted someone to tell me how easy it is to just remove the front wheel and chuck the bike into the back of your car, like we do with all our bikes.

 

 

That's why the clever guys at Thule gave us "Thule ProRide 591"

 

Wheel stays on!

[kosmonooit]

One problem for racers is Lefty front wheel exchange at the technical zones - there is no Quick Release, although some guys in Italy have been developing one.

 

The Fork works just as well as any other two pronged approach, but one advantage certainly is weight: a few hundred grams means a lot to some.