Cannondale Topstone

[icepick_trotsky]

Has anyone seen one of these in the wild yet? Looks promising. Seems like Sunapse geometry with room for 700x42c, fender mounts, and three bottle cage mounts. I’m intrigued. Name is dumb, imho. Sounds like a pickup truck.

https://dirtragmag.com/cannondale-introduces-the-topstone/

https://www.cannondale.com/~/media/Images/Dorel/Cannondale/Global/MY19/Topstone/Hotspot.jpg

[Davist]

2nd hand, but one of my riding buddies went to the launch in NJ (he's a dealer), said it's nice, but kinda budget/generic version of a gravel bike. Don't expect sub 20lb weights, RRP tops out around $2k, so I'm imagining a line filler between slate and synapse/caadx (micro segmenting?). Seems to have some nice touches like the extra braze-ons on the tt for bento box/camping. Looks well thought out and spec'd, but probably won't hit the weight/performance ratio for most here.

[Pinned]

I really like the idea of this bike, and the prices look to be good from what I've seen. I don't need a new gravel bike, but it would match my CAAD12.

[Jaybee]

I'm in the market for a new gravel bike, like the cannondales I've had in the past, and like the looks of this too. Was kinda hoping for an Ultegra version around the $2500 price point.

The frame is probably worth the upgrade, right?