Nothing is impassable. The best gravel bike for anything from dirt roads to singletrack trails. With the grip and comfort of the Kingpin suspension, nothing is off-limits. It thrives on gravel and dirt roads, rough pavement and trails, and is built for gravel riding, back road exploring, bike packing and off-road adventures.
- Lightweight Topstone Carbon frameset with Kingpin suspension, SmartSense compatible
- Integrated Cannondale App connectivity
- Shimano GRX 800/600 11-speed gravel group
- WTB ST i23 TCS rims
- 700x45c WTB Riddler TCS Light tyres
Kingpin Suspension
Delivering a smooth ride without the added weight and complexity of a shock and links, Kingpin is our answer for the most demanding gravel riders. Whether you need more comfort to go long, more traction to push beyond or more give to take on the tech - Kingpin is the maintenance-free, lightweight answer to your prayers.
Engineered Simplicity
Low-friction bushings on the Kingpin thru-axle offer smooth action, maintenance-free reliability and over 100g of weight savings vs conventional cartridge bearings.
Clearance and Compatibility
The new dropped chainstay design lets you run big volume tyres (up to 700x45mm or 27.5x2.1" with 6mm of mud-shedding clearance on each side), all with a standard dish rear wheel for easy interchangeability.
Go ahead, ride it. Gravel, singletrack, beat-up back roads. With the go-anywhere, ride-anything grip and comfort of the Topstone Carbon suspension gravel bike, nothing’s off limits.
The best gravel bike for those who willfully wander. Break free from boundaries and inhibitions, far from the same old roads and routes. Topstone Carbon and its one-of-a-kind Kingpin suspension is journey-ready: load up for a bikepacking getaway, pursue fast and fun gravel adventures, or take on the tech with Lefty Oliver. Wherever you head, nothing is impassable.
Grips and Rips!
Grip the dirt like you mean it and carve corners with conviction. Confidently tackle back roads, forgotten roads or singletrack connectors with the unrivaled grip and comfort of Kingpin. Real suspension where it matters, without the complexity of shocks or links.
Journey Ready
Featuring plentiful mounts and room for the burliest of tyres, this bike is built is for those who live for the roads less traveled. Pack light, pack lunch, or pack for the weekend, Topstone Carbon is ready.
Lefty Goes Big
Venture free from the ordinary roads and routes with the smoothest, most-precise handling gravel fork in the world - Lefty Oliver. Now rolling on 700c wheels, it fits up to a 45mm tyre or go full monster-gravel with 27.5 x 2.1” and tackle any terrain.
Ride Brilliantly
Topstone Carbon now features Cannondale's revolutionary SmartSense, so you know you've got a watchful eye covering your back on every ride. With SmartSense's system of rear-facing radar and adaptive, intelligent lights increasing your awareness and visibility out on the open roads, it's never been easier to ride smart.
Easy to Live With. Easy to Love.
Everything on the Topstone Carbon is designed for simplicity, ease of use and compatibility. Kingpin requires no set-up or routine maintenance. The internal cable routing is fully guided. Simple external seat binder. Threaded BB. Less down time, more ride time.
Tuned for the RiderCannondale's Propertional Response size-specific construction creates optimal frame stiffness and compliance for each frame size, so that every rider has the ideal ride feel and comfort of Kingpin.
SmartSense Ready
Make every ride better with enhanced visibility and awareness. The SmartSense-ready frame means it's easy to upgrade to Cannondale's system of intelligent running lights and rear-facing radar.
OutFront Steering Geometry
Confident stability meets nimble agility. An extra long fork offset paired with a slack head angle keeps the steering light and lively, yet delivers unreal confidence at speed and in the rough stuff.
Connected
An integrated wheel sensor delivers hyper-accurate speed, route and distance info while you ride, registers your bike, reminds you of needed service and more, all through the free Cannondale App.
Dropper Ready
Built to accept an internally-routed 27.2mm dropper seatpost, which shouldn't really be a surprise on a bike this off-road capable.