Cannondale is an American manufacturer of mid-to-high-end bicycles, which is transliterated like "Canon Dell", and riders often joke about it as a "camera computer". The company is a breath of fresh air in the cycling world, with an interesting name, a whimsical design and a boutique that can be found in both the Tour de France and the premier mountain bike races. The most distinctive feature of its mountain bike is the "Lefty left-handed" fork, which is unique in the same mountain bike design.
 
Since the introduction of Cannondale's first "Lefty" fork in 2000, this fork with only the left half has been accompanied by praise and skepticism. With only half of the side of the design, the weight is almost half as low as a traditional fork, and this kilogram-level weight reduction is irresistibly appealing to the conscious mountain biker. But no one would doubt that this half-sided fork is sturdy, but now in its 19th year of the technology, the "Lefty Lefty" has proven itself to be up to the task (the first Mobike used a left-handed fork, and of course the Mobike had a hard fork), and now the debate has been: Is the Lefty the stiffest fork on the market?
 
When asked such a question, Cannondale has already won, after all, Lefty weighs only half the weight of others and can't ask for more, but Lefty continues to surprise people. Because the "Lefty" fork is single-axle, it has a degree of rotational freedom compared to a traditional two-axle fork, which ensures that the suspension piston rotates slightly when encountering lateral obstacles, allowing for a smoother retraction rather than stiff friction. This technical principle of overcoming rigidity with softness makes it more comfortable and durable. As for whether it is the most rigid fork, it seems that it is not so important anymore. But this degree of freedom of rotation also reduces the predictability and handling of the vehicle's trajectory, which is two sides of the same coin, which is unavoidable, and the strange feeling of only half of the fork when you look down takes some time to get used to.
 
Nowadays, high-end models have been dominated by carbon fiber materials, and aluminum alloy seems to be synonymous with low-end cheapness, but Cannondale is an exception, creating many legends of aluminum frames. Its signature double-pass smooth welding technology can eliminate the stress concentration points and stress weaknesses on the traditional welded frame, and the hardness of the frame reaches the T6 level after heat treatment after welding. Many of its frames are known as the "king of aluminum frames", which are not inferior to ordinary carbon fiber, known as "rigid like carbon, half cheaper", and the choice of its aluminum alloy version does not have the feeling of falling into the low-end like other brands. In mountain bikes, its "Trail" series is a very good entry-level hardtail model, the frame is light, depending on the configuration, the price of 2,000 to 8,000 yuan, the model mantissa is 1-6, the smaller the mantissa number, the higher the configuration.
 
And its carbon fiber is also full of black technology, the use of military bulletproof fiber and high-modulus curing fiber mesh matching, extremely high strength, "F-S1" for the top hardtail series, in addition to upgrading to a carbon fiber frame, asymmetrical offset transmission, "F-S1" is divided into high-modulus carbon fiber version and ordinary carbon fiber version, the flagship version of the frame weight is only 900 grams, equipped with half of the lighter left-handed fork, can be described as the ultimate lightweight XC vehicle. SIMILAR TO OTHER BRANDS, ITS SOFTTAIL LINEUP IS DIVIDED INTO MODELS BY SUSPENSION STROKE, WITH THE "SCALPEL SCALPEL" SERIES BEING THE MOST FAMOUS. Cannondal is not sold online, it needs to be purchased at its brand stores or qualified car stores.