Cannondale Topstone Carbon
Gravel riders who want comfort and tire room. Racers may prefer SuperX.
Gravel Cannondale with Kingpin rear flex on carbon models. Stable, progressive, and happier on chunk than SuperX.
Gravel riders who want comfort and tire room. Racers may prefer SuperX.
Gravel Cannondale with Kingpin rear flex on carbon models. Stable, progressive, and happier on chunk than SuperX.
Adventure and all-road riders who want more stability than the Grail race bike.
Slacker and more stable than the Grail, with room for bigger tires. Planted on rough doubletrack and less nervous at bikepacking pace.
| Measurement | CairnBRAVe 2022 | CairnBRAVe 2021 |  CannondaleTopstone Carbon 2022 |  CanyonGrizl CF 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 594 | 594 | 600+6 | 596+2 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 396 | 395−1 | 404+8 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.5+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 435 | 430−5 | 435 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1058 | 1058 | 1065+7 | 1070+12 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 68−2 | 74+4 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | BRAVe L | BRAVe L | Topstone Carbon L | Grizl CF M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 110 mm | 110 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 440 mm | 440 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm | 172.5 mm |
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