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.
CX racers. If you want gravel capability, look at Checkpoint or Checkmate instead.
A UCI cyclocross race bike with IsoSpeed on some generations. Tight, muddy, and built to be shouldered — not a Checkpoint with CX tires.
Endurance riders who found Izalco too low.
Focus endurance road. Taller, all-day, still a road bike.
| Measurement |  NorcoValiance 2026 |  CannondaleTopstone Carbon 2022 |  TrekBoone 2027 |  FocusParalane 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 582 | 600+18 | 580−2 | 589+7 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 395+9 | 387+1 | 386 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 71.0−1.5 | 72.0−0.5 | 72.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.6+0.6 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 415 | 430+15 | 425+10 | 415 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1020 | 1065+45 | 1020 | 1018−2 |
| BB dropmm | 73 | 68−5 | 66−7 | 73 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Valiance 55 | Topstone Carbon L | Boone 56 | Paralane L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 110 mm | 100 mm | 110 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 440 mm | 420 mm | 440 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 175 mm |
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