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.
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
| Measurement |  OtsoWarakin 2019 | OtsoWarakin 2018 |  CannondaleTopstone Carbon 2022 |  CanyonGrail CF 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 592 | 592 | 600+8 | 598+6 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 396 | 395−1 | 392−4 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.5 | 71.5 | 71.0−0.5 | 72.0+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 430 | 430 | 425−5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1058 | 1058 | 1065+7 | 1038−20 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 68−2 | 75+5 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Warakin L | Warakin L | Topstone Carbon L | Grail 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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