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.
New road riders and anyone who wants Specialized road geometry without carbon race numbers.
The endurance/entry alloy Specialized: taller and calmer than Allez Sprint. It is a first road bike and a winter beater, not a Tarmac.
| Measurement | ![]() PolygonStrattos 2027 | ![]() CannondaleTopstone Carbon 2022 | ![]() TrekBoone 2027 | ![]() SpecializedAllez 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 582 | 600+18 | 580−2 | 580−2 |
| Reachmm | 384 | 395+11 | 387+3 | 380−4 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 71.0−1.5 | 72.0−0.5 | 73.0+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.6+0.6 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 415 | 430+15 | 425+10 | 415 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1016 | 1065+49 | 1020+4 | 1012−4 |
| BB dropmm | 73 | 68−5 | 66−7 | 70−3 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |





| Part | Strattos L | Topstone Carbon L | Boone 56 | Allez 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 110 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 440 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
Polygon Strattos S5 Disc Review - Best "Cheap" Road Bike!! - Strattos S5D. A Wheelie Good Time•29K views · 41:30 · Go to channel ItsDarrylsLife ...
It's really hard to hate on the Strattos S7X. Great job Polygon.
As touched on before, Cannondale says that the Topstone Carbon 2 benefits from some revisions to its Kingpin suspension, and it's claimed that these changes ...
Our opinion on the new Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2022. Cannondale finally provide their gravel all-rounder with the eagerly awaited update: more tire clearance ...
Price: £2,650 / €3,500 / $3,000 · Frame: Specialized Allez Sprint · Size: 56cm · Weight: TBC · Groupset: Shimano 105 R7000 · Crankset: Shimano 105 R7000 52-36 ...
The 2022 Specialized Allez Sprint Disc is a very fast aluminium road bike that handles brilliantly. The frame is stiff enough to cope with sprints, but it won't ...