Mines boxed up and waiting for collection by courier!
Enjoy it easygirl.
Sadly I have to wait until next Saturday for mine to arrive. I paid for it last Sunday as it looked too good to hang around for long but it's slow going 😉
They've sold out of S and XL now in Carbon 2's
Thanks STATO makes sense. I've found this one http://qwertycycles.co.uk/products/cannondale-180mm-rear-brake-adaptor-jekyll-kp176 which might be the correct 180mm version I've sent an email to check before buying one.
Stato - that came as standard with an SLX 160 rotor.
I might be being dumb here but I can fit a conventional Shimano adaptor to this to use an SLX 185 rotor?
It would't be as simple as adding a 185 adaptor would it? Like I said…it's been along week.
Would rather buy a cheap adaptor than £16 on effectively the same thing.
I might be being dumb here but I can fit a conventional Shimano adaptor to this to use an SLX 185 rotor?
It would't be as simple as adding a 185 adaptor would it? Like I said…it's been along week.
Would rather buy a cheap adaptor than £16 on effectively the same thing.
Thats what i was suggesting, no glaring reason it shouldnt work, but i dont have the bike so cant tell for certain. If a post mount caliper is bolted to it, an adaptor (with the correct bolts! thats the bit that people always screw up with adaptors) should work perfectly fine.
Tried a 185 adaptor straight on to their 'thing'.
Doesn't work - didn't think it would TBH as it was set up for 160 - this placed the caliper body nowhere near the rotor...not sure what to do now short of buying their 185 part. Bugger.
On another note, has anyone tried to feed their dropper hose through the grommet on the down tube?
Note: Make sure you pull that out first! As there's a hole in it I fed the hose through and it never came out the bottom - directly under the shock....is it channeled in the frame? Anyway, I pulled it out and lost the grommet in the frame forever - argghhhhhhhh! Anyone have a spare? 😉
Snapped chain whip trying to get the cassette off to get that bloody plastic disc off - had it for years!
Oh - then I split beer on me in a huffy mood cos everything was going tits up! Great! I'm off out for beer!
Collect my Trigger in the morning. Was out the front an hour ago cleaning my hardtail in readiness for photos and a for sale post... The next door neighbour was out there and came for a look and showed some interest. May end up with a hassle free buyer which will be handy.
Just ordered an XL Jekyll 3 to replace my Enduroised Prophet.
I seem to be drawn to Cannondale, I've loved riding my Prophet for the last year and I have a Cannondale SS29er which has been great and I also used to own a CAD road bike which again was a really good bike;
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/prophet-reborn
One thing that is overlooked with Cannondale is that the spares support is really good and I learnt this whilst rebuilding the Prophet in that all parts are still available and off the shelf.
Will swop my Thomson and Renthals off the Prophet, also be ditching the front mech and fitting a narrow/wide and swop the Saint/Zee over as well.
Large Trigger 4 ordered, oops. Gotta break it to the other half now, got a few days.....
First full sus. Just couldn't resist it at that price.
2 hardtails in shed, 26" soul, 29" scandal. One of them is for the chop, as much as it pains me, but I could do most of the 29er stuff on a cx bike.
Swapped the mavic front tyre for a highroller 2 this morning and went for a blast round deggla. And what a blast it is 🙂 think ive got the suspension pretty well dialed going a setting lower than suggested on the back and on the lefty. There is however a mouse living in the suspension linkage 🙂
Collected the Trigger 3 earlier, apart from going up and down the street I've not been out properly yet. Will set suspension up now and go out tomorrow.
On pulling up on the driveway the next door neighbour came out with a pile of cash asking if they could have my hardtail. Result.
That is a result 🙂 i couldn't sell my hardtail as id just want to buy another. Im only just considering selling the rigid ss but its such a nice bike i cant sell that either.
lets see more pictures of Triggers and Jekyls.
Was surprised not to see a rack full of them at llandegla
Two lefties 🙂
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parkesie - for my sins I'm primarily a roadie, so I couldn't really justify a hardtail and a full susser. I was surprised the OH was as good about this as she was!
Here's mine. White rear mech cable housing. Any idea why this one is white and the rest are black? It's the same on Trigger 3s on marketing photos.
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Dont know why the rear cable is different its the same on my f29 and a red one on the trigger. It might just be to draw attention to them using a jagwire cable for the rear mech.
It does look good in all black.
How are people finding the rear shocks?
Trigger 4 on its way, entirely due to this thread. Thanks to OP 🙂
Im liking the rear shock it took abit of setting up. The recommended settings for my fat arse felt to hard so dropped it 1 down had a mess with the rebound and it matches the lefty well. Its odd as in 140 mode it does just follow the terrain and suck up rocks and drops yet still climbs well. Flick to 85mm mode and it climbs even better. It changes the head angle slightly as it moves the sag point up but not a huge difference.
Nothing to compare it to Kuco, so not going to comment!
Thinking about buying the trigger 3. I seem to be bang in the middle of an Extra Large and a Large at 6"1". What do people reckon? I think the 19" will be fine for pedalling but will I want a bit more room up front in the reach?
Thanks
I have had a few rides on mine now. Nothing too tough but have got to know it a bit better.
Rear shock seems good, I just set mine up to the pressures in the book and it works fine. For most riding I keep it in the 85mm setting, it is only when the trail heads steeply down that the 140mm is a benefit. In the 140mm mode it has taken everything in it's stride so far. The bike goes great on steep descents. Switching into the 140 mode feels a bit like the seatpost has slipped slightly as the bike settles into it's travel, it does bob a bit in this mode, so not as good for pedalling bits. I have moved the shock lever to the left side of the bars (I think someone suggested it on the thread). Looks neater and easier to use. I had to extend the cable loop under the bb as this was hitting the frame on full compression, despite this the cables are longer than I would prefer, but really can't be bothered to trim them. Lots of helicopter tape needed around the fork to stop cable rub.
The Crossroc tyres aren't great, I have noticed a lack of front end grip, which I put down to the tyres. I have to run them harder than I would like to stop them burping. Will probably change the wheels to something a bit better at some stage.
Currently planning to head to Afan next weekend, so be interesting to give it a decent test around there.
Flowerman, as for sizing I am 6 foot and happy with the fit on a large. I don't think I would want the reach any longer, but it could be extended by a slightly longer stem (the large has a 60mm) or bars with less sweep back.
Probably committing a cardinal sin as I know this is a personal question... But what tyres are you changing to Jason?
I was thinking of Hans Dampf, Magic Mary or Maxxis High Rollers.
Not sure. In the shed I have Racing Ralphs and Panaracer Neomotos in 650b, I might test those out before I buy anything.
Thanks. Being new to 650b and Full suss, like any bike buy this is ending up costing more than just the bike. I have loads of bits and bobs lying about in the garage, none which are suitable for this. I even put my flat pedals on Jnr's bike a few weeks ago so need to get some of those.
Love Dampfs on my Trigger 29 for most of the year and round the Ridgeway/Swinley/Portland stuff.
Wet rocks and a poor mud clearance do spoil a few rides.
Not certain I'd change to them at this time of year, in the spring for sure though.
Changed my tyres to a Spesh Butcher front and Purgatory rear, it has so much more grip, those Crossrocs are lethal on stony/rooty trails. Still haven't quite sorted the Lefty out, was having too much fun riding to be bothered to stop and mess about with it but the rear seems fine with recommended settings.
Rode out to the woods mainly in the big ring, a little bit in the small ring for a field climb - all fine shifting back and forth.
Rode around the woods in the small ring, got on with the bike really well. Then went to stick it in the big ring to ride home and the mech wouldn't shift across enough. Need to get that sorted, possible cable slippage?
This thread needs pictures.
Anyone had fun installing their dropper yet?
Write up on mine from a few months ago.
https://harrythespiderblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/farewell-to-the-warhorse/
Done about 1000km on it now. Very happy with it.
This thread needs pictures.
Ok then.
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Have only been out once, but first impressions are that it pedals really well in both modes. Need to play around with pressures a bit more, want to try running a bit more sag. I was mostly just getting the feel for bigger everything - wheels, frame, bars, forks. That, and swearing at myself for not setting up the front shifting properly. I suppose the telling moment is later in the day I found myself pre-jumping into a section of trail and powering out of the next corner going "**** me. Awesome". Need to get out more while the weather is good, and get to know it a bit better.
I'm not a fan of the travel adjust lever perched on top of the bars as it is. Need to have a look at that and see if I can figure something out - I'm still running a LH shifter, and will eventually have the dropper remote on there, so not quite sure what.. I also can't help but look at the shock and front derailleur and do a mental calculation on how much mud is going to end up in that space. The shock even has handy little bowls around the rebound adjusters to help keep everything in.
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Don't make a rightie 🙂
I also can't help but look at the shock and front derailleur and do a mental calculation on how much mud is going to end up in that space. The shock even has handy little bowls around the rebound adjusters to help keep everything in.
Not too bad after 4 miles off road... There really IS a front mech under there.
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Couple of things - has anyone fed their dropper post hose through their Trigger problem-free?
Lost my upper rubber grommet inside the frame whilst trying to do so but it gets stuck somewhere near the bottom of the down tube. Looks like I'll have to unbolt the shock the get the lower rubber grommet out to see where the cable's trying to go....anyone had to do similar or been ok?
Also about to buy part KP177 through Qwerty Cannondale as I want to swap a 160 for a 185 rotor on the rear...anyone found a way of converting without the need for a C'dale-specific part? Cheers
A shiny new Trigger 4 was waiting for me when I got home today. The weight straight out of the box for this medium was 29.4 lbs (no pedals, but everything else as fitted by Cannondale). Pretty impressed with that, and my plan to immediately replace lots of components just went on to the back burner. Although the Wolverines won't see the trail, and neither will the triple. But no rush to change anything else.
Now it's turned up, I'm blown away by how good the 4 is for a grand. Need to get my Reverb over - is the stealth routing meant to just be out of the bottom of the seat tube then clip on to the downtube cables, or can it go internal to the grommet by the headtube?
Anyone found a reasonably priced short stem in the now-unpopular 1.5" steerer size?
I got a trigger 3 last week but due to work I have to wait until Friday to get it out. Very impressed for the money and well built by Pauls. As above the Wolverines will go and I'll run tubeless..
Do the rims run tubeless without rim tape etc? Yet to have a look, as I literally unboxed it, admired and kept it in the house over night (as you must do with all new bikes on their first night with you?) before putting it into the garage and leaving for work nearly a week ago 🙁
Simon, not sure of the cost, but the gravity lite stem have been fitted to both trigger and jekyll demo bikes I tried.
After extensive research and this thread I'll be expecting a trigger 2 around my birthday. Always promised myself a nice treat when I got my life in order and now it's here!
So thanks to everyone on here, actually genuinely excited about this.
I've run 1000km on my Wolverines and they have been fine. I'd try them before you bin them.
All these shiny new cannondale and I've still only seen mine out and about.
The carbon trigger 2's (medium) stubbornly remain in stock- someone buy them so I can stop torturing myself about one!
If it was black I'd buy one in a heartbeat. But white carbon seems wrong. Haven't there been reported issues with them failing?
My trigger 4 arrived yesterday! Can't wait to ride it this weekend
Win!
The carbon trigger 2's (medium) stubbornly remain in stock- someone buy them so I can stop torturing myself about one!
Personally, when they upped the price by £250 it wrote it off as a purchase for me. Quite relieved TBH.
