[Closed] Cannondale Trigger? Bargain

Interesting comments with regards to the mech problems. On my first ride I got stuck in the small ring, it was ok at first, big ring all most of the way to the woods, small for a climb through a field, then big ring again the rest of the way to the woods. Spent the whole time in the woods in the small ring. Went to shift back in to the big ring for the ride home, but there was no movement.

On getting home I checked it out. Had to pull a bit more cable through and tighten, adjust the limiter screw a bit and fine tune with the barrel adjuster. Was fine when I got out at the weekend.

Or Alpine shortened the chain/removed a damaged link when they fitted the new rear mech.

Mmmm. Triple ring probably shouldn't use big ring big cog or else if the chain is extended enough for that you may lose it. Swings and roundabouts. Doubles should get away with it. IMHO.

Scotjohn - thank you! The squeak was indeed from the sag indicator. Sounded so much worse and I was very sceptical it could be that inoffensive little guide causing that noise. But, unfastened it and noise stopped completely. Retightened it and the squeak kicked off again. Applied a tiny bit of silicone lube to it... silence. Very, very happy! 🙂

Rorschach - I guess so. No way to know really.

eddiebaby - yeah - I would never normally ride like that (though not for chain length reasons - I was just always taught not to cross chain since my first 2x10 'racer'). That's not to say I didn't ride like that when I was basically test riding a new bike though.

mttm, you're welcome! Glad that sorted it. My wife was suitably impressed when hers squeaked and I could immediately point out the tiny part making the noise out of all the moving parts. She thinks I'm some bike mechanic jedi. Little does she know I just googled 'squeaky DYAD shock' 😉

Ok I give in. I've ordered a trigger 4. Just too good to miss at that price. Going to have to sell both my mtbs to justify it though. Anyone want an Orange R8 or DMR Bolt Long? 😉

Does anyone know if they beef up the rotor sizes on the larger sizes? I've gone for the xl.

I think the rotors are the same size on all the bikes. 180mm front & 160mm rear.

I put a 203mm on the front and used the front adaptor to put the original front adaptor on the back.

I'm looking at a Jekyll to go alongside my Trigger. One thing that hacked me off wIth the Trigger was the front rotor was 6 bolt and the rear was centre lock. Is that the same on the new bikes?

That's strange eddie....my Trigger 4 has 6 bolt front & back.

My Trigger 2 turned up just before work today, it's far prettier than I thought it would be, can't wait to get out on it.

Trigger 2 owners: Anyone having issues with the lefty fouling the brake cable under compression?

My lefty leg just touched the brake cable, so undid the hose clamp on the stone guard and move the hose a bit and all is good on my F29.

Not that I'd noticed, whereabouts do you mean though (at the caliper, head tube or somewhere else?)

so (from the top!) it goes through two loose guides then a tighter one on the moto guard.
After this, it snakes back past the exposed stantion / over the top of the rotor to the calliper.
It's on this 's' bend - as I compress the lefty, it goes past it 'ok-ish', but flick/clicks the cable.

Some minor fiddling with the guides further up may help, but hasn't worked yet.

NB There's a note mentioning this issue in the box! So 'dale know about it

Has anyone taken delivery of a large trigger 4?
The seat post needs cutting to fit! I've never had to do this with any other bike before? At it's lowest, it sticks out a mile...

@pjbarton - ah mine came without the cable using the moto guard guide, has worked fine so far but had actually been planning to change the routing so the moto guard cable guide was used but you've put me off now!

I have a large Trigger 4 ++My chain length was fine when I got it so maybe Alpine did shorten it or maybe it was just a Friday afternoon bike.

I'm not sure about the seatpost length as mine got swapped with a Gravity dropper before the first ride - sorry!

I'm slightly annoyed by this thread now though. I though Harry The Spider and I were the only people in Britain to have spotted the bargain that is the Trigger. Now it seems that they are going to be more common than an Orange 5...

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Now it seems that they are going to be more common than an Orange 5...

there was one on the start line of the MK Bowl CX race last week...

I'm slightly annoyed by this thread now though. I though Harry The Spider and I were the only people in Britain to have spotted the bargain that is the Trigger.

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boriselbrus, I spotted the trigger 2 and was keeping quiet while I worked on the missus - then I saw this post!
Panicked... Emptied the ISA... bought. Arrived yesterday.

Mine's a nicerer colour than yours.

So ner!!!

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My Trigger 4 is at the courier depot, picking it up on the way home from work. Just a shame the weathers so poor. On a good note the girlfriends away for a few days so i'll build it up and keep it in the living!!!!!

Just received my trigger 4. It looks awesome. Doesn't look at all like a gate as some xl bikes tend to. Feels like a really good fit compared to bikes I've previously bought because they were good value rather than the right size. Looking forward to getting out on it at the weekend.

Chojin my xl has about 5 inches of seatpost sticking out. I'm 6'4" so I think that'll be as low as I ever need it but I can see how it'd be a problem for someone between sizes. I think they spec a longer post on the large and xl too.

My trigger 2 has arrived, now waiting for my usual bike mechanic bloke to come back from holiday to transplant gears, brakes, etc from old bike onto new bike..

I opted for the large, kind of between sizes but not sure if i should have gone for a medium now......

Crashtestmonkey - I can't think of many more bikes unsuitable for racing CX around MK Bowl on a nice dry day. It's usually a pretty quick course this time of year.

I have just ordered a Trigger 4 in XL, does it have any empty guides for an external hosed reverb or does it have routing for a stealth?

Crashtestmonkey - I can't think of many more bikes unsuitable for racing CX around MK Bowl on a nice dry day. It's usually a pretty quick course this time of year.

totally agree- I was on a SuperX 😉 He was telling his clubmates what a stonking bargain it was in the start pen and I piped up from behind "Pauls cycles?! Singletrackworld?!"

TBF he said it's his only off-road bike so kudos for getting stuck in on it. Twas the all black one with dropper (trigger 3?).

I have just ordered a Trigger 4 in XL, does it have any empty guides for an external hosed reverb or does it have routing for a stealth?

Mine has empty guides.

Trigger 4 looks like a massive bargain. Not sure on sizing though 172cm (5'8) and 29 inch inside leg. Phone Pauls - they didn't seem sure either and could only say that medium and small would be okay. Does anyone have any advice because while £999 looks like a stonking deal but its a lot for a bike thats the wrong size. I can't get to Pauls to try out either!

My girlfriend is 5'8" and is fine on a medium Trigger 4.

Trigger 4 has a hole with a rubber grommet at the top of the drive side down tube where your dropper hose goes in and it pops out directly under the lower shock mount. If your dropper is non-stealth there's an empty guide on the seat tube and a hole in the linkage to run your hose through...if you have a stealth there is another hole with a rubber seal in the bottom of the seat tube where you'd run your hose internally. Pretty neat either way.

I tried so hard to ignore this. I didn't need a new bike either......

Now I'm sitting waiting for the TNT man

Not a trigger but just took delivery of a Jekyll 2 and a Synapses carbon 105 because I followed the links on this thread 😆

I resisted a synapse as i really dont need another road bike but do want one that matches my mountain bikes for no sensible reason.

I'm about 5'11 and went for a large and it feels too big. Been in touch with pauls and they have been really good, sending it back for a medium. Looking at the size chart even a small equates to a 17" frame.

Still undecided about size for a trigger 4. Anyone ride a size small thats 5'8. Inside leg 29. Got to get the bike. Just can't find anyone who will tell me what size to get. Looking for advice of smaller stocky men!

I NEED MORE ADVICE - ANYONE OWN A SMALL?

Yes if anyone can measure the effective top tube centre to centre on the small size trigger that would be great cheers.

What needs doing from the box? Normal adjustments with brakes, bars, seat post etc? What about shock and forks? First ever lefty so is it good to go straight away?

Lots of packaging to remove. Fit front wheel. Fit handlebar. If it has a dropper post, then the saddle needs fitting. The cable guides need tightening up. The shocks need setting up. The Lefty is fairly simple with just one valve. I posted a youtube link a page or two ago showing how the rear shock is set up. The suggested pressures are in the book supplied with the bike. Let some air out of the tyres and/or convert to tubeless. And that is it really 🙂

Be sure to fit some helicopter tape where the cables rub, I think mine came with some patches.

What needs doing from the box? Normal adjustments with brakes, bars, seat post etc? What about shock and forks? First ever lefty so is it good to go straight away?

Well all I had to do with my Jekyll is put the front wheel in, bars on, dropper bar switch on the side I wanted and then set the shock and lefty to my weight then it was good to go.

The bike was very well packaged

I'm usually a medium on everything, got a medium trigger 2, reach is lovely, lots of room, but I can't get the searpost up enough for what I'm used too, at the min insertion and feel like I could accommodate another inch (oh er) there.. Odd! I'm about 5'8 I think..