Cannondale Moterra NEO SL first ride: 19.5kg, 85Nm, 601Wh

The Cannondale Moterra NEO SL really does deliver on the brand’s aim to build ‘The lightest full-power mountain bike ever’. https://youtu.be/-SqChrUMF …

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Cannondale Moterra NEO SL first ride: 19.5kg, 85Nm, 601Wh

Mmmmm. Food for thought this, as it was on my watch list.

I do wonder if there is still a bit of a stigma attached to Cannondale as you (I) don’t see many on the trails. The old “crack’’n’fail “ label still follows them around, justified or not, and those flex stays will probably do nothing to change that impression.

But it does sound like a very good overall package and not having a range extender is a bonus, IMO.

Let’s see if they start hitting discounts as other brands are seeing, until then, this is a little pricey.

Interestingly, MBR said the Magura brakes were shockingly bad.

Can you remember any frames that have suffered failures because of a flex stay design?

I’m not a fan, it usually compromises suspension performance, but I’m not sure where the concern over breakages came from.

Let’s see if they start hitting discounts as other brands are seeing

Someone posted a deal on one in his £5K ebike thread. Looked a bargain.

My (non-SL) Moterra is seen on some trails – ain’t no way that thing’s breaking. Built like a tank 🙂

https://www.freeborn.co.uk/cannondale-moterra-neo-sl-2-2024-tiger-shark-emtb?gad_source=4&gbraid=0AAAAAD-P_gbyDHDd50lasi8-0WStVM7eY&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyI-FsbLQigMVCJJQBh2TkA-YEAQYASABEgLzjPD_BwE

Looks a bargain 🙂

Cannondale design/engineering make my piss boil as an engineer……..but I’ve still had loads of them over the years.

Why not put a Horst link bearing in there rather than flexing a material that will snap at some point????? It’s not like weight of a bearing and fastener makes any difference on a heavy ebike.

flexing a material that will snap

Why? This design has been in use on Moterra and Scalpel models for 4-5 years now. Yet to see any broken, but happy to be wrong.

In my sample of one, ie, my 2017 Carbon Habit with flexstays, it hasn’t snapped.  I’m a clumsy 80kg and it’s survived Morzine, BPW, Dirt Farm, Solden and Antur, still going strong without any sign of failing.