Cannondale's 2010 LEFTY HeadShok

[bikeskills]

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[Vertdesir]

4:55 I really hope so.

What a shi**y presentation. No knowledge, just a waffler.

[Poppinfever]

I don't see though what makes it so special and different beside the single arm support... I still think a old school 2 arm fork is more stable at riding. I don't contest its unique characteristics but i still find it inferior to the dual arm forks.

[BikeTrial1995]

whats the point, really?

[dudelivestrong]

how safe is this thing?

[bergrud]

@dudelivestrong WC winner ??? says enough

[BobbyDigitaly]

wie ist die gabel im park oder dirt?:D

[worndisk320]

pure marketing bollocks, unlike my 1998 z1's which still work perfectly.

[tuul75]

@worndisk320 I've owned both a 98 Z1 and a 2005 lefty max 140. The lefty is superior in every way. Until your ride one, you won't understand. Try one!

[skhackersk]

What sort of bike do u recomend as mtb_?

[flyingpoo]

@skhackersk Cannondale Jekyll

[bikeskills]

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[TheCrazymanmmc]

Cannondale Scalpel With Carbon Lefty...Best ride ever.....imo

[roleplayingsane]

the Ducati of MTB. I love them....

[tebonginc]

i bet this guy can talk good english



[PossibleTerrorist]

Metall hat keine Fasern

[edmundscycles]

crack-n-fail lefties are truly woeful forks. Yes they work ok and are strong but boy do they hate mud, sand, grit , water pretty much anything other than nice dust you find in So Cal. Plus are a right pain to get serviced looking at over £100 a service that will need to be done 2 or 3 times a year here in the UK if it's wet or muddy. You would be better off buying a old USE fork

[MrBurnTec]

they never get used in downhill racing tho

[Deltadawg660]

what do you call a constipated german?????? give up?.... far from pootin'

[Vertdesir]

Sicherlich tolle Technik, aber der Typ ist ein Schnacker! Der muss nochmal Physik lernen (Lager laufen bei Druck leichter? Ach, seit wann das?). OPI ist auch nur ein Werbegag für "aus dem Vollen", mehr nicht. Klingt aber wichtig! Wie gesagt: Nette Bikes.

[joerdm1991]

love it, highly recommend it

[Derek44Schroeder]

I have to give you guys props for putting subtitles in this video. Totally able to watch it while in my POSC 306 class. Thanks!

[wasatchwindows]

After riding a 2005 lefty for many seasons, i can say that it is as strong and stiff as my 888 on my DH bike. I have overshot 20 foot gaps on my lefty, folded my front rim, cracked my frame, and the lefty still held true. The only issue is that he box-shape doesn't make as good a seal as a round stanchion, so they leak

[bluemystic7502]

This guy's English is awful.

[camobs58]

@bluemystic7502

it's german ... -.-

[stoneroses13]

@bluemystic7502 you should clean your ears

[v1vadaja]

Can u put a lefty on a not cannondale frame

[brachypelma]

@v1vadaja  Yes you can... google project 321 adaptor...

[lilyaman213]

does the lefty shox feel the same as 2 shocks? like a hardtrail bike..?

[Bigtimedangle]

LOOL 2:00 - 2:03 NOW HEERE WE HAVE THE SHITMONSTERS

[darkslegacy]

I'm more worried that the wheel is going to snap off off a drop due to the single attachment point.

[ChrissibabyUK]

Danke für diesen SEHR aufschlussreichen Bericht. Leicht erstaunt bin ich über die Tatsache, dass die Lefty jetzt auch für 1 1/8" Steuerrohre angeboten wird. Ich dachte zuerst über den Nachteil in Sachen Exklusivität für Cannondale Fahrer nach, andererseits spricht es jedoch EINDEUTIG für das Qualitätsbewusstsein des Herstellers. Wahnsinn! Gruß von einem hoffentlich baldigen Kunden :)

[colinprprpr]

what the fuck is the point of a lefty? It just makes ur bike asymetrical and its going to break, ive seen 4 break

[mrsprudel]

der typ is hundertprozentig aus franken!! :D

[plorwax]

i just dont get how having all the fork weight on the left gives my bike better balance.

[Quiksilvavu]

@plorwax your gears are all on the right

[chuckjr80]

Don't buy one! I bought one back in March: it rides great when it's working, but it's blown out on me four times since then. I'm 160lb and don't do any technical riding, so I'm certainly not pushing it too hard. It's gimmicky, it's proprietary, and you're screwed when something goes wrong with it. Cannondale's customer service may have been great, but Dorel owns them now and their customer service is as bad as their reputation (WalMart bikes). Again, look elsewhere unless you want problems.

[drunksmokingjurkk]

i saw one of these last week and i was like wtf

[theFr05t]

i wonder why other people don't make single leg forks if they are so good?

[SuperWeng10]

@theFr05t well i think its just a marketing hype for cannondale, trying to look unique and unconventional...

but its basic design lacking the right leg meaning it puts too much stress and uneven load on the axle similar to a cantilever design..

even though its made of one piece the main tube were the axle connects becomes "stress riser" that can cause fatigue cracks easily.

unlike a conventional two leg fork the axle load is evenly distributed to its left and right side..

[wasatchwindows]

@SuperWeng10 One problem with your analysis. Most forks today have the spring(air or coil) on one side, and the damper on the other side. Even big downhill double crown forks have the spring in only one leg, with the damper in the other. The spring and damper are pulling in opposite directions, and there is no solid, one-piece axle to hold them together. The load is not evenly distributed on the left and right side. Even the new manitou dorado has the spring on one side, and no lower bridge!

[yngvai777]

@wasatchwindows My Marzocchi shiver has the spring and damper in the same leg, both legs are identical, not trying to discount your point, just saying is all.

[brachypelma]

@SuperWeng10 Awesome analysis. and I see the trails are littered with broken lefty's.

not... I can see where you would think it so, but that doesn't make it so.

Read up on it, read some reviews. The Lefty has been around a decade or more now.

Reviewers CONSISTENTLY give it good marks,as well as riders

[sdp0765]

@SuperWeng10 thats why the axle is 25mm (thicker than any other axle on the market) on the left side, and 15mm on the right side. they did their research and accounted for that uneven stress. you should do your research homie. btw, most commercial airplanes have one sided stanchions as well. do you still fly?

[quadzilla60]

BEAST!

[brandrew11221122]

i need advice from someone does the lefty fork really need the boot kit on it mine doesnt and i dont know if i should get it or not

thanks

[GehttoBruder]

richtig geil ich darf morgen so eins fahren geil geil geil

[nscounts]

I was skeptical of the Lefty at first as well. I sold my Trek and decided to try it. I have Scalpel Carbon with the Lefty Carbon Speed fork. It is by far the best handling and sturdiest fork I have ever tried. It is amazing what they can handle!

[justinbimmerman]

I would like to see how they "press" that aluminum roundbar into that complex of a shape.. and somehow get casting marks on the bottom.. hmmmmmmm.

[gagstx1]

@justinbimmerman im assuming its super heated and then pushed and moulded

or at least heat the aluminium to a higher temperature so that the metal is softer

[FilippoGatti1991]

@justinbimmerman The ''stamp'' where they press the aluminium is made in two halves, so they can estract the finished piece...

[bishopdante]

@justinbimmerman

forging marks those are. Drop forging makes stuff much tougher, metal crystal structures.

The process of forming is called extrusion, wiki it thar

[brachypelma]

@justinbimmerman I believe I caught the phrase 'hydro formed' in that segment.....

[tecnocato]

@justinbimmerman In casting you do not have control of the interior wall thickness as mentioned. Maybe they are using a hybrid press/mold method...

[taMOKO2010]

@justinbimmerman

They had to take it out somehow from a two-piece mold, don't you think? After that the part is CNC machined to its final shape.

[Truckish]

Bin Momentan am überlegen ob ich mir ein Cannondale hole...nun ja wenn man das so sieht kann ich das eigentlich garnicht glauben das "so" eine Gabel Stabil ist....nun ja hoffe das ich mich Täusche!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??

[SirPedta]

@Truckish: Es ist nicht so, wie es scheint. Also die Gabel ist absolut. Sensibles Federverhalten ohne durchzuschlagen, stabil, knackige Lenkübertragung, leicht und relativ wartungsfrei. Die Investition lohnt sich allemal! (Ich werbe nicht für CD, ich spreche nur aus eigener Erfahrung;)

[yoyanlolo]

Thank you very much for your comment & explanation, I think it is a good case to understand, what is a lefty speed !..

I like the Lefty Speed.

[flitzekacke00]

It looks a bit funny at first, but I'd a rental lefty to Gran Canary, but I didnt see really an advantage to conventional suspension forks....

Sorry but that's my opinion

[dahgutone]

@flitzekacke00

The innovation is supposed to be lighter and stronger. And anyone who competes, knows that those are two of the key things in mountain bikes.

[rodcerecer]

i live in cabo mexico and for my the lefty is the best.. mtblosnaranjos in youtube

[youstinkmom]

my friend has a cannondale prophet with a fox 36 and i have the same bike but lefty and his fork shattered on a jump my bike survived

[MaikUniversum]

@youstinkmom maybe your friend is fat?

[chuckmanbob]

@youstinkmom no offence but a fox 36 is a far stronger shock than a lefty, so he did something diefferent, or yours was a lot better looked after....

[downhill555]

shit :D

[thejellybean12]

i dont like the lefty

[remyton05]

very good! não entendi o que ele falo hehe

[chrisnilsson91]

that converter thing, does that mean one can use this fork with an spec epic frame?

[calimagfan]

yes

[mgrelecki]

a 160mm MAX would be great for a moto

[colossusmaui]

i do love the new 2010 lefty with auto unlock n auto lock again.... suit my type of cycling very well...

[colossusmaui]

at 5:01 - when he said can upgrade most 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 steering tube frames to a lefty.... does he meant that any MTB frame can use this lefty..?

[delesdog]

Yea...i'm pretty sure that's what he meant

[gustavobabreu]

yes... theres a lot of bikes like scott, specialized that use lefty

[F1R3FLY3R]

YES

[calimagfan]

yes

[chrisnilsson91]

even if it's got a tapered head tube? if so that friggin awesome!

[eliflap]

well done