I had a chance to ride Cannondale Jekyll at the demo day. I spent some time on trails in Kauppi and here's my first impression about the Jekyll. Subscribe for more: www.youtube.com...
To the test rider, or anyone out there that has experience with this bike: WHAT SIZE FRAME ARE YOU RIDING, AND WHAT IS YOUR HEIGHT? I'm 6'0" and I recently took a Large on a quick street ride (not a trail demo) outside my LBS. I was shocked how cramped it felt in the cockpit. I was 98% sold on buying the Jekyll 1, but this has given me pause. Seems weird to consider going with an XL given my height. I think part of the problem comes from the 35mm stem and the 9 degree back sweep on the bars (which I really did not like). One other review I found talks about this same thing, and they recommend nobody over 5'8" ride a Medium. That review can be found here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3raHPstezdk.html Can anyone out there help? I'm still considering buying the bike and maybe putting a 50mm stem (I'd prefer not to) and a straighter bar on it. Or maybe I need to demo the XL!? Thanks!
6 лет назад
The frame was L. I'm 182 cm, which I believe is a bit under 6'0". The bike did not seem too large. It was definitely much smaller than my XL Tallboy.
Intresting trail choices especially in the beginning of your video - you missed best descents of the area. However, you cleared roots pretty well.
7 лет назад
I was just randomly riding around and yeah I missed the best descents. It's been a long time since my last ride in Kauppi. I should go back again to refresh my memory. By the way Cannondale mechanics commented that they have never seen so much roots on trails before.
By looking your video, it certainly looks like rootgarden. ;-) And it really is - even if you would have selected my favorite trails in that area.
7 лет назад
+Tero Hiironniemi Kauppi is a world of its own in Tampere area. Roots and plenty of elevation. There are so many single track trails that are fun but also tough to ride.
+Sam Lord Yes the frame made that creaking noise all the time. I got the impression that the sound was coming near the headset, but there were no visual evidence.
7 лет назад
I don't know. The saddle seemed to be fine. I think that the sound was greatly amplified by the frame, so it was hard to figure out what was the source.
