The brand new Cannondale Behavior will get the lengthy journey therapy

The Cannondale Behavior is again and its evolutionary path has branched. In addition to the same old on-trend updates to geometry and suspension, riders have two decisions of Behavior. Select between the Behavior to swimsuit the fast-and-light focussed rider, or the Behavior LT with extra journey for burlier path terrain.

Provided that MBR scored the earlier model of the Cannondale Behavior a formidable 9/10, and that the principle criticism was the slack seat angle, we’re wanting ahead to placing these new variations via their paces since from this information it seems to be like Cannondale has solved a number of the points we had.

Must know:

• Up to date body geometry and suspension kinematics
• 130/140mm Behavior and 140/150mm Behavior LT
• Alloy or carbon-framed variations
• 29er wheels (Dimension XS 27.5 wheels)
• Sizes XS to XL

Should you’re undecided which one is best for you, consider it like this. Should you desire your journey to be mild, enjoyable, flowy, poppy, playful and agile, go for the Cannondale Behavior. Should you like larger terrain in your path driving with steeper descents, chunky drops and jumps, and loads of tough rocks and roots, then the Behavior LT is the bike for you.

Body and basic geometry updates

Each the Behavior and the Behavior LT share the identical body geometry, and there are full carbon and full aluminium variations of each bikes.

The Behavior is the quick, mild and agile bike of the pair, with 130mm entrance journey and 140mm rear journey. The top angle has been slackened off from 66 levels within the earlier mannequin to 65.5 levels on this new model. The seat tube angle has likewise been adjusted, steepened from 74.5 levels to a totally trendy 77.5 levels. Attain has additionally been prolonged by round 2cm, relying on measurement, whereas the seat tube itself has been shortened to permit for longer dropper seat publish insertion, and decrease standover.

The Behavior LT has, because the identify suggests, extra journey: 140mm entrance journey and 150mm rear journey. Due to the impact of becoming these longer forks, geometry correspondingly shifts with a 64.7 diploma head angle and 77 diploma seat angle.

Each bikes, since they’re based mostly across the similar body, have the identical rear shock eye-to-eye measurement.

It’s additionally value noting that each variations of the Behavior will probably be obtainable within the XS measurement, which implies that shorter riders will probably be catered for, one thing we’re glad to listen to about. Nevertheless, that measurement will include smaller 27.5 wheels relatively than 29ers.

Cannondale’s ‘Proportional Response’ geometry and suspension kinematics

‘Proportional Response’ is what Cannondale calls its method to size-specific bike design, encompassing geometry and suspension kinematics.

Basically, each the suspension kinematics and particular parts of motorbike geometry alter based mostly on the bike measurement, so as to make sure that each rider, regardless of their top or bike measurement desire, will get an identical journey expertise when it comes to braking, pedalling and bump absorption. Cannondale says this could imply that every measurement of the Behavior feels prefer it was customized constructed for the rider, regardless of the scale.

Particularly, kinematics are adjusted to swimsuit the typical centre of gravity for the rider of every bike measurement, whereas parts of geometry resembling chainstay size, attain, stack, front-centre and rear-centre are additionally measurement particular.

This design method will probably be used throughout all of the carbon fashions, whereas within the aluminium fashions there are three kinematic sizes: one designed round XS, one designed across the S and M sizes, and one across the L and XL sizes.

So the place’s the flip chip?

There isn’t one. Curiously, Cannondale has opted to not go together with adjustable geometry, as a substitute choosing a motorcycle that’s, in its phrases, extra ‘straighforward, easy and sturdy’.

Can I run it as a mullet?

Sure, the brand new Cannondale Behavior might be run with blended wheel measurement (presumeably other than the XS measurement which is constructed round 27.5 wheels). To run both the Behavior or Behavior LT with blended wheelsizes, you’ll want the mullet yoke which Cannondale has developed in collaboration with Cascade Designs, and is on the market from the Cannondale web site.

Spec, tech and equipment

The excellent news for anybody who likes to perform a little dwelling maintence, or for the mechanics on the market, is that Cannondale has opted for a threaded backside bracket and UDH (common deraileur hanger) that are a lot simpler to work on. There’s additionally ‘business standared’ headset and shock mounts, plus inner cable routing on the enable and carbon fashions, with full tube-in-tube on the carbon mannequin.

And a totally trendy path bike wouldn’t be full with out some sort of on-board storage answer, which within the case of the Behavior and the Behavior LT is a bolt-on ‘StrapRack’ software and stuff provider, once more obtainable on carbon fashions.

The Behavior comes with inline shocks, RockShox Pike or Recon forks, trail-ready wheel and tyre selection and 180mm brake rotors. The burlier Behavior LT incorporates a piggyback shock, RockShox Lyrik forks, wheels and tyres chosen to deal with larger terrain, and 20mm rotors for higher stopping energy on the steep stuff.

There are 7 builds in complete within the new Cannondale Behavior vary, although not all builds can be found in all territories:

• Cannondale Behavior Carbon 1 – $5,550 / €5,499
• Cannondale Behavior Carbon 2 – $4,350 / €4,499
• Cannondale Behavior 3 (alloy) – $3,325 / £2,950 / €3,699
• Cannondale Behavior 4 (alloy) – $2,300 / £2,100 / €2,499
• Cannondale Behavior LT ULT – £7,250
• Cannondale Behavior Carbon LT 1 – $5,550 / £4,750 / €5,999
• Cannondale LT 2 (alloy) – $3,625 / £3,500 / €3,699