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You really don’t need full-suspension to ride gravel roads, but the all-new Cannondale Topstone Carbon shows that maybe a suspension fork and simple rear travel can take your gravel rides further, faster, and even be more fun. This completely reshaped 2025 Topstone Carbon features more travel up front with a retuned 40mm Lefty Oliver fork. It revamps the 30mm of Kingpin rear wheel travel to be more plush for a more balanced ride. And it gets a huge boost in tire clearance to let you venture even further off the beaten track. Plus, all-new in-frame storage lets you stash all the spares and snacks you will need for those big adventures, and smart cable routing cleans up space around bikepacking bags… 2025 Cannondale Topstone Carbon is an all-new gravel bike
(Photos/Cory Benson) At first glance, the 2025 Cannondale Topstone Carbon looks a lot like the latest 2022 iteration of the bike, when it got upgraded to 700c wheels. But that perceived similarity is really only because the Lefty fork and Kingpin pivot at the top of the seatstays are so striking that it’s easy to gloss over the many other new details.
In reality, while the general platform and overall bike layout remain the same, pretty much everywhere you look you’ll spot key differences with the new bike.
So what’s new? All-new Topstone Carbon frame layup and Kingpin rear suspension
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