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Do you have a chance to ride the bike before you buy it? That'll give you the best impression on whether you think it is the right thing for you. The system 'works', but whether that feels good for you is a different matter.
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That Kingpin system is all marketing crap imo, rear suspension and a rigid fork doesn't make sense. If you want more comfort on your gravel bike, get one with bigger tyres or a comfy seatpost (or buy a mountainbike).
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Dolan GXA. Decent spec can be had for ~£2k.
I bought one on C2W, last year, and honestly it’s brilliant fun and very capable (can take a huge tyre - currently have a 43mm in there).
Fantastic frames, Dolans: I have a Preffisio from 2011 which is still going very strong.
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Wondered if anyone had any experience of a Cannondale Topstone gravel bike using their ‘Kingpin’ rear suspension system. Not a lot of user reviews on line that I could find with opinions on it.
Long story short, am getting a C2W voucher this month for up to 3.5K, was looking at a Ribble gravel Ti , but after seeing the red flags on their (lack of) accounts submission to Companies House this week I am shying away from placing an order with them and after further research got interested in a Cannondale carbon Topstone in same price bracket, but have not seen anything like this Kingpin suspension before. In theory it looks appropriate especially for a gravel bike that is likely to be used mostly off-road rather than as a do-it-all bike.
Thanks for any input.