Bicycles

Cannondale 2011: Claymore

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Parent Category: Bicycles

Category: Cannondale

Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 20:27

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Claymore is the new Cannondale All Mountain bike that exploits the new technology DYAD developed by Synergy FOX – Cannondale, that combines the performance of two shocks in a single facility offering versatility and ease of driving to unknown Freeride bike. A simple lever on the handlebars allows you to choose between a platform characterized by a lower volume of air more suited to conditions typical of trail riding or a platform with linear curve characterized by large volumes of air to the most demanding situations.

The change also affects the geometry setup of the bike and allows you to keep an optimal position of the rider to the ground.

Claymore also provides the ability to mount the shock two positions allowing you to customize further the geometry to suit any terrain and riding style. The DYAD is the first new shock absorber which provides two completely different damping options in one unit: High and Flow.

Two volumes of air are two completely different circuits with independent damping adjustment separated compression and back. You can choose between two cushions with a flick of the thumb. Flow mode technology and 180 mm L.A.S. (AirSpring Linear Technology) allows the shock curve completely identical to that of spring unit by integrating it with a circuit sensitive to changes in speed adjusted to give the best in more challenging descents. High mode volume of air is reduced and allows a more gradual curve, the damping circuit is optimized for trail riding and climbing.

Versatility of the Claymore is also based on ability to mount damper on two different locations. Moving from one position to another bottom bracket height varies from about 1.2 cm steering angle of one degree. The pattern of Claymore Pull Shock absorber mass positioned just above the bracket holding the center of gravity low and centered in order to make the bike stable and highly reactive at the same time.

This also allows you to equalize the forces and concentrate them in the most resistant chassis, the bottom bracket. The linkage of the shock of Claymore use through pins tightened on both sides to further increase the rigidity of the structure. The oversized bearing housings, dual bearings in the area of the rear dropouts and a single preload the bearings of the linkage eliminates the possibility of increasing the stake of the rear suspension stiffness and improving the control of the bike.

The hoses in the shaping Smartformed have 7 different variations of thickness and are characterized by two-pass welding Cannondale style, all aluminum 6069 heat-treated. Only the diagonal tube has less than 7 different thickness and reaches its final form only after being molded and mechanically through the hydroforming process.

To maximize strength and rigidity while also reducing weight in areas characterized by high mechanical stress such as bracket and the shock linkages, Cannondale's engineers chose the building with box sections and quarries. Halves of each piece are forged, machined with cutters, precision welded and heat treated to create extremely rigid structure, strong and lightweight.

These are the details that make the Claymore truly exceptional. The axis through X-12 in combination with the dropouts offers the rigidity of the axis passing through 12 mm and all the rapid change in the normal typical wheel quick releases. The solution to double dropout is also more rigid and sturdy traditional dropouts.

Clashnikov tube has a flared at the junction of the column and is oversized correspondence of the head tube for maximum stiffness in these key areas of contact. The characteristic head tube Cannondale 1.5" increases the rigidity of the front and then steering precision by increasing the perception of safety. The boats range from 1.5" are also lighter and more rigid raft of conical or classic. The sizes available are S, M, L, XL in three different assemblies.