New Cannondale Topstone Lefty tested at Valley of Tears

The Lefty hits different. Cannondale has a fleet of new Topstone gravel bikes, and I tested the Lefty suspension version at Valley of Tears in Turkey, Texas. How does this one-legged fork compare to other gravel suspension forks? How does the Topstone compare to other suspended gravel bikes? And how is it to race gravel in the snow, sand and mud? The Ride is supported this year by Saris, which has this new Edge rack that I used in Texas: https://saris.com/products/edge-2-bike-rack Use the code BEN15 to save 15% on all Saris racks. Thanks to Bill Schieken at CX Hairs for the thumbnail photo: https://www.instagram.com/cxhairs/ The ultimate gravel geometry with James Huang: https://youtu.be/jdby1dWMJQU Epic Ride Weather is rad: https://www.epicrideweather.com/ -- Want to see what I'm testing now? Follow me on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/ben-delaney or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_delaney -- The Ride is supported in 2025 by: Castelli clothing: http://tinyurl.com/43k6pftp Perc coffee: https://tinyurl.com/fjr7nurr (save 15% with code 'ride15') Saris racks: https://saris.com/collections/racks# (save 15% with code 'ben15') Silca maintenance: https://bit.ly/47xxvzj (save 10% with code 'theridewithben10') BikeTiresDirect: https://tinyurl.com/yc7vxujh (save 10% with code 'THERIDE') Shimano shoes & glasses: http://tinyurl.com/ye274tep Feedback Sports stands & tools: https://bit.ly/3S9Dq8r