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Huge_Rhubarb6601 on October 19, 2025 1:42 pm Partlist: • Frame: Cannondale M500 (56 cm) • Wheels: Mavic Cross Max 26” – with ceramic brake tracks • Tires: Continental Cross King 26” x 2.20” – folding tires, converted to tubeless • Drivetrain: MicroShift SWORD 1×10 • Crankset: 172.5 mm, 40T • Cassette: 11–48T • Bottom Bracket: Shimano XT • Stem: Syncros XR2.0, 70 mm, 31.8 mm clamp • Handlebar: Ritchey Comp Beacon, 420 mm width, 36° flare • Bar Tape: BBB SpeedRibbon • Seatpost: Post Moderne, 100 mm travel, with PRO trigger • Saddle: Selle Royal Comfort Groove 📏 Ready-to-ride weight: exactly 11.0 kg
johnjaundiceASDF on October 19, 2025 1:57 pm OMG How is the ride quality now in drop bar form? 10/10 build
MookieFlav on October 19, 2025 2:09 pm Sick build! Aren’t Sword levers short pull? How’s the braking on this with the long pull vbrakes?
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Partlist:
• Frame: Cannondale M500 (56 cm)
• Wheels: Mavic Cross Max 26” – with ceramic brake tracks
• Tires: Continental Cross King 26” x 2.20” – folding tires, converted to tubeless
• Drivetrain: MicroShift SWORD 1×10
• Crankset: 172.5 mm, 40T
• Cassette: 11–48T
• Bottom Bracket: Shimano XT
• Stem: Syncros XR2.0, 70 mm, 31.8 mm clamp
• Handlebar: Ritchey Comp Beacon, 420 mm width, 36° flare
• Bar Tape: BBB SpeedRibbon
• Seatpost: Post Moderne, 100 mm travel, with PRO trigger
• Saddle: Selle Royal Comfort Groove
📏 Ready-to-ride weight: exactly 11.0 kg
What levers you running?
Stealthy, freaking love it
OMG
How is the ride quality now in drop bar form? 10/10 build
Sick build! Aren’t Sword levers short pull? How’s the braking on this with the long pull vbrakes?