Setting the proper air pressure in your Cannondale Lefty Oliver is critical to getting the performance out of your fork. Because the Oliver has a no-sag air spring design, traditional sag measurement setup is not as helpful as on mountain suspension forks. With only 30mm of travel on the Oliver, you want to make sure […]
If you want to service your Lefty 2.0 or SuperMax fork, you can do a few things on your own. The most common service you’ll want to perform is replacing the air seals at the bottom of the damper as part of the 100 hour service. Cannondale is in a transition at the time of […]
Getting the maximum performance out of your Lefty has a lot to do with setting the pressure correctly with a well calibrated shock pump. Many riders have too much air pressure in their Lefty forks which decreases performance. Need a good shock pump? The chart above is relevant for finding the starting air pressure for […]
Cannondale uses different hubs and adapters for the Lefty 2.0 and SuperMax forks based on what the fork offset is and what hub is being used. The chart below is from Cannondale’s 2017 tech documents.
The Lefty boot is not optional and ought to be replaced if there are any cracks, cuts, or tears on it. Cannondale makes two sizes, Lefty Speed and Lefty Max. Leftys with 26″ wheels with 110mm travel or less use the Speed boot QC678 Leftys with 26″ wheels and 120mm+ travel and ALL 29″ use […]
Official Cannondale air pressure chart on 2007-2009 Lefty Speed Carbon SL 110 fork. This is for forks with the standard non-OPI lower/spindle. For 2009+ Lefty Speed SL2 Carbon 110 forks w/ Solo Air piston, the chart is different as shown below.
Truing a wheel with a Lefty hub is just the same as truing a standard wheel. It just requires a truing axle/adapter to mount it in a standard truing stand. Simply remove the wheel from the Lefty, remove the reverse-threaded axle cap on the hub, and insert Cannondale’s QCTL108. This axle cannot be used for […]
The upper bearing seal comes in three sizes and is not optional when used with either a Headshok or a Lefty fork. The inner diameter is the same on all sizes, but the outer rubber cover is different. QSCSEAL, QSMSEAL, QSISEAL are the three part numbers. QSMSEAL – 50mm outer diameter QSISEAL – 58mm outer […]