Cinelli announced the King Zydeco, a new carbon gravel bike. It complements the existing Zydeco and Zydeco Lala alloy bikes, to round out the range with multiple price points. The King Zydeco is compatible with both 1x and 2x drivetrains, and has stock options for Shimano Ultegra (2x) and SRAM Rival (1x). Frame weight comes in at a feathery 1,000 grams.
It has been about a year-and-a-half since Cinelli first teased us with a carbon version of the Zydeco, but now it’s officially a real product. The original Zydeco was launched back in 2010, and was positioned as a cyclocross bike (since gravel racing wasn’t much of a thing back then).
The King Zydeco sports a funky dropped seat stay and BB386EVO bottom bracket shell.
Chainring clearance varies based on the drivetrain and type of chainring, with minimum/maximum values listed in the chart above.
A portion of the downtube features a Kevlar shield, to help protect against potential trail damage.
The fork comes courtesy of Cinelli’s sister company, Columbus. The Future Cross is a monocoque carbon design weighing in at 550 grams. Tire clearance is limited to 700 x 47mm or 650b x 2.1″.
The fork features a 12mm thru axle with unique Dual Rake System. This allows the rake to swap between 47mm and 52mm, adjusting handling to the user’s preference.
The complete Ultegra bike is listed at 8.8kg, while the Rival 1x version comes in at 9.0kg. Full pricing has yet to be released, but Cinelli’s USA distributor has the King Zydeco frameset listed at $2,400 USD. For more information and full geometry charts, check out the link below.
