Custom “Pink Love” Steel 29er Mountain Bike by Cyclo Bicycles

I’d love to see more Lefties in the wild. It’s a shame that only Cannondale is behind mono-forks, and the requirement for specific wheelsets. The stiffness/weight advantage of a single leg is pretty big. There’s a reason airplanes don’t use forks…

I agree about the fork and its performance but it looks too dang weird for my tastes

This bike’s for me , right?!

The problem with Lefty forks is that they’re made by Cannondale. Even with Fox on board, they still haven’t been able to make a seal with a crap. When I sold Cannondale, it was unusual for a customer to get a year of regular use out of a Lefty before it had to be serviced (new seals, new fluid, sometimes new stanchion). That’s basically unheard of on a Fox or Rock Shox.

Good call Bill. I have a new 2013 carbon lefty on my scalpel and it is awesome. You get pass the way it looks after the first mile of riding. Like any fork or shock it should be serviced at least once a year. My specialized epic needed forks and shock service at least once a year even if it just sat in the garage to stay under warranty. For anyone who hasn’t tried a lefty I would say take one for a spin. It will change the way you look at forks or should I say fork. You can even get longer travel lefty’s and aftermarket kits for different bikes now. Androo not only some aircraft but most vehicles on the road use single sided shock and wheel support including some motorbikes.

@Hoppy: You should always say “fork” and not “forks” unless you’re talking about multiple forks. A bike only uses one “fork”, you should never refer to it as “forks”. Do you refer to your single 4-prong eating utensil as “a fork” or a single one as “forks”?

Release a 160 supermax and i’ll be happy!

Nice! Lefty needs a lot of attention but it’s smooth as butter.. Rotate the picture and head angle will be 90…come on!

Re Hoppy, singlesided swingarms on motorbikes are a bit of a debate, they have to be beefed up so much compared to double arms to get the torsional stifness that they usually weigh more, but damn do they look good.

You don’t want to wear stanchions, yet you chose to ride Enduro seals? Seals with significantly more drag, and much tighter fitting. That wear stanchions like it is their job.

Technically…it’s a strut. BC is smoking crack about Fox. They are shite! I will take a Lefty over any thing out there. Been rocking one on my Selma for years with the Project321 adapter.