Cannondale was one of the first brands to release a suspension equipped gravel bike way back in 2012, making the 2025 Topstone Carbon Lefty the culmination of 15 years of trial and error. Naturally, one would imagine the new bike would be pretty good, but to be honest, I’ve never been a fan of suspended gravel bikes, so I went into this review as a skeptic. But the Kingpin suspension design, paired with a lightweight, verstyle frame and build kit managed to win me over. That said, there are definitely faster or more comfortable bikes on the market, but for me, it felt like the Topstone hit the sweet spot.