Year: 2019
Make: Cannondale
Model: Trigger 3
Size: Med
Weight: 29.8 without pedals, with tubes
Link: Will add when posted.
Yes, I also pulled the Trigger. When Tricia and I got back into riding, we jumped in with both feet. We sold the Miata and took that money to buy some new bikes. After demoing a few available options, she decided she wanted the 2018 Cannondale Trigger 3. By the time she decided that was what she/we wanted, Cannondale was out of mediums and just had smalls left. As luck would have it, BlueZone had a medium in stock but no smalls and had a customer who was looking for a small. So Tricia ordered the small and we swapped it for the medium and everyone was happy.
This still left me without a bike. I could take a demo when I needed but would prefer my own bike. I was riding the Klein 1x7 and, well, it was feeling a bit dated. Cannondale had an early release of the 2019 Triggers (yes @ken you were right) with a color change from orange to red but also a price drop. The price drop did concern me … especially at a time when we are expecting tariffs be be hitting bikes; if anything, they should be going up. In this case, the 2019 Trigger had a change in componentry, going from 11-speed SLX/XT to 12-speed SRAM Eagle NX. The SRAM shift levers are different from the Shimano and I was getting used to the Shimano so the SRAM will be a change for sure. I think I will miss using my pointer finger for upshifting, but I am sure I will get used to it, and the 52T Eagle should climb incredibly.
Tires are also a big difference: where the 2018 had 27.5 x 2.3 front and rear, the 2019 has 27.5 x 2.4 in the back and a 2.5 in the front. Both years are Maxxis (Minion DHF and High Roller II). The one little thing that I thought was odd, the Fox Gemini rear shock switch to set from Flow to Hustle was moved from the left side to the right and the lever is all plastic and not nearly as solid feeling as the 2018. If I am not happy with the new switch, I will see about ordering the older model.
I won’t have time to finish the build until early in the week and at that time, I will be swapping over to tubeless. I do look forward to taking the maiden voyage either up in Truckee or on the new Reno trail that @Andy Mink posted about HERE .
I will report back after the bike is built and how it compares to the outgoing model.
Make: Cannondale
Model: Trigger 3
Size: Med
Weight: 29.8 without pedals, with tubes
Link: Will add when posted.
Yes, I also pulled the Trigger. When Tricia and I got back into riding, we jumped in with both feet. We sold the Miata and took that money to buy some new bikes. After demoing a few available options, she decided she wanted the 2018 Cannondale Trigger 3. By the time she decided that was what she/we wanted, Cannondale was out of mediums and just had smalls left. As luck would have it, BlueZone had a medium in stock but no smalls and had a customer who was looking for a small. So Tricia ordered the small and we swapped it for the medium and everyone was happy.
This still left me without a bike. I could take a demo when I needed but would prefer my own bike. I was riding the Klein 1x7 and, well, it was feeling a bit dated. Cannondale had an early release of the 2019 Triggers (yes @ken you were right) with a color change from orange to red but also a price drop. The price drop did concern me … especially at a time when we are expecting tariffs be be hitting bikes; if anything, they should be going up. In this case, the 2019 Trigger had a change in componentry, going from 11-speed SLX/XT to 12-speed SRAM Eagle NX. The SRAM shift levers are different from the Shimano and I was getting used to the Shimano so the SRAM will be a change for sure. I think I will miss using my pointer finger for upshifting, but I am sure I will get used to it, and the 52T Eagle should climb incredibly.
Tires are also a big difference: where the 2018 had 27.5 x 2.3 front and rear, the 2019 has 27.5 x 2.4 in the back and a 2.5 in the front. Both years are Maxxis (Minion DHF and High Roller II). The one little thing that I thought was odd, the Fox Gemini rear shock switch to set from Flow to Hustle was moved from the left side to the right and the lever is all plastic and not nearly as solid feeling as the 2018. If I am not happy with the new switch, I will see about ordering the older model.
I won’t have time to finish the build until early in the week and at that time, I will be swapping over to tubeless. I do look forward to taking the maiden voyage either up in Truckee or on the new Reno trail that @Andy Mink posted about HERE .
I will report back after the bike is built and how it compares to the outgoing model.