Maximum Fork Length - Cannondale Scalpel Owner's Manual Supplement

MAXIMUM FORK LENGTH

Your Cannondale bike frame was designed and tested to a specific MAXIMUM FORK LENGTH. See
below. Installing a fork with a MAXIMUM FORK LENGTH that is longer that specified for the frame,
can overload the frame causing it to fail and break suddenly while riding. A rider can be severely
injured or killed as a result.
500mm
(19.7 in)
Figure 5
MAXIMUM FORK LENGTH
H
ow MAXIMUM FORK LENGTH is
measured:
• THE FORK MUST BE INSTALLED and FULLY
EXTENDED.
• MEASURE
BOTTOM OF
TO CENTER
Do not measure from bottom of headset
bearing cups or head tube adapters if any.
WARNING
DO NOT INSTALL FORKS WITH A MAXIMUM
FORK LENGTH LONGER THAN THE
SPECIFICATION FOR YOUR FRAME. A longer
fork can overload the frame causing it to
fail (break) while riding. You can be severely
injured, paralyzed or killed in an accident.
To find this important specification you can:
1. Consult the Owner's Manual Supplement
for your bike.
2. Ask your Cannondale Dealer.
3. Visit our website Tech Center at
http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/tech/ or
call us at 1-800-BIKE-USA.
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THE DISTANCE
FRAME HEAD
LINE of WHEEL
FROM
TUBE
AXLE.