https://video.liberta.vip/videos/watch/633f430a-68d7-46ec-87d7-bc860a9865a2 Side by side with the Trek Marlin 5 at the Chaweng shop, the Trail SL 4 came in 600 to 800 grams lighter - Cannondale's SmartForm alloy, the same material as its higher-end models, achieves that through controlled composition and tube shaping, not just thinner walls, so it is lighter and stiffer at once. Timing the 2 km, 8 per cent Nathon climb in matched conditions, it beat the Marlin by 90 to 120 seconds: less mass to lift means less energy per metre gained, and the ring road's three climbs compound that. On the flat it accelerates more easily after each market and viewpoint stop, subtler than the climbing gain but real over a stop-filled 50 km. Through the mountain switchbacks its lateral stiffness transferred corner-exit power directly and held the line without flex. It saves 600 to 800 g over the Marlin 5, and on the Nathon climb that gap put me 90 to 120 seconds ahead - you feel it most going uphill. https://samui-bikes.com/en/bicycle-rental-koh-samui/rent-cannondale-trail-sl-4/what-is-cannondale-trail-sl-4-lightweight-advantage/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:41:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.liberta.vip https://video.liberta.vip/lazy-static/avatars/f8a53962-73f3-4feb-93dd-38fb84ee1e18.png https://video.liberta.vip/videos/watch/633f430a-68d7-46ec-87d7-bc860a9865a2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.liberta.vip/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.