Moterra Neo LT 2022

The 2022 Cannondale Moterra Neo LT was the long-travel (LT = Long Travel) member of the Moterra Neo family, launched in April 2022 and now discontinued. Where the standard Moterra Neo ran 150mm of travel on full 29in wheels, the LT stepped up to a 170mm RockShox Zeb fork and a 165mm coil-sprung rear end on a mixed-wheel (29in front, 27.5in rear) chassis, pushing it firmly into burly enduro territory. The carbon front triangle and alloy swingarm used Cannondale's Proportional Response suspension, giving each frame size its own kinematics.

Power came from the Bosch Performance Line CX motor (85Nm, up to 340 percent assist) running Bosch's Smart System, fed by the 750Wh PowerTube that removes from the downtube for off-bike charging, with a Kiox 300 display and a built-in 1000-lumen Lezyne headlight. Two carbon trims were sold. The flagship Carbon LT 1 (8,500 GBP) ran a RockShox Zeb Select+ fork, a Deluxe Select+ coil shock, a full Shimano XT 12-speed drivetrain and SRAM Code RSC brakes on 220/200mm rotors. The Carbon LT 2 (7,250 GBP) shared the frame and coil shock but used a Zeb Select fork, an XT mech with SLX shifting and Magura MT5 brakes on 220/203mm rotors.

Geometry was stable and descent-focused rather than playful, with a slack 64 degree head angle, a steep 76.5 degree effective seat angle and long 452mm chainstays held constant across all four sizes (S to XL). Reach ran from 426mm on the S to 511mm on the XL, and the 356mm bottom bracket sat relatively tall. As a discontinued model this is now a used-market buy, and there is no owner ride-feel data in our records, so the notes above are spec-based only.