Would you recommend a Canondale?
- Thread starter MTLBiker
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In fact I have no experience on Canondale. But I think you can try the Montague bikes. The UK company that can do the electric conversion is called Team Hybrid. You'll find them
http://www.teamhybrid.co.uk/
Or you can search some others at
www.bikesdirect.com
www.performancebike.com
They always have all kinds of bike brands, and recently there is a coupon, you can look up
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=66917
http://www.teamhybrid.co.uk/
Or you can search some others at
www.bikesdirect.com
www.performancebike.com
They always have all kinds of bike brands, and recently there is a coupon, you can look up
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=66917
YES. My 3.0 Cannondale road bike is still going strong on it's 20th year. Also have a 15 yr old MTB C'dale and never had an issue with it.MTLBiker said:
Keep in mind that some of their frames are now made overseas. Stick with their top of the line stuff and you will be happy for a long time.
bioWheel
You bet, cant beat that genuine lifetime warranty!
Almost all of their bikes are handbuilt american except the new cheap ones - F6 and 7. They at one stage did a carbon frame overseas too, but the six13, supersix and systemsix are all american.
Almost all of their bikes are handbuilt american except the new cheap ones - F6 and 7. They at one stage did a carbon frame overseas too, but the six13, supersix and systemsix are all american.
There is ONE disadvantage to some Cannondale bikes which may not be a factor in your consideration ...
That is, Cannondale is a firm which occasionally incorporates a cutting edge design which may be technologically superior, but which may be unserviceable (at your LBS) in the future due to lack of availability of parts (I believe the "law" only requires a manufacturer to support a product for seven years after it is produced) ...
The innovative HEADSHOK comes to mind as a casualty of component evolution.
That is, Cannondale is a firm which occasionally incorporates a cutting edge design which may be technologically superior, but which may be unserviceable (at your LBS) in the future due to lack of availability of parts (I believe the "law" only requires a manufacturer to support a product for seven years after it is produced) ...
The innovative HEADSHOK comes to mind as a casualty of component evolution.
I have two C'dales. A 10 y.o. F500 MTB which is excellent and never had any issues whatsoever and and new CAAD9 bike which is excellent as well.alfeng said:
The point is not really about "cutting edge" but more around propietary parts that are more difficult -and expensive- to service than industry standard parts. Perfect example is the headshok or lefty forks.
Having said that, is you live in a area where there are plenty of C'dale dealers, you shouldn't have a problem at all.
New C'dales come with lifetime warranty...that's got to be worth something.
I'm a very satissfied customer. I can highly recommend one.
cheers
YES I WOULD RECOMMEND A CANNONDALE. I HAVE A R1000 CADD8.
HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS, NO COMPLAINTS. VERY RESPONSIVE, CLIMBS WELL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS GETTING THE RIGHT SIZE, AND
GETTING IT FITTED FOR YOUR BODY TYPE.
HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS, NO COMPLAINTS. VERY RESPONSIVE, CLIMBS WELL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS GETTING THE RIGHT SIZE, AND
GETTING IT FITTED FOR YOUR BODY TYPE.
No, you won't/shouldn't have (m)any problems using shifters that are not located on the handlebars ...laraluna said:
And, it isn't difficult to update an older bike's shifting mechanism with one that isn't located on the downtube (where I presume the current shifters are on the bike you are looking at) to a different-or-contemporary one, either -- the cost varies from a $10+ to $500+.
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