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Cannondale Jekyll All Mountain Full Suspension
Product Description
User Reviews
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Daniel Berg
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: August 8, 2012 Strengths: two different personalities, getting down on trails like there were rails, it´s stunning beautiful!! Weaknesses: MSRP 6000€ Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: jubiläumswarte Duration Product Used: 2 days Price Paid: $3300.00 Purchased At: ciclopia Similar Products Used: Cannondale Jekyll 1000 (2003) Bike Setup: only switched the saddle to flite kit carbonio, and shorter stem 
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Chachao!
a Cross Country Rider
from Ashland OR Date Reviewed: November 8, 2011 Strengths: Strong enough for aggressive XC/all mountain riding. 1.5" headtube allows for lots of customization. Weaknesses: Bottom bracket height is too low. Shock is frame specific and cannot be upgraded. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $75.00 Purchased At: craigslist Bike Setup: Medium frame; Rockshox Sektor 140mm Uturn; Easton XC One wheelset; BB7 185F, 160R; Truvativ Stylo Cranks; SLX shifters; XT shadow Rear; Panaracer Rampage (F) Conti X-King (R)
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dieseldem
a Weekend Warrior
from CA Date Reviewed: October 26, 2011 Strengths: Strong Frame and Wheelset, build quality and appearence Weaknesses: A little on the heavy side, front fork. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Chesboro Canyon Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $600.00 Purchased At: Craigs list Similar Products Used: Trek 8000 Bike Setup: Standard Float RL rear and Splice front. Standard BB5 Discs, Kendra 8 block tires. 
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joeg
a Cross Country Rider
from Middletown, CT Date Reviewed: July 24, 2011 Strengths: Suspension Travel Weaknesses: Bottom Bracket sits too low Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Middlesex Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3600.00 Purchased At: Suburban Cycle Similar Products Used: Proflex 2000, I-Drive Bike Setup: Standard From Factory
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Jamie Whitt
a Weekend Warrior
from Princeton, WV Date Reviewed: July 15, 2009 Strengths: Love the bike! A full 5 inches of travel front and rear makes rock gardens disappear and yet it climbs just as good. The rear Fox shock has a lockout on it but I never use it. Weaknesses: The mechanical disc are a little trieng on long declnes but that problem is being fixed as we speak. Other than that I love the bike. excellent for new and old riders of all sorts! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pipestem, Pandapis, Gleenwood Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $1300.00 Purchased At: Adventure Similar Products Used: Trek Fuel Bike Setup: Super Splice front shock and Fox Float rear. X7 shifters and now Hayes Sole brakes!
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guell
a Racer
from Alajuela, Costa Rica Date Reviewed: April 22, 2009 Strengths: Soft, fast, strength, stability, confortable Weaknesses: Found nothing yet ! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whatever Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: Ftriend Similar Products Used: Ufff !! various... Barracuda, Litespeed, several Treks, several Cannondales, some Specialized, some Raleight, etc. Bike Setup: Nice Bike !!!
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bennyjekyll700
a Downhiller
from Elk WA Date Reviewed: July 6, 2008 Strengths: very strong frame, took a crash a whole lot better that i did, perfect welds Weaknesses: magura clara breaks they suck i wanna get some avid juicy 7's. And the hutchensen mosquito tires pop VERY easily Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: cherry hill in Coeur d 'Alene ID Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: Coeur d 'Alene ID Similar Products Used: specialized hardrock Bike Setup: lefty ELO front shock,rapid fire shifters,XT rear derailuer,LX front deraileur,fox float R rear shock,SRAM 7.0 cassete SRAM chain and crank,clara breaks(soon going to change) o'neal azonic bars 2" rise ,specialized saddle,cannondale DODA expert rims and hubs,32 hole
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Jazon
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, FL Date Reviewed: June 20, 2008 Strengths: Frame is handmade in the U.S., looks awesome, descends extremely well, adjustable travel fork, adjustable geometry, decent components. Weaknesses: Stock tires were so-so, somewhat on the heavy side(I have the Jekyll 600 All Mountain). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Alafia State Park Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1400.00 Similar Products Used: KHS Alite 1000, Cannondale Super V, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR. Bike Setup: 2004 Cannondale Jekyll 600 All Mountain, Selle Italia Nova Saddle, WTB Velociraptor Tires, Specialized Enduro Grips, Kore Stem.
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Chris Clark
a Weekend Warrior
from Fairfax, VA, U.S.A. Date Reviewed: February 18, 2008 Strengths: IT'S A CANNONDALE/ Nice Welds/ Classic Tri- angle style Main Frame/ Low- Maintenance Single Pivot rear swing-arm /5' Travel/ adjustable rear shock (coil-over) style.-also changes the headset deg.0.3 from XC geometry to FR/AM ride. Weaknesses: Poor Cable routing f. Derailer/ and rear brake. due to the "S" bend w/ Mechanical Brakes -not a problem for hydro. Rear Shock is integrated into the frame make it hard to find upgrades. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: McDowell Trail systems, AZ. Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Washington Bike Center, Virginia Similar Products Used: GT iDrive 4/ Mongoose Teocali/ Trek EX 5.5/ Yeti ASX Bike Setup: 05' Cannondale Jekyll 800/Custom Paint/08'Fox Vanilla RLC/ Fox Float RL rear/All XT Drive/ XTR Shifters/Avid Juicy 7's/ Mavic Crossmax wheelset/ Kenda Nevgal 2.35 rear/ 2.5 front stick-e for all this loose rock out here in AZ. Race Face -(stem,bars,seatpost) CNC only!
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DON CAPS
a Weekend Warrior
from SINGAPORE Date Reviewed: February 6, 2008 Strengths: (1)One strength is actually its strength, per se'. The welds are massive yet nice and smooth. Somehow gives the impression they won't fail that easily. The large head tube also looks tough; tougher than most other bikes that use the regular size head tube. I guess this all builds up some confidence when riding tough and demanding portions of a trail. (2)LOOKS. I really lke the looks of my older version frame, the one with the forged or bonded swing arm. I think it's called the raven type swing arm, if I'm not mistaken. (3)Geometry adjustability via rear shock position. (4)Did I say LOOKS? Weaknesses: (1)The suspension is fine, although it's not the latest in rear suspension technology. (2)The rear shock mounting is customized, so you cant just by any after market shock. This is an issue if you want to upgrade to other models or brands such as those with pro-pedal. (3)Rear tire clearance allows only up to 2.1 (4)I have loved this bike (frame) so much eversince I got it, that it's been hard to let go... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bukit Timah & Pulau Ubin Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $2070.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: I would say my Morewood Ndiza because of the single pivot suspension. Although the Ndiza is a more specialized bike (designed for 4x). Bike Setup: 01 or 02 cannondale jekyll frame (not sure about the year), fox vanilla rlc fork, 07 xtr cranks, mavic 321's on A2Z hubs, 50mm X4 thomson, race face next sl os carbon riser bar, thomson post, Avid BB7 brakes, Avid Ultimate black ops levers, 07 XTR shifters, XTR M960 rd, XTR M953 fd. Kenda nevegal at front, Panaracer Fire XC pro behind. 
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eric whiteside
from Osan AB, South Korea Date Reviewed: December 8, 2007 Strengths: Great design...efficient AND aesthetically pleasing, versatile bike, adjustability to different riding styles, beautiful welds Weaknesses: Poor cable routing (rear brake and front derailleur cables go under bottom bracket), rear shock leaks in cold weather Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything where I ride more than I push Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: bought frame from a friend Similar Products Used: GT I drive 2.0 and 0.0 (2001 and 2003 frames) Bike Setup: Clydesdale set up...i.e. heavy bike for a heavy rider. Marzocchi bomber up front, Fox float RL rear, LX/XTR, aftermarket wheelset
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jonathan
from kentucky Date Reviewed: September 10, 2007 Strengths: good frame design, adjustable rear height, reasonable weight, overall good bike Weaknesses: basically only 2 rear shocks to choose from.. but the float rl is perfect. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $800.00 Bike Setup: manitou minute 1 100 - 130, fox float rl, rhino lite wheels w/ disc hubs, hays nine carbon disc brake, 2.35 in. tires.
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eric whiteside
a Cross Country Rider
from osan ab, south korea Date Reviewed: August 21, 2007 Strengths: efficiency AND easy on the eyes, short chainstays great for climbing and acceleration Weaknesses: I haven't found any yet...I don't think I'm going to!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything in Annadel state park, Santa Rosa, CA Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: from a friend Similar Products Used: GT I-drive 0.0, and 2.0 Bike Setup: Marzocchi Z2 Drop off, LX/XTR, Mavic 117 Disc, Avid Mechanical Disc
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Jim
a Racer
from Beltsville, Md Date Reviewed: June 19, 2007 Strengths: It's a Cannondale! So that means that it's bombproof, and built to last FOREVER!!! Weaknesses: Stock, it was a little on the heavy side at 27.7lbs with pedals. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Patapsco State Park Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $375.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: I am an ex-factory rider who started with Cannondale back in the early 90's. So while I've tried MANY different bikes over the years, I've always remained true to my Cannondales. Currently, I own 14 of them, and I wouldn't trade any of them for anything else. Bike Setup: Mine is totally Custom. I started with just the frame that I bought off of ebay. Since I am primarily a cross country rider, I didn't want to build I build it like the typical free-ride bike, so I'm using a Headshock instead of the Lefty. The other unusual thing is that I am running a single 38T chainring with an Ethirteen bashguard in the front instead of the typical 3 chainring setup. So I get only 9 usable gears instead of 27 gears that just overlap. Than I added the following components: XTR rear derailluer and cassette, Avid BB7 Brakes w/ speed Dial levers, Easton Monkey Light bars, Control tech Seatpost, SLR saddle, and Mavic SLR wheels. Plus I used Avid Flak jacket full length housing on the entire bike, so I never worry about dirt and grime effecting my shifting. But the greatest thing of all is that this the bike weighs in at an incredible 23.7lbs with pedals. That's SWEET for a bike that you can actually ride without fear of breaking something. 
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Ivan Ixic
a Weekend Warrior
from Croatia Date Reviewed: April 29, 2007 Strengths: Great climber,shock 'eats' bumps,not too heavy for FS bike. Weaknesses: Frame broken after small crash.;(( Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: dotrscina Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: some guy Similar Products Used: author versus Bike Setup: Manitou Scareb super,Xt dics brakes, xt dual control,xtr rear,mavic x223,manitou swinger 3 way spv.
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