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Submitted by
barry layar
a Weekend Warrior
from cebu, philippines
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | in cebu there's lot of trails... | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | only here in philipp | | Strengths: | very light frame...it is fast and you will be furios riding the bike!!! | | Weaknesses: | weakness??? i dont like when its muddy, co'z the mudd will ruin the beauty of it, hehehehe...no weak!!! | | Similar Products Used: | first frame i have, since 2004 until now im using it... | | Bike Setup: | shimano alivio group set, GTS wheel set, handle bar&seat post(amoeba scud carbon fiber) | | Bottom Line: | awesome frame!!! you guys must have one of this... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephanie Schlaack
a Cross Country Rider
from McKinney
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Waco Cameron Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Heaven- San Antonio | | Strengths: | Very light, agile and fast. ELO works Great, and Mavic SL wheels are very stiff. The bike sticks to the dirt like glue but is easy to lift. I love my lefty! All XTR Yea! | | Weaknesses: | I miss the 2X9 on my F5000, and hated the Hutchinson scorpions that came on the bike | | Similar Products Used: | Raliegh M50, Cannondale F700, Cannondale F5000 | | Bike Setup: | Carbon Fiber Lefty ELO, Cannondale Optimo Frame, 2003 XTR Drive Train & SHifters. Mavic SL Wheels running Hutchinson Python Airlights with Stans No-Tubes System, Serfas Womans WWD Saddle, Thompson Seatpost, Easton Carbon Fiber Bars, "Supergirl" Headset MOJO! | | Bottom Line: | The Best bike I've ever owned bar none! 2004 is the same except for the paint!
Go get one! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gef
a Racer
from baltimore, md, usa
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | paved, road rules | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | fast | | Weaknesses: | not as fast on the DH | | Similar Products Used: | trek 9.8, spec stumpjumper | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | speedy and $$$, but full XTR for that price? on an American made frame and fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Racer
from massachusetts,usa
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | trails in lenox mass | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | very light and fast and nimble.great power wheelie bike.seems to ride better than my caad4 frame with ultra fork.
| | Weaknesses: | right out of box fork was defective.wouldn't unlock.but cannondale got the fork back to me in 2 days just before 24 hour race! | | Similar Products Used: | caad 4 with ultra
| | Bike Setup: | this was a relacement frame and fork so I don't have the 03 xtr,which I don't want anyway.
| | Bottom Line: | this frame seems to feel more comfortable than my older caad 4. I didn't have a hardtail for 5 weeks and had been riding my scalpel before getting this frame and lefty and normally I can feel the harshness of the ht but this new optimo rides better than the older frame.this bike is fast.don't think people realize the advantage I have over them with this lightweight bike
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Submitted by
John Godts
a Racer
from Asheville, NC
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Bent Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | Motion Maker, Sylva, NC | | Strengths: | The bike is extremely light (23 pounds with a suspention seat post), Good geometry, excellent Lefty carbon fork, light and responsive, full XTR components, Mavic crossmax SL | | Weaknesses: | the tires (Hutchinson scorpion (tubless)) lose 10 PSI / day and have a very poor grip on wet condition. | | Similar Products Used: | Many hardtails from Trek, Fisher, Specialized but none of them match the F 3000. | | Bike Setup: | Full XTR, Lefty Carbon fork with ELO, Mavic Crossmax SL, Hutchinson tubless scorpion, Easton EC 70 handlebar | | Bottom Line: | The bike is better than expected in every aspect you can imagine....Great climber, great descender and goes very well on the flat and on the jumps as well, easy to handle because of the weight and geometry.
You can ride a century without being (too) tired. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony Cipolla
a Racer
from Bridgeport
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | Hardtail, Lefty, new XTR, | | Weaknesses: | Mavic wheelset, not Crossmaxs as spec'd. ELO is touchy, new xtr, Hutchinson tires | | Similar Products Used: | Gary Fisher, Turner Stinger | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Great race bike, very stiff. Hooks up and rips. Almost too stiff. Great bike for climbing races, but maybe full suspension would be better on flat, choppy courses. Lefty fork is great, Compression is very tunable. ELO ( electronic lock out) can be a pain. The button must be held down for a few seconds in order to activate. I'm still unsure of the new XTR. The shifters should have a flat spot on the bottom side of the lever as to feel more comfortable on the top of your fingers on upsfifts. Once adjusted properly, they shift very precise. Setting up the xtr calibers is alittle cheesy. Centering the caliper, you must use spacers that are easily lost. The Hutchinson tires are OK. Not the best traction for East coast riding. Climbing hills takes some getting used to as the front end sits up a little higher due to the lefty's height. Overall, I'm very happy with the bike, just have to get past some of the minor glitches. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris arsenault
a Racer
from canada
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any tight trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | Smooth cycle P.E.I | | Strengths: | This bike climbs extremly well,it only ways 22 pounds and has the litest wheel set from mavic. There's some 2003 XTR across the border and all other components are reletively good.{The leafty is great,it has plenty of travel and the elo is fast to lock out the suspention and very precise}.The easton ec70 bars are great | | Weaknesses: | The only weaknesses that I have experianced where :the reer hub was sent lous from mavic I fixed it with a simple turne of a tool that I recived with my manuel.Another weaknesse could be the batery in the elo system {its simpuly a 9 volt alkaline or ultralife batery}if the batery dies in a race and the leafty remains locked out on bumpy terain it could be hard on your uper body.Ive read that there is a little yello led light that comes one when the batery is almost dead. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale f2000 year 2000 trek elite 9.8 cannondale 2002 f3000 ,f2000 and a duel suspention Trek fuel 100 {2002} | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F3000 ,optimo frame ,leafty carbon elo ,Mavic cross max sl disc 2003 ,XTR 2003:shifter/brake leaver,crank,derailers etc Easton ec70 bars and Thompson elite seat post. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is excelent for xc racing and i consider anyone experienced to purschis this bike beacaus it great.This bike is more for experianced riders becaus if you crash and brake something it could cost a lots of cash to change or repair if not on warenty. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis
a Cross Country Rider
from New Haven VT, USA
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1680.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Center | | Strengths: | It climbs like a mountain goat. It is very light, around 23lbs and is very nimble and fast on the trail. The energy transfer from the pedals to the wheel is amazing. | | Weaknesses: | The Hutchinson scorpion tires are not good in muddy conditions. The new shimano XRT brake shifter set could easly be destroyed in a crash because they stick out from the handle bars. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing compairs | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Cannondale F3000Sl | | Bottom Line: | The bike is an amazing ride if you are into fast single track or want to x-country race. This bike is not for freriding or any sort of drops. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff davidson
a Cross Country Rider
from helena,mt usa
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | single track,ridge trail in helena | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | 00 cannondale f3000-approx.23LBS very precise handling,quick and agile,excellent bike | | Weaknesses: | not much,front comes off ground on steeper climbs,probably the rider not the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | 1st bike trek,2nd bike gary fisher last bike cannondale | | Bike Setup: | xtr comp.throughout,remote bar grip shift,hydralic brake sys. on the fly adjustable fatty head | | Bottom Line: | excellent bike for the money,should last for some time
would recommend to any x-country enthusist,would not purchase if your a w/end warrior only. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick Murrah
a Racer
from Birmingham, AL U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Mtn. State Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Staright from Cannondale | | Strengths: | light, super quick and fast. | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found one yet | | Similar Products Used: | lots of other hard tails | | Bike Setup: | Can't get much better than the way it comes, full '03 xtr.
Waiting on the new mavic crossmax to come in. | | Bottom Line: | I was not a huge fan of Cannondales before I purchased this one. So far I am extremely pleased with every aspect of this bike. The bike climbs like a champ and it's as quick as anything I have ever ridden. The lefty tracks as well or better than any (traditional) fork that I have ridden. As for the new XTR, the best just got better in my opinion. It only took 5 or 6 miles of single track to get used to it. Definately a race bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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