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Submitted by
Eran
a Cross Country Rider
from Tel Aviv
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Excellent frame, Very light and very stiff. The Sram 5 gears work very well and makes you wander why spend much much more on other high-class gears.
The brakes are doing what they were built for just fine... | | Weaknesses: | Front tire - IRC Notos doesn't handle that well...
The front suspension has only 60mm , would recoomend upgrading that part.
Another thing - change pedals to spd. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 4900 , | | Bottom Line: | Good, light hardtail for beginners. Good frame maybe worth upgrading in the future.
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Submitted by
Erik
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Like Mercedes Cars; Cannondale's cheapest models offer same intrinsic top class build as their expensive models.
Great frame, Headshock stiffness and upgradeability, good value. | | Weaknesses: | Crappy other gear and basic accessories to keep price low, not disc compatable. | | Bike Setup: | Standard CAAD2 frame, XT derailleur, air cartidge Headshock, Coda EX2 cranks, Michelin Wildgripper Comp S tyres. | | Bottom Line: | Bought because of good basics (frame and headshock) for cheap price, then able to be upgraded to be my ideal MTB as finances allow.
Headshock front fork is as ideal basics as you get. Original Elastomer has far too fast (bouncy) rebound; air/oil fork cartidge needed to tame this.
Rear derailleur is plastic rubbish, upgrade to at least LX or else you will face an awfull mess of bits after a hard ride.
Rims have bad quality joins (next upgrade for me) and seat too squishy.
Otherwise a great way to get in the world of Cannondale build quality. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Maryland
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | My girlfriend bought the bike because I work part-time at the LBS, got a really good price. | | Weaknesses: | From day one the headshock sounds like a coke bottle rattling inside of the headtube. 3 trips to the bkie shop (that I work at) and they can't fix it. Girlfriend blames me, you know how that goes. On the third try LBS sent the fork to Cannondale (Crackandfail) for repair, the noise didn't even change pitch, might even be louder. Little woman won't ride it now, calling Cannondale to wee what they will do. | | Similar Products Used: | Her first bike, which I recommended. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I only recommended this bike because everybody at the shop rides the damn things. I only ride KONA'S, and now I know why, there not over-priced crap. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurt Wood
a Weekend Warrior
from Ronan, MT
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Boulder Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Open Road Bicycles | | Strengths: | THE FRAME, its light and very sturdy, considering it's hand made. Then thers's the brakes they are very strong. The back cogs and the back derallier. This is definately better that any bike I have tried. | | Weaknesses: | Even though the brakes are strong they need constant ajusting. -But for a bike this nice (and expensive) it's a small upgrade.- I had some problems from the front deraillier. But the back was fine. | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose MGX, Pugeot, Giant, Schwin Speciallized, Diamondback. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F300 w/ shimano deore LX shifters, drailliers, chain, and cogs. Every thing else is original. | | Bottom Line: | This is a good solid bike w/ a good frame, shocks, and strong brakes (although they need some work). The back deraillier (S-Ram) works fine, but I went Gung ho and changed everything to Shimano Deore LX. Other than minor upgrades, this bike is a great bike, with good looks for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Blankets Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$685.00 | | Purchased At: | Roswell Bicycle | | Strengths: | This bike is the lightest that I have seen in this price range. Change out tires if you realy plan on doing a lot of aggressive trail riding. I love this bike for the money. | | Weaknesses: | Front shocks could use more travel | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for Mich Wildgripper Comp S | | Bottom Line: | The most bang-for-the-buck. The grip shift is flawless. It shifts very fast. You can change multiple cogs at one time instead of one at a time as you do with "Rapid Fire" type shifters. Also this bike has very aggresive steering which keeps the ride very lively. So far, I have not seen anything that I like more for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Burke Gilman | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Redmond Bike | | Strengths: | Excellent frame, stands up well to a 6'3" 200lb guy. The brakes are almost dangerously good. The welds are polished out, the paint is pristine. Attention to detail is incredible. | | Weaknesses: | Some new tires and a new seat are on my immediate list. The IRC Mythos are too soft and bumpy for streets. The seat is rather punishing. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, with Qbeam rack. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent bike for the price, I am very happy with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bak
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Excellent all around bike. Headshock kicks but. Brakes are excellent. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Upgraded headshock to version with lockout. Recommended. | | Bottom Line: | Beautiful bike. I get pleasure from just looking at it. But, that is just where the pleasure STARTS. On the trail, this bike is excellent. I am a beginner MB'er who wanted to get a solid bike that I could grow into and not have to mortgage something in the process. This bike is it! Tried Specialized, but the headshock (and the looks) of the cannondale made the F300 my choice. Don't buy a any other bike until you have tried a cannondale. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Deraita
a Weekend Warrior
from Cottage Grove Oregon U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. David | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Beautifull frame and paint Both works of art. sram shifters and derailer are top notch. Great brakes!(although they go out of tune easyly)Really love the Headshok!! Tires also
excellent! | | Weaknesses: | seat and pedels (replaced same day of purchase) Need to tune brakes alot. | | Similar Products Used: | Motive Rockridge, Schwinn Maximizer | | Bike Setup: | Stock except seat and pedels | | Bottom Line: | This is my first TOP NOTCH mountian bike. If you want a killer frame with Beautifull paint, and some nice componetry
you cant go wrong with the f300.The Headshok is different
than everybody elses and MUCH BETTER. Cannondales are not cheep but are well worth it! The frame is a work of art!
and its worth upgrading the componetry in the future. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric
a Cross Country Rider
from mt shasta
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | North Shore(Mt Shasta) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Frame geometry & squared chainstays and love that oversized headtube! | | Weaknesses: | Lockout needed on P-Bone suspension. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Backwoods | | Bike Setup: | sram 5.0 and Sugino crankset | | Bottom Line: | A bicycle even Ricky Ricardo would love! When times get tough and the little gremlins are out to hurt your feelings, This bike does the trick! The frame almost looks carbon fiber. I would think that this bike would do just fine for the poor or the rich. Cheers, Eric | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Tallahassee, Flordia
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tom Brown | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Let's put it this way Large Man on two wheels whose skills are in dire need of improvement, and the bike doesn't seem to mind a bit. Frustrated with the frequency in need for rear alignment and would like a crisper shift arrangment Bought it (paying a little more than I needed to) for a base on which to build and haven't been disappointed yet!!!! | | Weaknesses: | A little price in comparison (but worth it!) | | Similar Products Used: | GT, Kona, Trek | | Bottom Line: | Can't say it enough...Let's put it this way Large Man on two wheels whose skills are in dire need of improvement, and the bike doesn't seem to mind a bit. Frustrated with the frequency in need for rear alignment and would like a crisper shift arrangment. Bought it (paying a little more than I needed to) for a base on which to build and dispite it all haven't been disappointed yet!!!! And it goes without saying, if your in the market you've got to give the HeadShock system a demo!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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