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Submitted by
miki
a Weekend Warrior
from zagreb,croatia
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | climbs like a crazy monkey,nice paint job,brakes (stopping power is fantastic)
lockout | | Weaknesses: | funny noises comming from somewhere (brakes),rear xt hard to tune,saddle,paintjob glued over the frame (sticker)??
| | Similar Products Used: | kona cinder cone,kona caldera | | Bike Setup: | stock except saddle (replaced with velo plush) | | Bottom Line: | this bike is too damn expensive,i think that kona caldera is better choice but handmade yellow cannondale is always a big eye catcher where ever you go!
This bike lives his true self only off road...Fizik saddle is also handmade and not very user friendly...Velo is always better solution for me...
Frame is fantastic,lightweight,but paintjob is very sensitive cause it is glued over the frame???
buy Kona Caldera and save your money...nobody needs this expensive bike while you have other options thet perform even better then this baby .Keep it simple...children in africa are hungry... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Racer
from Scranton, pa
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Merli-Saronski | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Thru friend, who is sponsered | | Strengths: | Overall weight and durability, component package, excellent downhill manuverability, climbing power | | Weaknesses: | Had some problem setting up the CODA hydrallic brakes | | Similar Products Used: | Jamis Dakar, Gary Fisher Sugar | | Bike Setup: | Head Shock, CODA hydrallic brake, XT-XTR, Titec Carbon Fiber seatpost, Cross Max wheelset, Panaracer XC Pro tires, CAAD4 frame, | | Bottom Line: | The weight makes it very fast and the head shock, despite bad pub from other people, I found it very responsive especially in hard stuff. The bike climbs everything and never seems to stop. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Surveyor's Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Miller's Cycles | | Strengths: | Stiff ride allows for awesome responsive handling, SuperLight, perfect geometry | | Weaknesses: | Long Stock Stem (180?) | | Similar Products Used: | Haro Extreme Tangerine, Mountain Goat WhiskeyTown, Giant Rincon, Trek 930, Cannondale Beast of the East | | Bike Setup: | CAAD3 XL Cannondale, XT groupo, Syncros Rims, HeadShok DD50, Rhino Cranks, Dean Carbon Stem, Z-Max WCS tires, Welgo clipless | | Bottom Line: | Headshok needed serious servicing a year ago, but still runs perfect since Miller's Cycles of Norman, OK rocks the Casbah.
My XL frame came with an XL Stem that kept sending me over the handlebars, I traded out for a 150 stem with a little more rise and now it's perfect. Weighed in at 24lbs, lightest bike on my trail and it's the tallest.
I found frame used and built it up for under $800, otherwise you're stuck with Coda and $1000 price tag. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Cross-Country Rider
from New Hartford, CT
Date Reviewed: October 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Nepaug State Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Solid climber and overall good performer. Headshock on/off switch really helps. Frame is stiff & light. | | Weaknesses: |
Short travel on shock (50mm). Semi-cheezy component selection (combo of XT, LX & Alivio). | | Similar Products Used: |
Other Cannondales, Trek, Klein | | Bike Setup: |
Headshock DD50, XT & LX combo with CODA Crank, Performance Clipless, | | Bottom Line: | Overall a decent bike. The frame is stiff & light and helps with the climbing. I'd like to see a solid XT spec'd bike without being boned on the price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hank hankerson
a Weekend Warrior
from armagh, pa
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
it had none | | Weaknesses: |
the whole bike | | Similar Products Used: |
my huffy is better than this pile of junk | | Bottom Line: | this bike sucks ass, don't buy it | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Walsh
a cross-country rider
from Or.
Date Reviewed: March 12, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I like the ride of my Cannondale F 600. It has a nice ride and climbs hills well. It is especially nice since I purchased the Moxey Pro suspension seatpost. | | Overall Rating: |
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