Submitted by
Michael
a Downhiller
from Hertfordshire England Date Reviewed: June 25, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Aston Hill
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$3250.00
Purchased At:
Cannondale Shop
Strengths:
Do anything bike
Weaknesses:
Forks are inferior to the ret of the bike
Similar Products Used:
Rocky mountain RM7, Cannondale SV1000
Bike Setup:
As European standard set up
Bottom Line:
I have rode this bike at some of the best hardcore UK downhill courses and ridden various all day cross country routes including the 47K Skyline in Afan south Wales, which was awesome!
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Submitted by
guido
a Weekend Warrior
from la morra italy Date Reviewed: April 6, 2008
Favorite Trail:
finale ligure
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2600.00
Purchased At:
cannondale store
Strengths:
you can pedal uphill like a cross country bike.. you can go down like a rocket
Weaknesses:
I think that is difficult find a weak point
Similar Products Used:
cannondale gemini
Bike Setup:
juicy five, minion, totem coil, sram 7.0, cranck mallet c
Bottom Line:
Ihave pedal the perp2 '08 for 30 km in one cross country trail and I think "WOW!! I have 18kilo's bike and I go up.. its incredible!!" but when I put down the seat post for go down... I find the real pleasure ... this bike is great, the rear shock link work in the uphill like in the down hill is always soft, the rock is not a problem like a drop
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Submitted by
Antonio Garbanzo
a
from Switzerland Date Reviewed: September 30, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Whistler-Garbanzo
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$5000.00
Strengths:
very clean and strong frame!! its a cannondale ;-) DH orientated geometrie.
after 9mt. i cant tell any other than: this Bike is Sick! This Bike is built to the future it can handle any style off riding!! The best Bike i hafe my hands on!! if you stay on this bike you are in a other riding atmosphere. i love my perp2!
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Submitted by
Konstantinos Kazantzoglou
a Cross Country Rider
from Athens, Attiki, Greece Date Reviewed: February 28, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3700.00
Purchased At:
Gatsoulis imports
Strengths:
Built like a Brick S__t house. With the proper adjustments can go uphill without a lot of "pain". Big room for adjustments.
Weaknesses:
None that i've discovered yet.
Similar Products Used:
Cannondale Gemini.
Bike Setup:
Completely stock
Bottom Line:
Very high quality bike that realy pushes your envelope further (the bike's envelope is waaaay up there and personaly i have not reached it yet).
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Submitted by
Perpetrator
a Downhiller
from Thun Date Reviewed: February 11, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At:
free-mountain.ch
Strengths:
very clean and strong frame!! its a cannondale ;-) DH orientated geometrie. easy to adjust from 180mm to 203mm
this Bike is Sick! This Bike is built to the future it can handle any style off riding!! The best Bike i hafe my hands on!! if you stay on this bike you are in a other riding atmosphere. i love my perp2!
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Submitted by
Brandon
a Downhiller
from APO AE Date Reviewed: January 21, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2700.00
Strengths:
Silky smooth rear link travel,handles great
Weaknesses:
The factory rear spring was a little firm, and a bit on the heavy side.