Reviews for: F7 CO2 | F7 CO2 Disc | F7 CO2 Féminine.
CO2: Cannondale Oversized and Optimized design. These hardtails are a starting point for appreciation. When a rider experiences the lightweight, efficient ride quality and beautiful craftsmanship of a Cannondale frame - there's no turning back!
Submitted by
Sancho86
a Weekend Warrior
from Auburn Hills, MI, USA Date Reviewed: September 2, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$430.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Great Frame, Better feeling than equally priced bikes, relative weight to similar class of bikes
Weaknesses:
Crappy front Der, likes to not go into the large chain ring. Stock saddle is uncomfortable
Similar Products Used:
Schwinn, Trek, Giant, Other equally priced bikes etc.
Bike Setup:
ec70 flat bar, egg beaters, WTB saddle
Bottom Line:
Great bike for a great price, at 290 lbs I have a hard time bottoming out the gila shock and it takes a pounding and keeps coming. The other bikes I test rode certainly couldn't say that even after adjusting the shocks. The handling and ability for this bike to climb are awesome in its price range. Biggest downside is its smaller head tube thats doesn't let it take a lefty or headshock. This bike is light and a great value. A great entry level mtb
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Submitted by
D-machine
a Weekend Warrior
from Delaware Date Reviewed: June 29, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Brandywine Creek State Park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$399.00
Purchased At:
Dunbar's Cyclery
Strengths:
Best value in its price range, Double wall Rims, Love the Titanium color, takes a beating well with no funny noises afterwards
Weaknesses:
stock saddle is painfull, troublesome front derailuer (doesn't like the large chainring), Unsealed hubs (LBS said to avoid excessive water crossings aka submerging the wheels), cheap chainring rivited together so no bashgaurd
Similar Products Used:
Gary Fisher Wahoo, Trek 4300, Cannondale F6
Bike Setup:
WTB Pro - v gel saddle, Time Atac Aluminum Pedals, Bontrager bar ends
Bottom Line:
In this price range most of the bikes have the same basic components were one spends more on a better fork they lack somewhere else. This bike did stand out as feeling light and easy to control, infact it actually felt lighter than the higher priced F6. The derailuers have held up well and still shift efficiently (chain only poped off once under hard riding conditions). The stock fork has worked out well,at 250lbs I was only able to bottom it out once on a rather hard 2ft landing (the Rock Shox Dart 1-2 forks available on my other test rides felt very soft and bottomed out easily even after setting sag). Overall this is a tough bike and besides upgrading parts here and there as they break I see no reason to buy a more expensive hardtail, unless I was looking into competitive racing or excessive climbing were weight would become an issue.
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