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Description:
- Frame: Prophet, 140 mm
- Fork: Lefty Max SPV+, 140 mm
- Rear: Shock Manitou Swinger 3-Way Air
- Hubs: Mavic CrossLand UST
- Tires: Maxxis Ignitor UST, 26 x 2.35"
- Pedals: Shimano PD-M520
- Bottom Bracket: FSA Afterburner MegaExo
- Shifters: SRAM X-7 Trigger
- Handlebars: FSA XC-281AOS, 25 mm rise
- Stem: Cannondale XC3 HeadShok, 31.8 mm
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Submitted by
Antonio Gordopilo
a Weekend Warrior
from Cold Spring Harbor, LI-NY/Bustarviejo, Spain
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Rocky Point(Long Island)/GR-11 (Bustarviejo, Spain) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Junkie (wonderful shop!!) | | Strengths: | Strong, simple and light; Versatile, smart geometry that you can even change (XC/FR)without affecting suspension, comfortable, reliable, does it all, it is beautiful and the price is reasonable.Slackish angle in the front; steep angle in the seat,and amazing combination specialy for taller people. Climbs impeccably. Descends better. | | Weaknesses: | The rear end flexes a bit. | | Similar Products Used: | Marin Mount Vision and costumized Giant Iguana (still have them, still love them). | | Bike Setup: | Truvativ Hussefelt riser handlebar. Sincros AM 90mm stem. Avid Juicy 7 brakes with 180mm front rotor. Shimano LX front and XT rear, both with XT levers. ODI grips. Marzocchi All Mountain 3 2007 140mm fork. Shimano XT cranks. Drive Magnesium platform pedals. Thomson zero setback 410mm seatpost. WTB Rocket V Stealth saddle. WTB Mavic XM 317 rims with WTB Laser Disc Lite hubs. Maxxis Minion 2.35 tires. Fox Float R 7.9x2.00 shock. Ah, yeah, and a raw aluminum with black and red decals Cannondale Prophet 2008 frame (140 mm rear travel). | | Bottom Line: | XC and AM for hours and hours, in the dark wet singletrack or in open wide trails, up and down, from sunrise to sunset, to have fun and play in the technical trail or to get serious for hours and ride miles and miles, even race (I do mountain triathlons). If you are small, the Rush should be enough, but for bigger people (my case)or more aggressive riders the Prophet is one of the best bikes that exist.
Well positioned single pivot is wonderful, it is simple, reliable and works close to perfection. Never again will ride complicated systems full of pivot points and links.
(my purchase price shown is for frame only) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Iain Rathie
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | all of them | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | lbs in Brisbane | | Strengths: | Lefty is superb. Climbs and accelerates well for a 5.5inch travel bike. Adjustability of front/rear shocks. Cannondale build quality (and retained value) | | Weaknesses: | None so far - but i may try a lighter tire set when the Maxxis LUST Ignitors wear out | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Hardtail (owned 2 years), Jamis Dakar (owned 2 years), Cannondale Jekyll (owned 2 years), RM Slayer (owned 2 years), lots of mates bikes | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for pedals (Shimano 424 - cheap and good) | | Bottom Line: | Love the bike. The lefty is superb and is a big reason i came back to Cannondale. This bike will handle most situations you can get yourself into - from your average 1 to 2 hour romp, light free ride, heavy duty trailbike, 100k epic. Just change the tires/shocks/angle to suit and go for it.
I have love all my previous bikes - this is the best so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Windsor, CT. USA
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Case Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | 2500 | | Strengths: | Design. Stiffness. Lefty. Single-Pivot. Heritage. Made in USA. Avid. SRAM.
A shout goes out to my new Cannondale shop: Bikers Edge in Bristol CT. Great shop with knowledgeable staff. www.bikersedge.com. Very large shop, new building. When other shops offered to call Cannondale to ask about remaining 2006 stock (and most didn't call back), I heard Bikers Edge staff clicking a keyboard saying, "I can check inventory from right here." Very responsive staff. Offered to order a 2007 and was willing to move a little on price, even when ordering the latest and greatest. Great shop. Check them out. | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Tested a Scalpel.
Owned a Trek 6000 for a long time. | | Bike Setup: | Stock with the Lefty. | | Bottom Line: | I have to gently disagree with fellow-scribe Christopher from Wallingford above. You gotta go Lefty baby! I'm sure Fox and others are great products, but the Lefty is the coolest thing in MTB Histoy! I hear it's round on the outside, square on the inside, and was orignally designed by engineer(s) with aircraft landing-gear experience. They say it's laterally stiffer then a conventional fork. The best review I ever read about it said, "When the patent runs out, they'll all be like this."
All right then. Back to rationality. I can't comment with great authority at this level, as my experience is an 8 year old beater that flexed like crazy (but held in through all those years of Case Mtn punishment. FYI: Sun Rhino Lite wheels are cheap and indestructable).
To me, the Prophet is incredibly stiff. The entire thing acts like one solid piece. If you stand over the bike and wiggle the handlebars, it moves as a single unit, tight like a road bike.
The Lefty is excellent. Terrific tracking. Air chamber, easy rebound adjustment. I was taking bad lines on purpose over rocks and the bike just doesn't care. First ride I did a few rock-gardens I've never done before. Very straight. The whole bike is point and shoot. And when leaning left, nothing is cooler than seeing the bike hanging from the Lefty hub; or out over the hub when leaning right. I can't imagine getting tired of that.
The rear shock is very good. Air chamber and rebound, plus a small lever underneath allows one to dampen slow-input response (like pedalling) while still allowing hit-response. You can feel the difference between the 3 settings. I didn't notice much of any pedal-bob, but look to expert reviewers for the final word on that.
The Avid Juicy 7 brakes are very good. Smooth, progressive, not grabby. Quiet so far.
Overall the Prophet has been worth waiting all these years for. I starting dreaming big back in the Raven 4000 days, and it's finally happened. What a Blessing.
As a final word, I struggled between Prophet and Scalpel, but after test riding both last year at a Cannondale Test Ride Event (check them out), I can see that at the same price point, the Prophet is designed to do it all, without specializing in only one thing. It climbs well, isn't heavy for its capability (5" balanced front and rear travel), and has geometry that's more forgiving about going over the handlebars (and that's in XC mode). The Scalpel was clearly even more direct, lighter, but with less travel, and gives the rider maybe a little more punishment. Even on a test ride it was clear that Scalpel was for racing performance. The Prophet with big travel was the clear choice for my enthusiast New England riding. Of course, they had to come out with the Rush between then and now to muddy the waters, but my mind was already made up.
Like I said I'm not experienced with bikes at this level, but I hope this helps. The component spec for 2007 and price started out the same as the 2006 Prophet 1000. I used many of the MTBR reviews of the 1000; check them out! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christopher
a Cross Country Rider
from Wallingford
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Pudgie's Loop Lenox, MA | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | North Haven Bike | | Strengths: | I have the Profit Z3 with the Fox Talas. So far I am impressed with the simple design of the frame and the finish on the welds. Plush ride but accelerates beautifully. Climbs incredibly well and inspires confidence on the down hills and tech sections. I love the Talas fork. It can adjust between 140mm, 120mm and 100mm. On 120mm the bike rips through tight single track. On 140 the nasty sections get sucked up with out a problem. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | 2003 Foes FXR. | | Bike Setup: | Talas RLC 140, Avid Juicy 7's, SRAM X9 drive train, Mavic Crossland wheels and hubs. FSA afterburner cranks and with Time Z pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Awsome so far. Get this bike with the TALAS. The ajustability of the shock is incredible. Drop it to 120mm and the head tube angle is about 70 degrees allowing the bike to steer quickly. A flick of the switch and you have a slacker head angle and confidence on the downhills. Great bike with a great component selection for a really good price. Totally worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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