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Submitted by
Demetrius Karos
a Weekend Warrior
from Frankfort, IL USA
Date Reviewed: 2/4/2008 6:22:57 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Palos |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $4500 |
| Purchased At: | Plank Road Cyclery |
| Strengths: | Light, great ride, great components, cool color and look. |
| Weaknesses: | Price. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized Stumpjumper |
| Bike Setup: | Stock as per catalog. |
| Bottom Line: | I was also nervous about carbon and thought was a little too obsessive about being gentle. I got over that and embraced the material. With the light weight and clipless pedals, I crush other riders on the hills. I mainly do road riding and wanted to get into mountain biking. This bike really got me into mountain biking. I used to be a shimano type of guy - I am now sold on crank brothers. I toyed with getting the XTRs but stuck with XTs. For me, it wasn't worth the extra cost for XTR. I love tubeless tires. No more pinch flats. |
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Submitted by
eddy siegers
a Cross Country Rider
from woodruff sc usa
Date Reviewed: 7/26/2007 8:11:31 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | south side |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | bike worx |
| Strengths: | light,fast,makes me climb faster and its pretty |
| Weaknesses: | had some trouble with the front fork leaking but was soon replaced and bent one of the factory installed pedals replaced it with crankbros sl's |
| Similar Products Tried: | cannondale f1000 hardtail |
| Bike Setup: | stock changed the factory crank bros to sl's |
| Bottom Line: | awsome bike after geting my first suspension bike i dont think i could go back to a hard tail |
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Submitted by
Dennis Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Georgetown Indiana USA
Date Reviewed: 7/9/2007 12:02:28 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Brown County State Park |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $4400 |
| Purchased At: | Clarksville Schwinn |
| Strengths: | Supple suspension/front lockout. No noticeable pedal bob. |
| Weaknesses: | None yet |
| Bottom Line: | This bike ROCKS! I am new to MTB and previously only ridden borrowed bikes. I don't even know what they were except that one was a hardtail and one was full suspension. Both had issues shifting and were not comfortable for the entire ride. This bike fits me PERFECTLY (5' 11" 161lbs) and handled everything I encountered on the trail. Obstacles I had been unable to get over previously just disappeared under me like melted butter on this bike. The shifting was flawless and the bike was nimble AND comfortable for the duration. All my energy went directly to the dirt and I was even able to restart (stopped to give the person in front of me time to make a little room between us)on an uphill 15 feet from a fairly large log obstacle and power over it with ease and plenty of speed. I would think this bike would be great for experienced riders being carbon and rather expensive but it worked beautifully for me the novice as well. |
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Submitted by
Marco
a Cross Country Rider
from Caraca - Venezuela
Date Reviewed: 3/26/2007 4:13:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anywhere |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $4500 |
| Purchased At: | Latin Bike |
| Strengths: | Light, rigid and very fast...Nice set of components... Goes Up as well as Down, great looking and superb finish paint job |
| Weaknesses: | Cost. |
| Similar Products Tried: | SC Superlihgt maybe .... no comparison |
| Bike Setup: | Originaly like Cannondale Catalogue (Frame L) |
| Bottom Line: | Extremely efficent pedalling, is amazing when you hammer the pedals..all the energy goes into forward motion rather than suspension..(no bob at all)... Inspires confidence up and down the trail... A very fast XC Bike with dual suspension... an excellent handling... overall great geometry. |
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Submitted by
Jun Vargas
a Cross Country Rider
from Bacolod, Negros, Philippines
Date Reviewed: 3/15/2007 1:27:37 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Negros Trails |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $2500 |
| Purchased At: | Cycle Tote-our local Cannondale Dealer |
| Strengths: | Light, stiff, comfortable, supple and quiet on the rocky trails. Paint job is also superb! |
| Weaknesses: | Nothing that I can see nor feel yet. Maybe too early to notice anything. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Stumpjumper, Enduro, Titus Motolite |
| Bike Setup: | Carbon Rush, lefty carbon dlr, Shimano XTR shifter/derailleurs & Brakes, Mavic Cross Roc UST wheelset, Kenda Karma & Nevegal tires |
| Bottom Line: | I have finally found the best bike that is suited for the trails we ride here in our place, truly a mt. bike heaven. Imagine a city where one enjoys most of the amenities of a metropolis, yet the avid mt. biker may hit the trails in just 15 min. from his place of residence. The trails are as varied as can be! We usually ride 25-30km trails w/c are mostly rocky w/ gradual to semi steep gradients. The Cannondale Carbon Rush just takes anything we ride w/ so much grace! Its so easy and relaxing to ride and very fast too, makes one too over confident at times. Its almost unfair to the other riders w/ similar skills, strength and endurance. Nevertheless, I feel so blessed to have found such an awesome & HAPPY to ride bike. Thank you Cannondale! |
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Submitted by
Bluetongue
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra
Date Reviewed: 12/29/2006 1:53:50 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Majura Pines / Sparrow Hill |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Lonsdale Street |
| Strengths: | Light and strong - amazingly light (so light that it initially feels flimsy - but wait until you take it for a lap). The carbon lefty and frame make it incredibly light and the stiffness / strength is unbeleivable. The standard set-up is perfect. |
| Weaknesses: | ??? Wasn't built with any!!! None that I have discovered - price is a little high - but you get what you pay for.. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Trek Fuel (same price range), Speacialised Stump Jumper / Epic, Rocky Mountain Element, Scott Genius. |
| Bike Setup: | Standard - XTR rear, XT front/brakes/shifters, Fox RP23, Mavic XM819 Rims, - see the website for exact set-up.. |
| Bottom Line: | For the price - you get an amazing bike. You tend to treat the bike a little gentle (being carbon), but after a while you realise that it can take as much as standard heavy metal frames. AWESOME!!! |
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