New Cannondale Hardtail "Flash"

Hoooooo Yeah! Danke!

You´re welcome! They (Bike Magazin) haven´t been allowed to post the pictures before midnight, but they did it. We Germans are very fast, aren´t we?

Du bist sehr schnell!

a carbon optimo!

Anyone seen this bike up close? What is the shape of the top tube. Looks like it tapers at the seat tube.

Flash

The toptube splits either side of the seat post, looks sweeeeet :thumbsup:

First reaction :eekster: ... maybe the end of my lefty+titanium frame dream !

Back to reality :madman: ... where am I gonna find the money ?

hot bike !
hot weight !
7.54 kilogram

nathanbal said:

http://www.velonews.com/article/94319/flash-cannondale-s-166-pound-cross-country-bike

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Impressive article. Of note, that German Dirk Zedler guy tested it in his frame smashing facility and said it was the strongest strength-to-weight frame he has ever tested.

29ers won't be available till December.

16.6lb

16.6lb...
H O L Y S H I T...
This is one of the reasons I like about Cannondale bikes: Engineering.
I wonder what big "S" is doing.
Still sending emails out and tryin to recruit Cannondale engineers perhaps?...
Not a chance.

Can't compete with Cannondale.

cannondale_rize said:

16.6lb...
H O L Y S H I T...
This is one of the reasons I like about Cannondale bikes: Engineering.
I wonder what big "S" is doing.
Still sending emails out and tryin to recruit Cannondale engineers perhaps?...
Not a chance.

Can't compete with Cannondale.

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Read the story in the link above. They hired the guru responsible for Scott's carbon fiber program. Turned him loose on designing frames.

The key seems to be the straight carbon, one strand fibers that run the length of the tube. One of the main tricks is that the front derailleur does not clamp to the seat tube. Lots of weight saved there and in the chainstays.

Should be able to get the frame under 16 pounds without much issue.

Looks like from the rear view, one can run a really big tire. 2.3" or more.

From what I have heard that carbon seat post puts a Thomson to shame on strength.

anyone else got a theory why the taurine was dropped?

I've never really looked closely at lightweight high end components before, but man. Hollow center chain links, no middle ring looking Ti front chain rings, two piece rotors and the just enough metal sprockets wow........

I'm guess it's nothing new in road and mountain bikes but that is some cool stuff...

So is the front derailleur bolted on to the seat tube?