Cannondale
Reddit take
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Pros
- I rode a Cannondale for (1995 to 2023, soooo) 28 years. About 80,000 miles. It’s still my backup bike.
- Good older brands look for specialized, trek or Cannondale they all made decent steel frames that can be had for short money.
- It depends on the type of riding but in general, anything that has an upright fit, similar to the bike you posted. Trek, Cannondale, Specialized and a few brands you can look at.
- Ive heard nothing but good things about Cannondales
- I ride Cannondale because I like the at-times goofy R&D they do, and I like to support that.
Cons
- I’ve owned two cannondales but will probably never buy one again. Primarily because they seem to use proprietary parts in situations where a standardized part exists and would have worked just fine. That said, they were both great qu...
- However you can clearly see the wealth divide comparing the couple of a Pinarello and Cannondale vs the other locals
- Only cannondale were doing anything hugely dumb, but even they were calmer than the 90’s.
- Cannondale has a nickname in the industry- Crack-n-fail
- I test road a couple cannondales years ago, but thought the frame felt different/less comfortable, so I did not go forward.
Sentiment
34 positive (72%) · 6 mixed (13%) · 7 negative (15%)
Trust + time weighted score: +59% · raw score 57%
What redditors said (10 of 47)
I’ve owned two cannondales but will probably never buy one again. Primarily because they seem to use proprietary parts in situations where a standardized part exists and would have worked just fine. That said, they were both great quality bikes and I really enjoyed riding them.
I rode a Cannondale for (1995 to 2023, soooo) 28 years. About 80,000 miles. It’s still my backup bike.
Good older brands look for specialized, trek or Cannondale they all made decent steel frames that can be had for short money.
However you can clearly see the wealth divide comparing the couple of a Pinarello and Cannondale vs the other locals
It depends on the type of riding but in general, anything that has an upright fit, similar to the bike you posted. Trek, Cannondale, Specialized and a few brands you can look at.
Ive heard nothing but good things about Cannondales
I ride Cannondale because I like the at-times goofy R&D they do, and I like to support that.
Only cannondale were doing anything hugely dumb, but even they were calmer than the 90’s.
But you could get a Cannondale, or a giant or specialized allez and so on. All are around the same price and pretty good choices.
Cannondale currently having EF sales at the moment.
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