Comments on: Cannondale Flash

By: martinxyz

martinxyz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:36:43 +0000

aye ian.. but that frame goes 2 louder,not just 1!

i still see lightweight carbon frames as disposable and fit for the bin after a year of racing. fine if you can afford it..

…and afford to risk yer bits.

By: no_eyed_dear

no_eyed_dear — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:07:39 +0000

Good to see that companies are starting to chuck more R&D monies at l-i-g-h-t w-e-i-g-h-t carbon fibre hardtails at last.. If this carries on, maybe properly light weight bikes might start becoming affordable?

…Just a pity that this Cannondale is the king of u.g.l.y, when it could’ve been soooo much prettier? Lime green graphics..? ‘Dead’ glossy black..? Hmmm.. Also, it’s a Cannondale – which means somewhere in there there’ll be a little – but critical – piece of engineering that is typical 4rse-munching-ness. Recalls people, recalls..

I’d still like to have a go on one of these though!

By: genesis

genesis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:01:17 +0000

Aaaaaargh, seems I need to go work at a ‘Dale dealer to get staff discount then!

By: hora

hora — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:08:40 +0000

They wont sell. Its a top of the range gimmick? Plus that Whyte carbon frame….WANT ONE!

By: judderman

judderman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:30:31 +0000

want one

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Singletrack Magazine » Cannondale Flash | Adobe Tutorials — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:46:03 +0000

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By: Ewan

Ewan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:12:17 +0000

That stiffness test sounds like a bunch of a4se. Where abouts are they hanging the weights on it? Around the bottom bracket? or are the hanging equal weights on opposite extremities on the bike? 97Nm is only 10kg dangling off a rod 1m long anyway…and at a meter thats a degree is a 2cm deflection…

By: hora

hora — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:31:20 +0000

soon to be owned by rich bankers/lottery winners and Cannondale team members..

By: UpQuickDownSlow

UpQuickDownSlow — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:59:04 +0000

30 mm is frame plus seatpost. The seatpost would need to wave around an awful lot to get 30 movement!

But seatpost does sound interesting. Only thing that would put me off is the seatclamp. One of my friends has always had issues with his USE seat clamp.

By: thisisnotaspoon

thisisnotaspoon — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:42:29 +0000

I like the ide of a 30mm suspesnsion post with no pivots though, sounds awesome!