They are utterly crap bikes now. Cranks, forks, cheap Freehubs etc would never buy another.Some years ago a mate who was a professional bike/race mechanic used to call Cannondale "Crank'en'fail".
A mate of mine did it a few years ago, did it in 14 days, it’s a hell of a thing. Most don’t finish with the 15 day limit. Not my cup of tea.Anyone following the Transcontinental race? https://www.transcontinental.cc An unsupported race from the Belgium coast to the Black Sea. Winner expected to arrive in 8 days.
Last years winner Fiona Kolbinger had her purse and tracker stolen last night as she slept. She had to take time out of the race to report it at a Police station. Purse has been returned but not the tracker! She'll be able to pick a new one up at the second check point. Inside reports suggest that the thief also stole three Snicker bars from her! Glad she's well and still racing. Could have been so much worse.
Yes, some of them are marvellous. Could try the Dulwich route, maybe having a blond moment ha, but what's the lanes ?. Hampstead to Epping, or Richmond Park is all good.For me travelling south out of London, via Dulwich and West Wickham is the best way to quickly get to the lanes etc. Riding though Richmond Park, Kingston and on to Windsor isn't bad either. East through Epping Forest is ok. Travelling due North always seems to take forever to get out of town!
Bike lanes in London have enhanced the infrastructure over the last decade or so. Some of them are marvellous!
I'm inclined to agree. I have a bike I got second-hand with what were obviously nearly new, almost unused Cannondale wheels. They were obviously entry level quality but even bearing this in mind they were pretty poor, I had to rebuild the bearings after very little use. A few hundred miles, at best.They are utterly crap bikes now. Cranks, forks, cheap Freehubs etc would never buy another.
IME you are far better off with Canyon or Specialized.
Had a new Freehub fitted after less than 6 weeks, it went again about a week later. Wheels are a problem on all modern bikes, just basic crap to save costs but Cannondale add on other problems with their crappy cranks & bottom bracket.Cannondale
I'm inclined to agree. I have a bike I got second-hand with what were obviously nearly new, almost unused Cannondale wheels. They were obviously entry level quality but even bearing this in mind they were pretty poor, I had to rebuild the bearings after very little use. A few hundred miles, at best.
Cheap bottom brackets have been a fixture for decades, nobody can read the numbers when they are fitted and if they pack up inside a year, heigh ho. Most won't, because people buying consumer grade bikes simply won't use them enough. Decent wheels are expensive, especially so as a fraction of the overall price on a bike costing under £500 fully built. That said, you shouldn't be able to kill 2 freehubs in 6 weeks.Had a new Freehub fitted after less than 6 weeks, it went again about a week later. Wheels are a problem on all modern bikes, just basic crap to save costs but Cannondale add on other problems with their crappy cranks & bottom bracket.
So you would hope given the difference in price. "I had a Ford Fiesta, it was rubbish. Worn out at 80k miles, rubbish to drive and no performance. So I replaced it with a BMW 5 series, 50,000 miles, no drama. Lovely car. Only cost me £35k".I can only add to the bad experience of stock wheels on cannondale/GT bikes. The wheels on my GT grade gravel bike were rubbish, spoke tension all over the place, wheels kept going out of true, freehub grinding after no time. I swapped them out for some DT Swiss wheels and since then , no issues.
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When you pay £2300 for a Caad13 with 105 disc brakes you would think that there would be some room for a decent set of wheels. I would have replaced them anyway but would have liked to get 6 months out of them. What irks is that they use DTSwiss rims & shoehorn the crappest formula hubs into them. It’s incredibly devious.Well yes, but i think the point that woodface made is that some companies eg canyon spec good quality wheels that don’t need swapping out, thus offering much better value for money.
That is pretty poor. We all know that the bike brands cost engineer their bikes, some will fit a cheap set of wheels in order to be able to fit 105 or Ultegra at a price point, some will fit bling wheels and make do with a lower groupset. As ever, it's a choice. I've only ever bought 2 new bikes, my old MTB bought in the mid 90's had Shimano STX (woo-hoo, not bad!) and decent wheels at a similar price level (Parallax hubs, decent rims) but cheaped out on the seatpin, saddle, bars, tyres, headset bearings and BB. Clever move, the bits you could see looked good. Similarly my road bike had 105 groupset and nice carbon forks but some no-brand brakes, cheap wheels and whatever else. The marketing guys know what bits will increase sales. At the end of the day if you want a bike for £1000 you aren't going to get a £500 set of wheels on it. North of £2k I would expect better treatment, however.When you pay £2300 for a Caad13 with 105 disc brakes you would think that there would be some room for a decent set of wheels. I would have replaced them anyway but would have liked to get 6 months out of them. What irks is that they use DTSwiss rims & shoehorn the crappest formula hubs into them. It’s incredibly devious.