hey ratherbeoutriding, almost every comment on PB is someone's opinion. i have seen a cannondale that needed repair more than any bike i have ever seen (and it wasn't due to being riden too hard) so i am of the OPINION that they are a piece of shit. i don't care about the factory, i care how the bike performs and how durable it is, and for the money, he could have gotten a much better bike. i will say this, he seems to be happy with it even if he is fixing it all the time. so in the future i will try to make sure MY OPINION matches yours, but if it don't, i'm afraid i still won't shut my mouth. you'll just have to accept the fact that not everyones opinion agrees with yours. cheers.