Cannondale Partners with Crankworx for 2013

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chair1films (Jan 18, 2013 at 10:23)

Awesome. Crankworx is an amazing event and cannon dale is a great, honest company. But they really should make some full on DH bikes and not just the moto

mfbeast12 (Jan 18, 2013 at 13:59)

The Moto was discontinued 3 years ago. They now make the Trigger (pictured underneath Jerome Clementz), a 130 front and rear bike, the Jekyll, with 160 in the front and rear, and the Claymore, with 180 in the front and rear. I work at a Cannondale dealer, and they are mostly focused on road and XC, but their Enduro stuff is awesome. I do agree that they should definitely make more gravity bikes. They currently make a dj and a slope rig, but they're both team only.

maxram7 (Jan 18, 2013 at 15:26)

I saw a jekyll at my LBS and that bike is soo sick!!!!

kavirengel (Jan 18, 2013 at 15:40)

jekyll is 150mm not 160mm...

brandoncoughlin (Jan 18, 2013 at 16:23)

Yea I agree it'd be nice to see a full dh bike not just xc and road bikes

mfbeast12 (Jan 18, 2013 at 17:05)

@kavirengel: You're right, the Jekyll has 150-90 in the rear. Nice catch, you have one?

kavirengel (Jan 18, 2013 at 23:19)

@mfbeast12 i did have one until it was stolen from the back of a truck on a trip to Oregon. Im still pised about that.

choppertank3e (Jan 19, 2013 at 3:30)

Are Cannondale still owned by Pacific Cycles? If so I can't wait to buy one at K-Mart. They ditched their Dirt jump bikes when Pacific Cycles bought them out as well as ALL their gravity/freeride models. Not to mention Aaron Chase stopped competing for them and they ditched his SS Proto. Does someone else own them now cause they are starting to come back with cooler bikes? They have some access to military only impact resistant carbon fibre. Please enlighten me.

mfbeast12 (Jan 19, 2013 at 12:07)

@kavirengel that really sucks. It's a nice bike, and an awful way to be reminded of the dicks out there.

madmax650 (Jan 19, 2013 at 20:44)

Owned by dorel

kavirengel (Jan 20, 2013 at 12:23)

@mfbeasts I completely agree. It was probably some dumb ass guy who sold it for a few hundred bucks.

Verk79 (Jan 20, 2013 at 12:33)

They can't build a decent xc rig that doesn't cracknfail I'm not sure they can handle dh abuse

finnrambo (Jan 20, 2013 at 16:39)

where did cannondales get that reputation? I can vouch for them having amazing road bikes, and I've never heard of one fail except when a dude decided to huck a full set of stairs on a scalpel and his derailleur came off (but thats asking for it)

chair1films (Jan 20, 2013 at 18:33)

^^i totally agree. Cannondale makes great, sturdy bike that hold up really well. Lots of Colorado LBS's use cannondales and like them because they are trustworthy and generally pretty low maintenance and will take a beating

thechrispatton (Jan 21, 2013 at 10:42)

@ Choppertank: You are incorrect enough in your statements / confusing questions to make people mad enough to log in to pinkbike. I hope you can sleep at night.

nation (Jan 18, 2013 at 10:20)

LEFTY!!!

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mfbeast12 (Jan 18, 2013 at 13:59)

I love how they made a bike that has enduro travel but lighter than half the bikes on the XC World Cup.

bbeast (Jan 21, 2013 at 4:56)

Cannondale builds good quality bikes! I have an old 03 gemini 900 and it still takes a beating! Never had any problems as long as you regularly service them..

derpdownthehill (Jan 18, 2013 at 10:12)

This should be interesting...

The-White-CON (Jan 18, 2013 at 20:33)

I ride a 2013 Cannondale Claymore 1 with M820 Saint do I win?

finnrambo (Jan 18, 2013 at 21:21)

send it to me and you'll win

mfbeast12 (Jan 20, 2013 at 14:04)

2013 Claymore 1 is specced w/ XT, not Saint

N-60 FL (Jan 20, 2013 at 22:51)

His wallet, however, might be specced with enough cash to upgrade, lucky guy!

Woka (Jan 18, 2013 at 21:23)

dude, dude, you've lost a shock!

Massini64 (Jan 18, 2013 at 10:25)

Enduro is getting bigger by the day! I like this!

Lucab99 FL (Jan 18, 2013 at 13:27)

Think he forgot to put the other side of his fork on