Introducing The Cannondale SessionsThe Ratboy had been rumored to be talking with Cannondale after
parting ways with Santa Cruz and was then
seen riding their new Habit recently. Today Cannondale has made the official announcement. Bryceland will lead a crew of riders consisting of Sam "Dave" Hockenhull, Max Nerurkar, and Sam Cofano. The four riders will be riding Cannondale's Habit and are currently on the alloy model.
| I wanted to start something new, fresh and unexpected.” said Bryceland. “This is a way to build something and give back to the next generation of riders.—Josh Bryceland |
With a strong team that's certainly gravity oriented, I would expect to see Cannondale ramping up development even more on that side of things following on the heels of
the newly redesigned Habit but Cannondale isn't divulging anything for certain yet. With the Rat's storied history in World Cup racing, it only makes sense.
The riders recently spent some time filming in Spain, check out their fun-having edits below.
Josh BrycelandMax NerurkarSam "Dave" HockenhullSam CofanoMore info on
cannondale.com.
MENTIONS: @Cannondale
1. Ellsworth has never really had any appeal since 2001.
2. Brian Lopes isn't a very likable person. He's done a few things over the years that would certainly be bad for a brand's image and appeal.
Here's one example: twitter.com/BrianLopes/status/66642238112935937
And Lopes has a rightfully earned reputation for being a bit of a touchhole.
Lopes is legendarily known as being a good rider and a shitty person. It's been known for ages.
well, if you think about it that's the case with everyone, either freeriders, racers or any other
Tweet has been deleted, what did it say?
Nah, they still suck just as much as before.
@chriskneeland : I meant to say they needed Ratboy and co to be for the Habit what Cedric has been for the Prophet.
Good idea, you wouldnt wanna kill the new face of your coorporation with a crack(ed) habit.
More recently Jerome Clementz has been riding for Cannondale and lets be honest all you arm chair critics, would you like to be able to ride like Jerome ?
I thought so.
Josh is doing what he feels is best, it's his life and I wish him the very best of luck, maybe next year we'll all be on a Cannondale !
You can’t go faster from 0 attention to top coolness factor
Nice strategy - very curious about the nexts steps and next bikes from them
I think Cannondale should flex their long history of aluminum frames. They were the first aluminum frame in the Tour de France. They have deep knowledge of aluminum bikes.
Also, Cannondale seems pretty good at marketing towards street cred. They sponsor a team of fixed gear racers in LA and sell a limited edition fixed gear frame-only to boutique bike shops, not available anywhere else and not even shown on their website. I think it's a smart move on their part, to sponsor a rider like Rat.
-That roadie in spandex suit
Lol
Cannondale: “what do you guys like to do?”
Rat and Gang: “Session stuff”
Cannondale: “Great! We will dub you guys Cannondale Sessions”
Does anyone know why he didn't resign with Santa Cruz? Big loss for them.
Cannondale you need to wise up and stop releasing this kind of shit with absolutely f*cking gratuitous swearing top to bottom.
There's a time and a place for bad language and according to these guys, it's any time, anywhere. Not cool. Just f*cking dumb.
When you compare them to the likes of Jared Graves or Sam Reynolds it's pretty amazing the difference. Eloquence FTW.
THE KID IS DESTROYING INSTAGRAM IN WINDHILL BIKE PARK
...duh