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Standard mayhem: BB30 gains momentum

By Mike Smith ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Despite a slow start over the past eight years, the BB30 oversized bottom bracket standard originally backed by Cannondale is starting to gain traction in the battle for lighter, stiffer bikes.

Welcome to the lodge, part 2: the Cannondale Moto

By Mike Smith ⋅ March 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

 
As a follow-up to yesterday’s look at the new Cannondale Rize comes a look at the big brother living in the lodge: the Moto. The Moto steps into the ring with a burly 160mm of travel and a relatively slack 67.5° head tube angle, which in our eyes push it towards the more aggressive end of […]

Welcome to the lodge, part 1: the Cannondale Rize

By Mike Smith ⋅ March 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

 
If you’ve picked up a bike magazine in the last month, you’ve probably seen one of Cannondale’s teaser ads telling you to check out “the lodge.” But, if you’re anything like me and pointed your browser there right away, you would have been disappointed to find out that all there was at the lodge was […]

Cannondale recalls 2008 Scalpels

By Mike Smith ⋅ March 5, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Cannondale has issued a voluntary recall on the 2008 Scalpel frame, due to the chance that the chainstays may not be properly bonded. According to Cannondale, there is a risk that the chainstays could separate from the dropouts, and that’s probably the last thing you want to happen when bombing some singletrack.
The good news is […]

What’s in the cards for Cannondale?

By Mike Smith ⋅ March 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

 A few weeks ago, it was announced that Cannondale had been purchased by Montreal-based Dorel Industries. That would normally be newsworthy enough, but what makes the deal particularly interesting is the background of Dorel.
Before purchasing Cannondale, Dorel was better known as the owner of Pacific Cycle, under whose ownership brands like Schwinn and GT have […]

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