Cannondale R1000 Review | Cannondale R1000 For Sale
Well I was very hesitant to purchase a Cannondale because all of my buddies at the Trek/Specialized dealership told me Cannondale has had some problems with their frame durability. I decided to take a chance because the price was right (team discount), 10spd Ultegra, and Ksyriums were appealing.
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The frame has not dissapointed me. I haven't had any problems with it, though it did get dented a bit by my cleat during a pretty nasty crash. It climbs and sprints fairly well, but I thought my Specialized Allez was more responsive. The Cannondale is definitely smoother though.
Overall the bike was a good value, except in three areas that just so happen to be pretty critical. First, what is with that piece of crap stock saddle? I through it on my commuter bike, but I would have preferred to have stuffed it down the toilet.
Second, if you can, upgrade to Ksyrium SL's. I haven't had any problems with the Elites it came stock with, but it sure would be nice to loose a couple 100 grams for races by getting the SL's. I think Cannondale sells some models with American Classics too? Either way, the Elites ride well, but are in a weight range not quite heavy enough to be a great pair of trainers, but not quite light enough to be racers.
And the worst problem of all: TRUVATIV CRANKS SUCK! I tune up Trek 1000's at the shop I now work at that shift better than these Truvativs. I really wish Cannondale had just put Ultegra 6600 cranks on. They couldn't have saved much by useing truvativs? I can deal with slow shifting, but those things really just do not hold the chain well. I crashed pretty hard a while back while sprinting (and not shifting) when my chain threw. It had happened a few times before, but I had been able to recover without trashing my legs. Since then I've decided enough is enough and am switching over to Ultegra 6600 (or if I can get the cash, Dura Ace 7800).
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