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  1. And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately reflect their (lack of)
    quality. cannondale.comfinal toast.html
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    Slacker

  2. I feel sorry for the owners of "crack and fails"

    Would be interesting to know how many bikes lopes went through in one season. Thats a real count not
    an "official" count

    Simon

    "Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    | And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately
    reflect their (lack of) quality.
    | cannondale.comfinal toast.html
    | --
    | Slacker
    |
    |

  3. Slacker said:

    And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately reflect their (lack of)
    quality. cannondale.comfinal toast.html

    I've always thought Cannondales were/are needlessly expensive, but I did get a chance to demo and
    F600 and I really liked the feel, incredible stiff and precise. Like I said before I have no idea
    how durable they are.

    Oh well another one bites the dust...maybe. The article was very vague.

    Peace, Bill

    The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
    an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
    :-]

  4. "Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately


    reflect their (lack of) quality.

    Quoted message said:

    cannondale.comfinal toast.html
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    Slacker

    That's Can-o-ales way of saying goodbye to Volvo. Volvo is pulling it's sponsorship from
    Team C-dale.

    Mike

  5. I think it might just be the volvo/cannondale team, not the bikes themselves... very very little
    info on that page tho.

    Jon "Commander" Bond

    Simon said:

    I feel sorry for the owners of "crack and fails"

    Would be interesting to know how many bikes lopes went through in one season. Thats a real count
    not an "official" count

    Simon

    "Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...
    | And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately
    reflect their (lack of) quality.
    | cannondale.comfinal toast.html
    | --
    | Slacker
    |
    |

  6. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately


    reflect their (lack of) quality.

    Quoted message said:

    cannondale.comfinal toast.html
    --
    Slacker

    That's Can-o-ales way of saying goodbye to Volvo. Volvo is pulling it's sponsorship from
    Team C-dale.

    Mike

    True sponsorship.volvo.comnews detail.asp .

    And here's the article velonews.com3268.0.html .

    I think c-dale's '03 team is pretty much history unless somebody with some big $ steps in.
    We'll see...
    --
    Slacker

  7. Bill Wheeler said:
    Slacker said:

    And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately reflect their (lack of)
    quality. cannondale.comfinal toast.html

    I've always thought Cannondales were/are needlessly expensive, but I did get a chance to demo and
    F600 and I really liked the feel, incredible stiff and precise. Like I said before I have no idea
    how durable they are.

    Oh well another one bites the dust...maybe. The article was very vague.

    Peace, Bill

    The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should
    give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
    :-]

    OK, I'll admit it, I've always kinda liked the C-dales too. Owned me a 1986...wish I still had
    it.

    But when I was looking for a new bike a couple of years ago the C-dale price/performance/reliability
    numbers didn't stack up well.

    --
    Gman

  8. "Simon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I feel sorry for the owners of "crack and fails"

    No need to feel sorry for me. My C'dale roadie bike has been serving me very well thank you. Its
    seen many races and many training rides and its never cracked and its never failed, and it probably
    never will. Do you own a C'dale or have you ever owned one that would quantify your statement?

    - CA-G

    Canadian Girls Kick Ass!

  9. Bill Wheeler said:
    Slacker said:

    And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to accurately reflect their (lack of)
    quality. cannondale.comfinal toast.html

    I've always thought Cannondales were/are needlessly expensive, but I did get a chance to demo and
    F600 and I really liked the feel, incredible stiff and precise. Like I said before I have no idea
    how durable they are.

    Oh well another one bites the dust...maybe. The article was very vague.

    Peace, Bill

    My Jekyll's been a solid reliable bike. And, I ride alot -- every day. I love the lefty fork. To me,
    worth every penny I spent. I guess that it's time to stop by my LBS and see what's goin' on.

    David Kunz

  10. which jekyll do you have? Never had shifting issues? never had bent rimms brake problems?

    "David Kunz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Bill Wheeler said:
    Slacker said:

    And good riddance! Maybe now their sale numbers will start to


    accurately reflect their (lack of) quality.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    cannondale.comfinal toast.html

    I've always thought Cannondales were/are needlessly expensive, but I did get a chance to demo
    and F600 and I really liked the feel, incredible stiff and precise. Like I said before I have no
    idea how durable they are.

    Oh well another one bites the dust...maybe. The article was very vague.

    Peace, Bill

    My Jekyll's been a solid reliable bike. And, I ride alot -- every day. I love the lefty fork. To
    me, worth every penny I spent. I guess that it's time to stop by my LBS and see what's goin' on.

    David Kunz

  11. "Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyhow Carla, you could probably ride a bike made out of rolled up


    newspaper

    Quoted message said:

    and have it last you ',;~}

    I don't know about rolled up newspaper, but I "wooden" mind one of these:

    ottavia.combike catalog.html

    - CA-G

    Canadian Girls Kick Ass!

  12. Carla A-G said:

    "Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyhow Carla, you could probably ride a bike made out of rolled up


    newspaper

    Quoted message said:

    and have it last you ',;~}

    I don't know about rolled up newspaper, but I "wooden" mind one of these:

    ottavia.combike catalog.html

    - CA-G

    Canadian Girls Kick Ass!

    I'd need three pairs of legs to peddle it. If you want to style, I guess the weight doesn't matter.

    jim

  13. "Bruce Edge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...
    | Joseph Jozwik wrote:
    |
    | > which jekyll do you have? Never had shifting issues? never had bent
    rimms
    | > brake problems?
    | >
    |
    | OK, I'll bite. 2000 Jekyll 3000sx (bought used, they're out of their mind asking $3k) Taco'd both
    | coda rims. One lefty rebuild Two Fox rebuilds 3 hub bearing sets, front and back Both coda disks
    | failed 3 bottom brackets 2 cassettes 5 chainrings 2 XT rear der. 1 XT front der.
    |
    | It's a nice geometry frame, lefty is OK, a lot of the above it just usual wear and tear. It's just
    | the hubs, brakes, rims, anything that says coda on it that
    sucks.
    |
    | -Bruce (no brand loyalty here...)

    You're lucky.

    Here's the experience of one of my friends:

    "2 cracked frames and 4 cracked/broken swingarms. It's a 2000 (year). Cdale and the LBS have been
    very good replacing the items, but sheesh.

    I'm not heavy, I don't huck, and most of the miles are from commuting. "

    Here's his latest discovery:

    gallery.consumerreview.comCrack1copy(1).jpg

    --
    Pete Fagerlin petefagerlin.competefagerlin.com

  14. Bruce Edge said:
    Joseph Jozwik said:

    which jekyll do you have? Never had shifting issues? never had bent rimms brake problems?

    OK, I'll bite. 2000 Jekyll 3000sx (bought used, they're out of their mind asking $3k) Taco'd both
    coda rims. One lefty rebuild Two Fox rebuilds 3 hub bearing sets, front and back Both coda disks
    failed 3 bottom brackets 2 cassettes 5 chainrings 2 XT rear der. 1 XT front der.

    It's a nice geometry frame, lefty is OK, a lot of the above it just usual wear and tear. It's just
    the hubs, brakes, rims, anything that says coda on it that sucks.

    I hate to defend Cannondale but looking at your list of non-Cannondale parts there you may just be
    hard on your bikes.

    1999 DBR XR4 - no problem with Fox Float RC, same BB, 1 cassette when needed, no broken derailers.

    Greg
    --
    "Walking under ladders for a living You know we should be running round in pubs and bars We know
    we'll never grow short And we'll never grow tall" - the Mekons

  15. "Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    What, no rants? No curses? No flying off the handle? Geeze, what's this place coming to? ',;~}

    Rants, curses and flying off the handle??? You know that's not my style. I would rather disgrace
    someone using my legs instead...

    - CA-G

    Canadian Girls Kick Ass!

  16. "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Bruce Edge said:
    Joseph Jozwik said:

    which jekyll do you have? Never had shifting issues? never had bent


    rimms

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    brake problems?

    OK, I'll bite. 2000 Jekyll 3000sx (bought used, they're out of their mind asking $3k) Taco'd
    both coda rims. One lefty rebuild Two Fox rebuilds 3 hub bearing sets, front and back Both coda
    disks failed 3 bottom brackets 2 cassettes 5 chainrings 2 XT rear der. 1 XT front der.

    It's a nice geometry frame, lefty is OK, a lot of the above it just


    usual

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    wear and tear. It's just the hubs, brakes, rims, anything that says coda on it that


    sucks.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    I hate to defend Cannondale but looking at your list of non-Cannondale parts there you may just be
    hard on your bikes.

    1999 DBR XR4 - no problem with Fox Float RC, same BB, 1 cassette when needed, no broken derailers.

    Greg
    --
    "Walking under ladders for a living You know we should be running round in pubs and bars We know
    we'll never grow short And we'll never grow tall" - the Mekons

    A friend has a Jekyll 3000. He hardly rides the thing and already has had two warrenty claims on the
    Lefty. Kept leaking oil.

    --
    Cameron

  17. "Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Indeed I do Carla - It wasn't really aimed at you, but this place generally - just having a
    giggle ',;~}

    Gotcha :-)

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I would rather disgrace someone using my legs instead...

    Ahem......that's enough of that miss - there may be minors reading.......

    Shaun aRe - (You meant by kicking their arses, didn'tcha? ',;~} )

    With all the scars, bruises and tattoos on them, I don't think I would be able to win any beauty
    contests...

    - CA-G

    Canadian Girls Kick Ass!

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