[dsn_klr650] nklr: cannondale 432cc

[Shepard,Brian]

I hope it does well I really do. However, their bicycles are way over rated and way over priced. It's almost hilarious that anyone who really knows bicycles would buy one. Quality isn't the issue. Trek, Raleigh, and Cannondale are all very high quality, but Cannondale's cost almost twice as much as Raleigh or Trek and they're not any better. I think the high-end Trek and Raleigh models are way way better than Cannondale. You get way more for your money. Cannondale will tell you its all in the frame. HOGWASH! If Trek & Raleigh frames are inferior to Cannondale then its not my much. Trek & Raleigh give you way better components (wheels, brakes, shifters, drive train etc..) for way way less money than Cannondale. Cannondale must have high production costs with there supposedly superior frames. Aluminum frames have been around for over 20 years. I believe it was the Italians or the French (companies) who first used Aluminum bicycle frames. Too much money for what you get. Had to say it so let the flames begin. -Brian Shepard Philadelphia PA A13 -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Mark [mailto:MWeaver@...] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 12:22 PM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] NKLR: Cannondale 432cc we always felt that cannondale bicycles were built using too much of the CAD process (consumer-aided-design). that's where you build stuff that'll sell, then when it breaks, you redesign the part that broke and replace the customer's product under warranty. repeat until product no longer sucks. their early bicycles were famous for having mis-aligned rear dropouts. by the time i was selling them ('96 or so) instead of riding them (80's) they appeared to have fixed most of the quality issues. 3 things i'll give them credit for, they stand behind what they sell, they're not afraid to try new stuff, and their marketing department is the best at creating the right image. -mark weaver

> The quality of the Cannondale bicycles has > been nothing > less than outstanding, and they are used to being on the > cutting edge in > manufacturing, being one of the first manufacturers to use an > all aluminum > frame with oversized tubes for their bicycle frames.

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