Cannondale Quality...
08-21-19, 03:10 PM
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Cannondale Quality...
Today I visted a number of bicycle shops in my area looking to purchase a new road bike. Only one shop sold Cannondales, the rest said they no longer carry the brand because of quality issues after their sale to Doral. Is this true? Has Cannondale build-quality really gone down the proverbial crapper?
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Ross
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08-21-19, 04:47 PM
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A number of shops? 
Nevertheless, answer is no.
Nevertheless, answer is no.
08-21-19, 05:32 PM
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BS. Stop going to those shops.
08-21-19, 06:39 PM
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Sounds to me those shops were dropped by Cannondale or they didn't like terms or something of that nature so they dropped Cdale. Either way, find a shop that doesn't speak with their heads up the ol' wazoo!
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What they all said...
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Current bikes: Unknown year Specialized (rigid F & R) Hardrock, '80's era Cannondale police bike; '03 Schwinn mongrel MTB; '03 Specialized Hard Rock (the wife's)
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Current bikes: Unknown year Specialized (rigid F & R) Hardrock, '80's era Cannondale police bike; '03 Schwinn mongrel MTB; '03 Specialized Hard Rock (the wife's)
Gone away: '97 Diamondback Topanga SE, '97 Giant ATX 840 project bike; '01 Giant TCR1 SL; and a truckload of miscellaneous bikes used up by the kids and grand-kids
Status quo is the mental bastion of the intellectually lethargic...
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08-21-19, 07:47 PM
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I don't think I could ever buy a mountain bike with a "lefty", but a road bike? Hell yeah!
08-21-19, 10:35 PM
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Much appreciated,
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Nice choice, bet you love it
08-22-19, 08:55 AM
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About 2 months ago I bought my first Cannondale. A CAAD 12. Love it. (Not posting a pic in deference to some who think it's been posted enough already. )
08-24-19, 07:39 PM
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Cannondale is just as good as any of the big time players in cycling. That shop must have smelled really bad when you were inside, no?
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Today I visted a number of bicycle shops in my area looking to purchase a new road bike. Only one shop sold Cannondales, the rest said they no longer carry the brand because of quality issues after their sale to Doral. Is this true? Has Cannondale build-quality really gone down the proverbial crapper?
Thanks,
Ross
Thanks,
Ross
How big is your area?...usually there is a limit to the number of dealers in a geographic area.
You managed to pick 4 shops which I certainly would question their capability/competency.
08-31-19, 06:16 PM
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My 2015 Synapse performed flawlessly today on my 67 mile ride in southwest Georgia. And has for the over 4,000 miles I've ridden it since I bought it on 8/23/18. Amazing bike!
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08-31-19, 06:37 PM
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My local Cannondale dealer stopped selling them last year because their warranty support went down the drain. Lack of special parts availability and continuously increasing lead times for frame and headshok warranties just became unacceptable.
09-02-19, 01:21 PM
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Start watching at 29 min mark.
Also in one of his videos he said cervelo opened up their tolerances and to stay away from them too.
Also in one of his videos he said cervelo opened up their tolerances and to stay away from them too.
