Cannondale Adventure EQ - any good?
02-11-23, 05:57 AM
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Cannondale Adventure EQ - any good?
Does anyone have experience with this series? I want a step through bike with low maintenance. This has disc brakes and a single chainring, so less to go wrong in theory at least. I ride mostly in town and the occasional country lane, never more than ten miles out, so I don't mind that this is a bit heavier than some. I'm 57 and reasonably fit.
02-14-23, 09:08 AM
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I don't have any riding experience on this bike, but my take on it is mainly from what I believe an elder gentleman was riding on it one day.
He and I were talking when we both made it to the C&O trail parking lot in Shepherdstown access. I believe this was the bike he was riding. It was his first ride on the bike, the first ride on the C&O and he really enjoyed it. He was a bit unsure about it being a step through about how others would look at him for it, but frankly, who cares what others think.
It seems like a nice bike and it gets people out of the house and off the couch! Check out some of the youtube videos' on it. Seems to me that many people really enjoy this bike.
He and I were talking when we both made it to the C&O trail parking lot in Shepherdstown access. I believe this was the bike he was riding. It was his first ride on the bike, the first ride on the C&O and he really enjoyed it. He was a bit unsure about it being a step through about how others would look at him for it, but frankly, who cares what others think.
It seems like a nice bike and it gets people out of the house and off the couch! Check out some of the youtube videos' on it. Seems to me that many people really enjoy this bike.
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02-14-23, 12:34 PM
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I really like step-through frames. I'm almost 45 and moderately limber. I don't need a step-through frame, but I also don't need the additional stability a top tube brings, and the step-through nature makes riding more enjoyable to me. Due to time constraints, most of my riding is in shorter segments. And even shorter rides are broken up by stops at the park, at the ball field or soccer field, etc. It's nice to just slide forward off the saddle and you're down. Step to either side and you're "off" the bike. It's quite nice...in ways I never would have guessed until I tried it. Now a few of my bikes have lower-step frames...not truly step-through, but at least low enough where I can tilt the bike and put my leg through (old mixtes, for example). Another benefit these bikes bring is if you carry stuff on a rear cargo rack. I have racks on most of my bikes and loads in panniers or in a rack-top bag can make mounting the bike with a leg swing-over just a bit more difficult.
I feel these frames have no real down sides for me. Again, there's a loss in rigidity that some cyclists would notice, but not me. And there's, of course, the social aspect of seeing a man riding a "girl bike." My self esteem is high enough for that not to bother me.
Other bikes in this segment that are worthy of consideration include the Specialized Roll and Trek Verve. Cannondale also has a Treadwell, though I don't recall if it comes in a step-through or not.
I feel these frames have no real down sides for me. Again, there's a loss in rigidity that some cyclists would notice, but not me. And there's, of course, the social aspect of seeing a man riding a "girl bike." My self esteem is high enough for that not to bother me.
Other bikes in this segment that are worthy of consideration include the Specialized Roll and Trek Verve. Cannondale also has a Treadwell, though I don't recall if it comes in a step-through or not.
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02-14-23, 12:40 PM
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that's a cool bike. This red is nice.
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Nothing exceptional but the dynamo is nice and isn't terribly spec'd. It is kind of like the Specialized Roll but with a cheap suspension fork and skinnier tires. The red is quite nice. Overall I would probably consider it though the gimmicky pedals would go in the parts bin right away along with the folding stem.
