cannondale jekyll ultimate.....hahaha
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The Jekyll Ultimate's competition:
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Carbon $9400 (the 29er is $9900)
Santa Cruz Blur Carbon $7700
Trek Remedy 9.9 $8930.
I like the Jekyll with its super stiff Ballis Tec carbon, 15mm pivots, and switchable 90mm/150mm of rear travel. I demoed one at the Vermont Mountain bike festival (not the Ultimate tho, it was out, I was on a Carbon 1) and it was amazing.
Edit: I just checked Cannondale's web site and the highest priced Jekyll (Carbon 1) is $6900. Did they ax the Ultimate with XX?
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Carbon $9400 (the 29er is $9900)
Santa Cruz Blur Carbon $7700
Trek Remedy 9.9 $8930.
I like the Jekyll with its super stiff Ballis Tec carbon, 15mm pivots, and switchable 90mm/150mm of rear travel. I demoed one at the Vermont Mountain bike festival (not the Ultimate tho, it was out, I was on a Carbon 1) and it was amazing.
Edit: I just checked Cannondale's web site and the highest priced Jekyll (Carbon 1) is $6900. Did they ax the Ultimate with XX?
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I think you can get in an R6 Supersport class sportbike for $9k. The bike industry is f*cked up. Wait until it's a year old and buy it off ebay from the Doctor that bought it and never rode it.
I think you can get in an R6 Supersport class sportbike for $9k. The bike industry is f*cked up. Wait until it's a year old and buy it off ebay from the Doctor that bought it and never rode it.
That's what happens when you put highest end everything on a carbon bike. They make an aluminum Jekyll for under $3k. Down with the industry for giving us options!
Its the same with cars. Some cost $10,000 some cost $300,000.
Lower volume brands charge less with more advance suspension designs (than Scott or Cannondale) and offer more custom configuration choices:
Pivot Cycles Mach 5.7 Carbon w/XTR: $7299
Ibis Mojo HD 140 w/XTR: $7091
SC Blur LT Carbon w/XTR: $7445
Just ride a Jekyll 3 and then get back to me. Awesome Bike.
Right, I remember seeing twin chamber shocks with adjustable travel on all of those. It's not a fair comparison. I agree with you though, by the way.
I've ridden the Jekyll Carbon 2. It's a neat bicycle. I'd never spend money on one though.
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yea, but they have engines,electrical,and get you laid......
youre not comparing apples to apples. thats for a bone stock R6. its like looking at a ferrari and saying that cars are too expensive
Someone that bought a $200 Walmart bike might say paying $2k for a bike is way too much.
I think that high end prices have gotten stupid out of whack. Bicycles as jewelry - sure, they're neat, but it's stupid to drop that sort of cash for one. Same applies to many current motos.
The're halo bikes. People drool over them and buy the less expensive model.
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Sometimes I feel like a baller when I'm out on the trail and see the guy in jeans and a t-shirt on an old hardtail with a Judy fork while I'm riding my 4-year-old Blur LT. He probably looks at me and wonders how I could spend that much on a bike. Then I see a guy on a carbon Stumpjumper and I wonder how he can spend that much on a bike.
Meh - these are status toys, not investments.
i love nothing more than beating the guys on these bikes to the bottom of a descent or climb though. so satisfying
And people flinch at the BRD price tag. 
High end bikes are more expensive, but at the same time, the entry level stuff is cheaper than ever.
I think the Jekyll Ultimate is a sweet bike. I'd love to try out that Fox Dyad shock. Or a carbon frame.
And hey, if Cannondale can sell a few to some rich Doctors, more power to them...people spend way more on stuff way more ridiculous (in my opinion) - stereos, cars, boats, jewelry, etc.
Whatever makes someone happy!
I think the Jekyll Ultimate is a sweet bike. I'd love to try out that Fox Dyad shock. Or a carbon frame.
And hey, if Cannondale can sell a few to some rich Doctors, more power to them...people spend way more on stuff way more ridiculous (in my opinion) - stereos, cars, boats, jewelry, etc.
Whatever makes someone happy!
No, all my bikes are toys, regardless of cost.u are saying ur bike is a investment?
It's marketing too. If you test ride the $9,000 bike and fall in love with it, suddenly taking something further down the model line at only $7,000 seems like a complete bargain, you're saving $2,000! Sure that may still be far more than you wanted to spend but the buyer still leaves with a sense that he's made a great deal.
It's the same reason why expensive tv's are at the front of the electrical store
It's the same reason why expensive tv's are at the front of the electrical store
I buy the nicest bikes I can comfortably afford. If I was making 6 figures, I would buy fancier bikes. If I was making $200k, I would have no issues dropping 8 or 9 on a trail bike. But not anything made by Cannondale.
there's road bikes that MSRP for double that.
Cannondale? I mean, if I was sporting funky anodized cranks, maybe...
8,000 grand worth of envelope?
It licks itself and can be cross trained.
Educate yourself.
http://www.cannondale.com/innovation/
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I hope these bikes spread and this fox shock gets translated to other bikes. between the jekyll and the claymore you could have two bikes in your stable and cover the entire spectrum from xc to downhill. having ridden the jekyll that is in our shop... mmmmmm.... this bike is the money shot. 
ive been trying to get a Jekyll from our CDale rep for a while now. im anxious to try their new shock they made with Fox. unfortunately, we've had absolutely nobody come in and ask about the Jekyll and or Claymore.
This thread has me reconsidering the Claymore. I originally dismissed it because 1) its not made in the US, and 2) I thought 180mm was too much for me. But when I think about it 110mm of rear travel might be enough for much of my riding (with the talus at 140mm) and 180mm would be really nice when the going gets nasty. Plus, with the two shock positions I can play with the geo even more. Hmmmm.... I wonder if they are planning on making a carbon one....