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so our Cannondale rep comes in today. hes got his kids! they wanted to go with him. his oldest son is a skateboarder (oh the irony) and had a broken arm. After your usual bike shop sale talk, he comes to me and says hey whats up. (i've known him a while, he rocks the draco clothing.)
he says "hey, can you cut this off?" and points to his kids cast.
"I sure can."
"ok, go ahead and get it off then."
out comes the dremel, and a very trusting and patient kid gets his cast buzzed off.
as the shop was closing, our rep was like, "hey, john, here." Takes a prophet off his car, and hands it to me... says he'll be back in the morning to get the bike. says thanks for getting the kids cast off.
wow! I mean, this bike isnt even out yet, and so now I have joined the sub-10 people to ride it in the world outside of cannondale club. cool.
alas, I could find no one to ride with tonight. so I solo'd it, and just ended up getting pics of the bikes.
But i did see the oscar meyer weiner mobile. no way!
The Cannondale Prophet. Its replacing the Jekyll as their all-mountain bike.
why get ride of the jekyll? Well, The prophet gets 5.5" of rear wheel travel, a full inch more than the jekyll. and it utilizes SPV, so it pedals like much less than either bike. and yet, hits bumps like a gemini.
oh, did i mention its like 1/2 a pound lighter in the frame alone?
and you can get it with a coil shock?
and it comes with a 5.5" travel SPV lefty?
well, yeah, it does!
its got two setting for the shock. it drops the angles a bit to slacken it out.
both get the same amount of travel and about the same feel.
in the XC setting its very upright, like we find many trailbikes. The long travel is great for hitting bumps, the upright postion with the SPV makes it great for climbing.
its stiff too. it has a mini-gemini rear end basically, and it shows that. less flex than a jekyll, which is already pretty stiff. the Mountain Cross version comes with a thru 12 rear end for even MORE stiffness.
the ride? awesome.
its smooth for pedalling no matter what gear or speed. the SPV is best showcased on a single pivot bike, and that makes this bike rip. fast and aggressive, this mean machine tore thru trails like a downhill bike.
you know the feeling you have when you ride a new bike for the first time? fast, cocky, capable, sprinting everywhere?
this bike feels like that all the time.
kick it back to the FR position... cool. its more stable, cruises nicely, and the fork feels more plush. (attributed to the better angle).
Ahhhhhh the fork.. a lot of people dont "believe" in the lefty. they better stay quiet in this post, because it only shows you havent ridden one! at 5lbs, this light, ULTRA stiff fork was so plush it felt like a nicely tuned DH fork. i mean, it doesnt bottom out, the SPV makes it effecient for climbing and sprinting, and its buttery travel is just so nice.
I wont dive into parts spec too much, as it varies thru out the models. Im kinda diggin the new SRAM triggers.... not too bad. it ran with a new truvativ stylo crank, which now runs on the external BB theme, and hey. it feels stiff, so no complaints. tubeless wheels marta brakes (but will be avid juicies on all else, this was just because they were out of avids for demo bikes)
31.8mm bar! first mtn bike i have seen come stock with this, that isnt a DH bike. even the gemini last year ran a regular bar.
the bike was light. 27lbs for this one with hefty wheels and pedals.
their top end bike floats in at 24lbs.
did I mention i saw the weinermobile?
I mean, what the hell was oscar meyer thinking?
I CAN tell you, the boys at cannondale were thinking when they made this bike. longer travel, combined with stable platform valving, makes it pedal like a short bike, take the hits like a big bike, and wiegh in like a road bike
btw, it jumps smooth, and wheelies AWESOME.
so our Cannondale rep comes in today. hes got his kids! they wanted to go with him. his oldest son is a skateboarder (oh the irony) and had a broken arm. After your usual bike shop sale talk, he comes to me and says hey whats up. (i've known him a while, he rocks the draco clothing.)
he says "hey, can you cut this off?" and points to his kids cast.
"I sure can."
"ok, go ahead and get it off then."
out comes the dremel, and a very trusting and patient kid gets his cast buzzed off.
as the shop was closing, our rep was like, "hey, john, here." Takes a prophet off his car, and hands it to me... says he'll be back in the morning to get the bike. says thanks for getting the kids cast off.
wow! I mean, this bike isnt even out yet, and so now I have joined the sub-10 people to ride it in the world outside of cannondale club. cool.
alas, I could find no one to ride with tonight. so I solo'd it, and just ended up getting pics of the bikes.
But i did see the oscar meyer weiner mobile. no way!
The Cannondale Prophet. Its replacing the Jekyll as their all-mountain bike.
why get ride of the jekyll? Well, The prophet gets 5.5" of rear wheel travel, a full inch more than the jekyll. and it utilizes SPV, so it pedals like much less than either bike. and yet, hits bumps like a gemini.
oh, did i mention its like 1/2 a pound lighter in the frame alone?
and you can get it with a coil shock?
and it comes with a 5.5" travel SPV lefty?
well, yeah, it does!
its got two setting for the shock. it drops the angles a bit to slacken it out.
both get the same amount of travel and about the same feel.
in the XC setting its very upright, like we find many trailbikes. The long travel is great for hitting bumps, the upright postion with the SPV makes it great for climbing.
its stiff too. it has a mini-gemini rear end basically, and it shows that. less flex than a jekyll, which is already pretty stiff. the Mountain Cross version comes with a thru 12 rear end for even MORE stiffness.
the ride? awesome.
its smooth for pedalling no matter what gear or speed. the SPV is best showcased on a single pivot bike, and that makes this bike rip. fast and aggressive, this mean machine tore thru trails like a downhill bike.
you know the feeling you have when you ride a new bike for the first time? fast, cocky, capable, sprinting everywhere?
this bike feels like that all the time.
kick it back to the FR position... cool. its more stable, cruises nicely, and the fork feels more plush. (attributed to the better angle).
Ahhhhhh the fork.. a lot of people dont "believe" in the lefty. they better stay quiet in this post, because it only shows you havent ridden one! at 5lbs, this light, ULTRA stiff fork was so plush it felt like a nicely tuned DH fork. i mean, it doesnt bottom out, the SPV makes it effecient for climbing and sprinting, and its buttery travel is just so nice.
I wont dive into parts spec too much, as it varies thru out the models. Im kinda diggin the new SRAM triggers.... not too bad. it ran with a new truvativ stylo crank, which now runs on the external BB theme, and hey. it feels stiff, so no complaints. tubeless wheels marta brakes (but will be avid juicies on all else, this was just because they were out of avids for demo bikes)
31.8mm bar! first mtn bike i have seen come stock with this, that isnt a DH bike. even the gemini last year ran a regular bar.
the bike was light. 27lbs for this one with hefty wheels and pedals.
their top end bike floats in at 24lbs.
did I mention i saw the weinermobile?
I mean, what the hell was oscar meyer thinking?
I CAN tell you, the boys at cannondale were thinking when they made this bike. longer travel, combined with stable platform valving, makes it pedal like a short bike, take the hits like a big bike, and wiegh in like a road bike
btw, it jumps smooth, and wheelies AWESOME.
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