PunkAss: Biker - Zen Stress Monkey

Punk Ass: Biker, Zen Stress Monkey

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Cannondale Trifecta

So here's what's been up this week in bike land:

Finally, good weather!! I've actually been able to ride on four, count'em, FOUR consecutive days....wohoooooo!
My newly tricked out Cannondale feels almost like a new bike; shifting is crisp and precise, I'm getting better power transmision and it's more comfy; not to mention the fact that I think I now have the shinyest cassette on earth!
Yesterday I got to go to a Cannondale Demo in Haverhill. They showed up with a trailer load of their newest rides. I figured they'd let you cruise around the parking lot or let you go do a mile or two on them. To my surprise, they really wanted you to go out and put them through their paces. So, I ended up doing two 12 miles loops. The first on a Six 13 Team. This is their high end model with carbon tubes and CAAD 8 Optimo lugs. This bike was sooo much better than the Six 13 I took out last summer. It felt lighter, stiffer and more responsive. For the second loop, I got the privilege of riding one of their brand new, all carbon Synapse's. This bike was a wet dream to ride; super light, super smooth and this beauty wanted to climb. I just amazed me how much easier climbing was on this machine. The other thing that I really dug about this bike was the compact crank(50/36 on the front instead of the standard 53/39); I'm totally sold on that concept. So, when the day finally comes that I can actually afford a new rig, I think I'm gonna have to start from square one again.

So, now I'm off to Martha's Vineyard for my first Ride of the year, wish me luck:)

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Posted by PunkAss at 10:06 PM

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