Should I buy a Cannondale F1?

pilsburypie

Hi all

Have the opportunity to purchase a Cannondale F1 as new from a mate at a decent price... Have looked for reviews of the bike and can't find any...... certainly like the look of it, but is this the bike for me for around the £1K mark?

Mark

supersonic

The 2008 version? On paper, at RRP, strikes me as very poor value, but not ridden it.

pilsburypie

Yes the 2008. I know what you mean - the RRP is £1500 but I think I can get it for £900 at a push. That must be getting into the realms of good value?.....

supersonic

Frame Caffeine
Fork: Headshok Lefty Speed 110 DLR2
Rims: Mavic XM 317 Disc, 32 hole
Hubs: Cannondale Lefty front, DT Swiss 370 rear.
Spokes: DT Swiss Champion, 1.8mm
Tyres: Hutchinson Piranha, 26 x 2.0"
Pedals: Wellgo clipless
Crank: Shimano XT, 22/32/44
Bottom Bracket: Shimano XT
Chain: Shimano HG-53
Rear Cogs: SRAM PG-950, 11-34
Front Mech: Shimano LX
Rear Mech: Shimano XT Shadow SGS
Shifters: Shimano LX Rapidrise plus
Handlebar: FSA XC-282 AOS, 25mm rise
Stem: Cannondale XC3 Headshok, 31.8mm
Headset: Cannondale Headshok Si
Brakes: Avid Juicy 5 White w/ 160mm rotors
Brake Levers: Avid Juicy 5 White
Saddle: Fi'zi:k Nisene Sport 2
Seatpost: Cannondale C3, 31.6 x 350mm
Extra's: Cannondale V-tech grips
Sizes: S,M,L,X
Colours: Lightning White (gloss)or
Raw Hi-Bright Aluminium (gloss)

For 900 it seems about the same spec as many other hardtails at RRP, the main difference is that fork. Try it out, see if you like it.

pilsburypie

Agreed, the lefty is the thing that is attracting me, but only at that price.

Thanks for your input