Cannondale Rize 5 and...The Proflex !

.blitz

Totally bog standard, even the grips



Only the frame is original.

Can you tell which one is my 'mud' bike ?

myopic

The Cannondale is lovely! Maybe the one with the rear mudguard?

.blitz

Update: I cleaned it!

chick0

Rize and RZ's are awsome bike. There abilities are extremely under rated.. Yours looks great... Thanks for sharing..

Xgreygoose

Very nice!! I do love the Rize. Very 8)

Splottboy

Weights? For the Rize...

Got me a Proflex too, the 768 frame with Marzz XC 600, Sram/XT Mavic T/less, Conti Mtn Kings. Nice bikes.

chick0

Splottboy wrote:

Weights? For the Rize...

I have a 2008 Rize 3 Carbon, in large Size, it has a few up-grades now, and is sitting at around 11.2kg.

When purchased, in its original Euro spec ( Talas fork), it weighed 12.4kg with pedals..

Splottboy

Oops, you said the "C" word, in public.
Unless I get a Pro contract - impossible - then I don't want to buy a C-A-R-B-O-N Mtb frame, with my money at least!
Got a road bike with one, but this was a competition prize.

One rough ride at Cilgwyn or Llanberis slate quarry, and I'd be crying for the huge hole in the frame, lol.

Carbon...there, I've said it, looks the Business, is light, strong etc, but one bad hit from my local terrain, and it's " Goodnight Vienna ! "

chick0

Splottboy wrote:

Oops, you said the "C" word, in public.
Unless I get a Pro contract - impossible - then I don't want to buy a C-A-R-B-O-N Mtb frame, with my money at least!
Got a road bike with one, but this was a competition prize.

One rough ride at Cilgwyn or Llanberis slate quarry, and I'd be crying for the huge hole in the frame, lol.

Carbon...there, I've said it, looks the Business, is light, strong etc, but one bad hit from my local terrain, and it's " Goodnight Vienna ! "

The Alu Rize frame is said to be not much heavier then the Carbon. As the "Backbone" for both the Carbon and Alu models are the same, and are constructed using a new metal forming method.
There seat tube, BB shell and upper and lower pivot housings is one-piece, and is three-dimensionally forged for strength, better power transfer and alignment. No welds. No weak points.

This pic shows the forged "backbone" , and various sections that are Alu and Carbon..

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/new ... 500-70.jpg

It's each to there own when it comes too frame materials.

But i will add. The local Scottish trail centers i ride on the Rize Carbon are some of of the roughest and most extreme in Scotland, let alone the UK (Wolftrax Black at Laggan, Nevis Red, Wildcat at Golspie ).

I have done more then 3000 miles on this frame, had countless amount of crashes, often do drops and jumps i really should not be doing on a 140mm trail bike. I have even ridden a good amount of DH course. The Rize has taken it all in its stride so far..

All frames types can and do break, and i have had steel and Alu failures in the past. Two due to failed welds, and one Alu frame decided to buckle after a spill.

Cannondale also have a lifetime warranty on there frames, and very good crash replacement policy, which i also took into account when purchasing , so even if it does fail, i don't have too much to worry about, Cannondale have got my back..

Xgreygoose

chick0 wrote:

Splottboy wrote:

Oops, you said the "C" word, in public.
Unless I get a Pro contract - impossible - then I don't want to buy a C-A-R-B-O-N Mtb frame, with my money at least!
Got a road bike with one, but this was a competition prize.

One rough ride at Cilgwyn or Llanberis slate quarry, and I'd be crying for the huge hole in the frame, lol.

Carbon...there, I've said it, looks the Business, is light, strong etc, but one bad hit from my local terrain, and it's " Goodnight Vienna ! "

The Alu Rize frame is said to be not much heavier then the Carbon. As the "Backbone" for both the Carbon and Alu models are the same, and are constructed using a new metal forming method.
There seat tube, BB shell and upper and lower pivot housings is one-piece, and is three-dimensionally forged for strength, better power transfer and alignment. No welds. No weak points.

This pic shows the forged "backbone" , and various sections that are Alu and Carbon..

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/new ... 500-70.jpg

It's each to there own when it comes too frame materials.

But i will add, the local trail centers i ride on the Rize Carbon are some of of the roughest and extreme in the UK (Wolftrax Black at Laggan, Nevis Red, Wildcat at Golspie ).

I have done more then 3000 miles on this frame, had countless amount of crashes, often do drops and jump i really should not be on a 140 trail bike and even ridden a good amount of DH courses and the bike has taken it all in its stride so far..

Cannondale also have a lifetime warranty on there frames, and very good crash replacement policy, which i also took into account when purchasing , so even if it does fail, it don't have to much to worry about.

All frames types can and do break, and i have had steel and Alu failures in the past, 2 due to failed welds, and one Alu frame decided to buckle after a spill.

Well said

chick0

Xgreygoose wrote:

Very nice!! I do love the Rize. Very 8)

I have noticed your stable lacks a "trail" rig..

Do you not fancy adding a Rize / Rz for those big mountain adventures? I have read the RZ Carbon one 140 is about 11kg stock.. I'm sure you could find ways to improve on that

.blitz

Minor makeover for the Proflex:
Element bar, Attack shifter, new grips...

...new tyres, chain, gear cables & jockey wheels. Taken ten years off the old girl.