My New Cannondale

rieko

After weeks of research, testing and changing my mind, I ended up going for the bike I wanted in the first place. The Cannondale Trail SL3 in red. I love it, and after 2 weeks hammering around the trails and countryside I thought id share a picture of my Dale with you.



SPEC:

Frame: new Trail SL S.A.V.E. w/ 1.5" head tube
Fork: RST Deuce Air 100mm w/ 1.5" alloy steerer
Rims: new Maddux DC 3.0 Disc
Tyres: Hutchinson Iguana 2.0" 33tpi wb
Bottom Bracket: Shimano ES25 Octalink
Rear Cogs: Shimano HG50 11-32t 9sp
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore
Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX shadow
Shifters: Shimano Deore
Handlebar: Cannondale C4 riser
Stem: Cannondale C4 1.5"
Headset: Cane Creek 1.5" semi-integrated
Brakes: Shimano M486
BrakeLevers Shimano M486
Saddle: new Cannondale Stage w/ steel rails
Seatpost: Cannondale C4 31.6mm w/ zero offset

lawman

that is damn nice bike 8)

a bike need not be expensive to look good

Andy

lawman wrote:

a bike need not be expensive to look good

It wouldnt have been cheap either!

jay12

looks great, nice xc bike 8)

Dubzy

A great choice fella. You must be very proud - nice colour too.

rieko

Thanks for the comments guys. Maybe ill post another picture sometime in the future when it has a little bit of mud on it

hardcorerider

Looks very nice and understated. Which you can't often say about Cannondale.

kaytronika

Always had a soft spot for 'dales and that's no exception.

ade73

very nice bike indeed i love the cannondales range of bike,s i used to have a cannondale rush 1000 team replica and what a baby that was wish i had,nt got rid of it

i like yours and love the colour too i,m working on a cannondale jekyll at the moment as i always wanted a jekyll and i recently bought a jekyll frame which i,m going to build

get some mud on it