Cannondale Trail SL5

lighty89

What are your thoughts on this Bike?
Looks decent enough Spec, and Cannondale are quite a decent brand I think.
£380




Frame Trail SL, Optimized 6061 alloy, SAVE, 1.5" headtube
Fork RST Blaze TNL, 100mm, coil/elastomer, lockout, 1-1/8"
Front Derailleur Shimano Altus, 34.9 clamp
Rear Derailleur Shimano Acera
Number of gears 24
Shifters Shimano Altus, 34.9 clamp
Chainset Shimano FC-M311,
Chainrings 42/32/22
Bottom Bracket Tange Seiki LN-3912
Cassette SunRace M66, 12-32, 8-speed
Chain Shimano HG40, 8-speed
Front Brake Promax CD 7.0 mechanical disc, 160/160 mm
Rear Brake Promax CD 7.0 mechanical disc, 160/160 mm
Brake Levers Promax
Handlebars Cannondale C3 riser, 680x20 mm, 6061 alloy
Stem Cannondale C4, 1.5", 31.8, 7 degree
Headset Tange Seiki 1 1/8" semi-integrated
Rims Alex DC4.5, double wall, 28 hole front, 32 hole rear
Hubs Cannondale C4 front & rear
Tyres Schwalbe Rapid Rob, 2.1"
Saddle Cannondale Stage 2
Seatpost Cannondale C3, 31.6 x 350 mm (S, M) 400 mm (L,X,J)

chez_m356

lighty89 wrote:

What are your thoughts on this Bike?
Looks decent enough Spec, and Cannondale are quite a decent brand I think.
£380

could do a lot better for the money, look here http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... 65499#tab2