2013 Cannondale RZ 120 1
lillywhite79
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Hi all
A few pics of my new pride & joy which arrived yesterday evening, Ive had a few hardtails but decided to get my first full suspension bike
Im over the moon with it, only been for a raz round the local park before work this morning
Initial impressions are a. It feels fast and fairly light, feels at least as quick and nimble as my Marin hardtail, and b. more comfortable than what Im used to with the rear suss working away!!
Anyway heres a few pics, hope you all like it Cheers & roll on the weekend so I can get out for a proper blast
A few pics of my new pride & joy which arrived yesterday evening, Ive had a few hardtails but decided to get my first full suspension bike
Im over the moon with it, only been for a raz round the local park before work this morning
Initial impressions are a. It feels fast and fairly light, feels at least as quick and nimble as my Marin hardtail, and b. more comfortable than what Im used to with the rear suss working away!!Anyway heres a few pics, hope you all like it
Cheers & roll on the weekend so I can get out for a proper blast 
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Thanks mate. Glad I went for the black now as almost went for the RZ 120 2 in white...the matt black finish looks a bit carbon fibre-ish! Always wanted a Cannondale so really pleased with it.
Will deffo get out and introduce her to some mud at Swinley this weekend, cant wait
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Covered about 200 miles so far mainly at Swinley, love this bike
Ive swapped the Fizik Tundra 2 saddle back to a more comfortable Cannondale one. The fizik was ok for short distances but anything about 2hrs plus was becoming a pain in the ****
Ive fitted some Superstar Lock on's as I had these on my previous bikes and do find the fuller grip more comfortable than the slimmer Cannondale ones. Still really enjoying riding this bike, I'm learning a few skills on this and have had a few offs at Tunnel Hill recently where Ive been pushing my luck a bit, so I applied some matte heli tape here and there to protect the frame as well (mainly around the headtube and downtube)
The last pic is my camera mounted on the bars with a cheap 5 quid clamp from ebay. It looks a bit funny granted but works pretty well, no movement after a few goes round Swinley Blue, its no go pro but does the job pretty well.
Good to hear you've been problem free, I trust you've been keeping an eye on my thread but if not I recently had issues where I pulled the swingarm bushes out there housing ... No idea how this happened assume from whips and not pulling it back in enough or something either way it caused a movment in the swingarm and both needed to be replaced. Something to look out for.
What's next for you mate ?
Not good that you’ve has probs with the linkage though - could you let me know which bolts specifically so I can keep a close eye on it, can’t say I’ve noticed any play on mine so far though. Only thing has been a squeaky noise coming from the headset / head tube area, checked it’s all nice and tight with no play so maybe just needs some grease or something. Also the rear brake pads seize up sometimes, think I prob just need to bleed the brakes that’s all.
Regarding upgrades, I want to go tubeless, install a dropper post and get some lighter wheels. Also still considering the 1x10 set up, so pretty much the same mods as you have made. Thing is I’ve recently changed jobs so closer to home now and thinking of something a little more commuter friendly as want to ride to work for fitness, so any major upgrades for the RZ may have to be put on hold for te time being. Got my eye on the Flash 29er Alloy 2 that’s on Pauls Cycles for £1k, very tempting especially on cyclesceme. Thing is I want to keep the RZ120 and have best of both worlds!
Good upgrade list, going tubeless makes a big Dif to how the bike feels depending on where and how you ride it.