"THE" hot bike

scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

How long is the warranty good for? (Maybe you ought to buy a 2nd one as a
replacement while you're at it.)

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(scottt) wrote:

Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

Actually, yes.

Thanks to the generous demo program coming to my town recently, I got to
take one for a test drive. The stupid thing, equipped with Record 10v, a
carbon bar probably worth more than my racing bike, and that wacky
Cannondale-only BB/crank, completely seduced me. But I am vulnerable to
the seductive charms of a really really light bicycle.

You can read about my experience at http://www.wiredcola.com/

Shameless blog plugger,
--
Ryan Cousineau, http://www.wiredcola.com
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

In article ,
(scottt) wrote:

Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

Actually, yes.

Thanks to the generous demo program coming to my town recently, I got to
take one for a test drive. The stupid thing, equipped with Record 10v, a
carbon bar probably worth more than my racing bike, and that wacky
Cannondale-only BB/crank, completely seduced me. But I am vulnerable to
the seductive charms of a really really light bicycle.

You can read about my experience at http://www.wiredcola.com/

Shameless blog plugger,
--
Ryan Cousineau, http://www.wiredcola.com
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

On 2004-07-14 22:19:19 -0700, "trg" said:

scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

How long is the warranty good for? (Maybe you ought to buy a 2nd one as a
replacement while you're at it.)

Meh, I doubt the lifespan of the frame is THAT much less than a
"normal" Cannondale.

Which tends to at least be a *fairly* long time. I've seen other Al
frames (Bianchis) which had horribly high failure rates. I haven't
personally seen the same with Cannonballs, though I'll admit I don't
know all that many people who ride them these days.

On 2004-07-14 22:19:19 -0700, "trg" said:

scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

How long is the warranty good for? (Maybe you ought to buy a 2nd one as a
replacement while you're at it.)

Meh, I doubt the lifespan of the frame is THAT much less than a
"normal" Cannondale.

Which tends to at least be a *fairly* long time. I've seen other Al
frames (Bianchis) which had horribly high failure rates. I haven't
personally seen the same with Cannonballs, though I'll admit I don't
know all that many people who ride them these days.

scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

The Too-Light-for-the-Tour thing was a marketing ploy,
nothing more. Any manufacturer there could build a bike
that was under the weight limit. Heck, I've even build up a
15-pound Heron without getting into stupid-light parts!

Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
LaSalle, Il 815-223-1776
http://www.heronbicycles.com
http://www.tullios.com

scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13... I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang... Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

The Too-Light-for-the-Tour thing was a marketing ploy,
nothing more. Any manufacturer there could build a bike
that was under the weight limit. Heck, I've even build up a
15-pound Heron without getting into stupid-light parts!

Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
LaSalle, Il 815-223-1776
http://www.heronbicycles.com
http://www.tullios.com

"scottt" wrote in message
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"trg" wrote in message
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scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13...
I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang...
Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these
babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't
know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

How long is the warranty good for? (Maybe you ought to buy a
2nd one as a
replacement while you're at it.)

The warranty is the same as (most quality bikes)all Cannondale
bikes
(Life on frame and a year on components. What the hell's "buy a
second
one" supposed to mean? Just got done implying that the ride was
expensive... If you are trying to say that the six13 is so
(carbon)light it will not last or it'll break, you are
incorrect. The
thing's a piece of art and built like a brick **** house. I
hammered
the bageebeezs out of it too. And for a big boy, that thing was
the
most stable, light and quickest ride I have ever been
on...period.

Just a brief note on warranties, and Cannondale's warranty in
specific. The warranty covers the frame against "manufacturing
defects in materials and/or workmanship for the lifetime of the
original owner." "This warranty is not meant to suggest or imply
that the bicycle cannot be broken or will last forever. It does
mean that the bicycle is covered subject to the terms of the
warranty."

So, unless a fatigue failure is a "manufacturing defect in
materials or workmanship," the warranty would not apply if your
bike just got old and cracked -- like mine did a month ago -- and
you probably would not have a warranty claim. Also, being that I
could not find my receipt from 1986, I was SOL. So, a life time
warranty does not mean you get a new bike every time one breaks
for as long as you live. And if you are really looking for
something that will last forever (if there is such a thing), you
better choose a frame material with a long fatigue life and not
just one with a good warranty.

By the way, I also broke a 2.8 -- which broke way prematurely due
to a real defect. I got a replacement CAAD 4 for free. It is
light and climbs well, but it has the oddest fee to the rear
end -- almost squashy and vague when sitting (no, it is not my
saddle), but then it is very positive when sprinting or climbing
out of the saddle. All in all though, not a bad bike for
free. -- Jay Beattie.

"scottt" wrote in message
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"trg" wrote in message
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scottt wrote:
Just got back from test riding the new Cannondale Six13...
I may be
partial to the C'dales since I own a couple, but dang...
Gotta be the
sweetest bike I've ever ridden. Check it out he
http://www.legalizemycannondale.com/index_en.html

Anyone out there had an oppertunity to mount one of these
babies yet?
Too light for the Tour :/, but not to light for me... Don't
know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

How long is the warranty good for? (Maybe you ought to buy a
2nd one as a
replacement while you're at it.)

The warranty is the same as (most quality bikes)all Cannondale
bikes
(Life on frame and a year on components. What the hell's "buy a
second
one" supposed to mean? Just got done implying that the ride was
expensive... If you are trying to say that the six13 is so
(carbon)light it will not last or it'll break, you are
incorrect. The
thing's a piece of art and built like a brick **** house. I
hammered
the bageebeezs out of it too. And for a big boy, that thing was
the
most stable, light and quickest ride I have ever been
on...period.

Just a brief note on warranties, and Cannondale's warranty in
specific. The warranty covers the frame against "manufacturing
defects in materials and/or workmanship for the lifetime of the
original owner." "This warranty is not meant to suggest or imply
that the bicycle cannot be broken or will last forever. It does
mean that the bicycle is covered subject to the terms of the
warranty."

So, unless a fatigue failure is a "manufacturing defect in
materials or workmanship," the warranty would not apply if your
bike just got old and cracked -- like mine did a month ago -- and
you probably would not have a warranty claim. Also, being that I
could not find my receipt from 1986, I was SOL. So, a life time
warranty does not mean you get a new bike every time one breaks
for as long as you live. And if you are really looking for
something that will last forever (if there is such a thing), you
better choose a frame material with a long fatigue life and not
just one with a good warranty.

By the way, I also broke a 2.8 -- which broke way prematurely due
to a real defect. I got a replacement CAAD 4 for free. It is
light and climbs well, but it has the oddest fee to the rear
end -- almost squashy and vague when sitting (no, it is not my
saddle), but then it is very positive when sprinting or climbing
out of the saddle. All in all though, not a bad bike for
free. -- Jay Beattie.

(scottt) wrote: Don't know
how/if I will come up with the cash, but a guy can dream...

Did they quote you a price?
If so, how is it equipped?

Tim