Originally Posted by
calderarider08
Would it however, be safe to say that cannondale was the first bike company to perfect and readily make available aluminum bikes to the American cyclists and then expand europe with other bike companies following in their footsteps? This is alot of fun to learn about!
Nope, Klein did a lot more to perfect the design in the early years, Cannondale made it cheaper with mass production, then came up with some of its own design improvements. Both also had some hiccups along the way - pressed in BBs and cantilevered dropouts come to mind.