Originally Posted by rpengr

Well I bought the Cannondale Trail 2 right after work yesterday. I managed to get 2 hours of riding in last night, and so far I love it. The geometry feels good to me, but keep in mind that it is new for 2016. The 2016 is 27.5 and the 2015 was 29er. I wanted a 27.5 because for my riding style I want a nimble bike I can throw around on tight trails. I have been riding 26", and 29er's feel like a tank to me.

Tonight I hope to get out to "the hill" and try some climbs and descents. We don't have mountains here, but "the hill" is a packed dirt and shellrock course around a old landfill. The course makes a dozen climbs and descents during one lap around the hill, so it makes a great interval-training session. My record on the old bike was 16min 5sec for 1 lap, and 1hr 5 min for 3 laps.