Old 04-25-16, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by bradtx
The Cannondale crit frame will corner with any bike. The problem is that there is no subtle warning, such as the front wheel pushing (understeer), as there is on my Cannondale road race geometry bikes. Once one has exceeded maximum lean angle the bike simply low sides.

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The skittering of the front tire in a hard corner is an exhillerating moment. I did that with a Technium PRE when trying to show off to a car following me down a country lane. A brisk downhill put me at 27mph facing a true 15mph corner (for a car). Before I could set up properly the edge of the pavement was right next to my front tire. I leaned and cranked, the sudden tire shuttering and bar rattling my grip, the Technium behaved and shot me out to the middle of the lane. I waved and shot a grin as the car went by. At that moment there was no other bike I'd rather battle a corner with.
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