Cannondale brought out a new Jekyll last year, FSR with a high pivot and idler, and the year before that a new Scalpel with the flex stays in the chain stay like the original rather than the seat stay like most brands. I feel like they get more traction in Britain and Europe. You see them a lot in race coverage from GMBN.

Habit is their recreational trail full suspension bike. Looking at the models, I like the Waves version. It's a slight upcharge from the next model down, for some meaningful upgrades - especially a Yari fork that has about the same performance as the 35 Gold, but can take all manner of upgrades compared to the Gold being a dead end.

Cannondale went bankrupt in the late 90s trying to get into the dirt bike market. They were scooped up by Pacific, a conglomerate that owns a lot of other familiar brands, both at the bike store in department store level, including GT, mongoose, and Schwinn. Last year Pacific was sold to Pon, who also own Santa Cruz and Cervelo. You start to see how despite there being a lot of brands, there are not really a lot of companies. You can buy a GT or a Cannondale or a Santa Cruz at about the same spec level and you’re still giving money to the same set of people.