Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I vaguely recall that Cannondale started by making bike bags and outdoor clothing and didn't start making bikes until a lot later. We used to have an entire wall of our bike shop dedicated to cannondale products. Never sold Cannondale bikes.
They made bike bags, trailers, camping and backpacking gear, racks, etc. from 1973 to 1983 when they introduced their touring bike. To their credit, they offered classic touring geometry made in the US bicycles until 2010. I have a 2010 T1 as well as a 2006 T800 and a 2011 Tandem. Great touring bikes…much better than my 1983 Miyata 610.