Cannondales get a bad rap, but sometimes they do some stupid stuff. I will say that a lot of people damage their C'Dales by riding them beyond their intended purpose. i.e., hucking on a Scapel. However, C'Dale releases some products before they have done enough R&D just to get the product "Out There". Their Bonded (not welded) swingarms SUCK! They will break and when they do it's usually catastrophic. They KNOW it's a inferior design but do nothing to fix them other than replace them under warranty. The whole release issue of the Gemini was a fiasco. They released them, then recalled a bunch due to inferior craftsmanship.

All in all Cannondale is a great bicycle and a good company. Glad to see they finally got smart and ditched the MX division.

L8R