I'm relearning so much about mountain bikes as I search ebay, etc for parts. I haven't been into mountain bikes since about 1998 or so. I've been into road bikes and fixed gear commuting for the last two years or so though.
I've learned for example...the mountain bike standard appears to be a 4 bolt pattern now. The cannondale cranks are in a 5 bolt pattern (Anybody know the BCD off the top of their head?)
I'm also learning that Cannondale has some odd sizing. The stem is way wider than anything else I've seen which means I'm going to have to stick with it regardless of how well it fits.
The crazy headshock fork also seems to limit the possibility of switching it out for anything else. Anybody have any experience with this?