Any Cannondale owners??
 

Hey,


I am currently looking for a job, and decided to commute to work up to 15 miles each way.


Just purchased my first real bike Wooo hooo!!! Cannondale Quick 4. Great geometry, relaxed position, carbon fork and cannondale shock absorbing technology is pretty decent!

http://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes...ick-sl/quick-4


Downsides are:

Cheap components
Not a very aerodynamic position (but I am getting Ergo Grips for lower body positioning)
24 spoke wheels :(

I already have nice shimano pedals (dual) - I swear I noticed the difference when I replaced cheap cannondale stock pedals. Pedaling action is just smoother now. Have anyone else noticed?

I also have nice Shwalne Marathon supremes :)


Anyone here uses Quick 4 as a commuter? Do you like it? How is it holding up?? Do you like it? :)

I was thinking of upgrading the components down the road. Prob Shimano deore crankset, 9 speed TX cassette, deore xt rear derailer and deore front. Also deore shifters. (Have no idea how much it will cost me, but I want to try as do it myself.

Was wondering if Quick series frame (made in china btw. Not even Taiwan :( ) is worth putting all of those upgrades on? Or should I just get bad boy 5 or 1 year or so down the road. (On all the money I will save from bike commuting :) :) :) )

Thanks :)

Can't wait to join you!!

IMO, the only Cannondale frame that is worth putting some nice components on is a CAAD 10 or 9 and supersix carbon, the rest are cheap aluminum frames with a nice paint job and the dying spirit of a Brand that once was American and a staple of quality.
For the money, you can do better than a quick or a bad boy. If you want suggestions just ask.

Nah, better components are always nice, but hardly a necessity. The principle of diminishing returns also rears its ugly head when looking at upgrading. Keep riding and have fun!

i commute on a late nineties CAAD3 that I converted to a flat bar commuter and it's holding up great and is a lot of fun. Only "issue" is that the CAAD3 was notorious for being a rough ride - boy is that true. That thing was built for speed only. Regardless, I still love my Cannondale and I'm sure you will for many years also.

i do want suggestion. Do tell please :)

This.

Just ride the heck out of what you own right now (don't upgrade it), and save for something nicer at the same time.

My friend and co-worker and co-commuter just got the Quick cx5 for commuting etcetera.
Heck of a nice bike for the price.
Upgrade components as they break or wear out and enjoy.

the quick is a comfy ride, but the bad boy is the way to go

I commute over 25 miles each way on a CAAD 4 (alum frame, cf fork) that seems fine to me. It's fast and light, takes bumps a bit rough, but I ride mostly on smooth paved bike trails. So it's not an issue at all.

I'll probably by a cf bike one of these days...but, I'm not in a hurry to drop $5K.

I have a CAAD5 w/Campagnolo Centaur triple - all purpose, trusty steed. I put $30.00 Bontrager 28mm tires on it and they just barely clear the brakes. I'll keep this one forever. It rides just like I prefer. It's rugged, handles gravel and rough road surfaces, fun to ride, will go about anywhere. After the 28mm tires, it's about upgraded all it's going to be. The bigger tires really made an improvement in the fun.

I've been riding a bad boy ultra 1 this season..... no complaints. The guys at the bike shop cannot believe it.

Yeah, I run 28mm too, it lets me go off pavement whenever the need arises. Though a long way from being a cyclocross, the bike is rather versatile with the wider tires.