VIC Cannondale prophet large
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pink poodle
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Mr Crudley
was a wheel size expert
He would look good on one of these!
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
How would this go as a trail bike? I know someone chasing a first bike but I'd hate to put them off with something tough to get around lysty on.
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safreek
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Well I would suggest that it would be perfect.
Mine is a great ride, with a lefty, but would also suit a totem perfectly
silentbutdeadly
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Having played with one in a XC situation...it'd make a much better trail bike.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
At the moment, yeah pickings are definitely pretty slim. I'm concerned that a noob might find it a bit ...squishy... For a ride that doesn't involve shuttling. and I think Safreeks review of the situation needs to be taken with a pinch of salt given that he thinks 5kg 160mm bombers are xc forks
Wouldn't mind a bit more spec detail, some of it I can up spec with what I have in the shed but if those forks are on the husky side I won't be able to do much to help.
Where in Melbourne are you this week? If it doesn't work out, I'll be in Traralgon next Friday and can probably make an extra stop on the way out or back...
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pink poodle
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what if this "noob" understood the bike was a work in progress? At this price and with a 1.5 straight head tube...it isn't going to be hard to find a much lighter fork for the front end. They could even go mullet! Then with air front and rear, a bit of extra air in the suspension and squish be gone.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
Yeah, you definitely don't have to upsell the idea of a 1.5 head tube to me
I agree that it's got some potential, I'd just hate to see them put off initially though.
What size shock does it take too?
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Fred Nurk
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The Prophet was a great bike for it's time, a little more trail and less XC than the same era Rush.Yeah, you definitely don't have to upsell the idea of a 1.5 head tube to me
I agree that it's got some potential, I'd just hate to see them put off initially though.
What size shock does it take too?
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Won't be the same as modern geometry but would go alright as a first dual suspension bike.
Bear in mind it's unlikely to have 1.5" head tube, it'll probably be the Cannondale proprietary 'not quite 1.5"' with a specific headset. Won't be a problem with the headset fitted though.