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2318.1 | | BROKE::NALE | Sue Nale Mildrum | Fri Jun 12 1992 14:27 | 24 |
| My husband bought a Rocky Mountain Equipe this Spring and absolutely
loves it. It's a really great bike: it's light, quick, handles really
well. The quality is excellent: i.e. paint job, welds, etc. His is
a '91 (I think. He bought it barely-second-hand from a bike shop
manager's personal stable of MTBs) and is almost all XT equipped. I
think the '92 Equipes are DX.
It's way too big for me, so I haven't had the pleasure of trying it
out, but a friend of ours who's had and tried a number of high quality
MTB's said it's the best MTB he's ever ridden. The balance is
apparently very nice and the bike is lively. Also, it comes with a
Rocky Mountain saddle which I guess is incredibly comfortable. %^)
Mark had a good news/bad news experience with it a couple of weeks ago.
The bad news is he crunched the seat stay on a rock. The good news is
that since it's a cro-moly frame he was able to have it fixed, as opposed
to having to trash an aluminum frame.
That's my second-hand knowledge about the bike. If you want to know
more, I could let Mark to reply. I know that he would tell you that
he's thrilled with his bike.
Go for it!
Sue
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2318.2 | Thanks for the info | FREAK::reeve | An intellectual carrot? The mind boggles. | Wed Jun 24 1992 10:15 | 20 |
2318.3 | | PIPPER::GOOD | | Thu Jun 25 1992 02:02 | 4 |
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I was looking at a M800 at International Cycle in Needham for
$695.00.
Roger
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2318.4 | more details, please | FREAK::reeve | An intellectual carrot? The mind boggles. | Tue Jul 28 1992 10:48 | 26 |
| Okay, it turns out that the '92 Cannondale M700s are already sold out
in Europe! However, the indications are that the '93s will be worth
waiting for, as they will have the '93 Shimano LX group set.
Apparently, Shimano are getting rid of DX and moving LX up in the
chain. Therefore, lots of the '92 XTR features will appear on the '93
LX kit! On the Internet, I saw a note from one chap who calims to have
seen a '93 Cannondale brochure.
I have two questions. When will the '93 Cannondale mountain bikes start
appearing in the shops? Has anyone any other information regarding the
'93 offerings?
As far as I can see, I have a multitude of options. One is to fly over
to the U.S. for a week and bring back a bike with me. These days, it's
about as cheap to get a cheap flight and pay U.S. prices as to buy in
the U.K.! Anyway, thanks for any information. Cannondale in the U.K. is
going through all sorts of hassle at the moment, which is why I am
having trouble getting answers here. Apparently, the European
distributors in Holland have ditched the U.K. group. The plan is to
distribute dircectly from Holland. However, the chain is not yet in
place and getting answers is difficult at best. Mostly, the response is
to ring around to as many Cannondale dealers as you can find and buy
from their existing stock.
Thanks,
Tim
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2318.5 | | PIPPER::GOOD | | Tue Jul 28 1992 21:09 | 18 |
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I have a 93 Cannondale M800 and so far am happy with it.
It is not really an 800 as I bought it frame only on their upgrade
deal $300. We were surprised when the 93 frame came out of the box.
8*)
It doesn't have any nomenclature on it save for CANNONDALE on the
down tube and BEASTof the EAST on the stay. It's red. I mounted mostly
XT on it except for my old DX cranks which will soon be XTR or COOKS.
I got an A_TAC stem made for Cannondale and it looks trick. I guess
what I have is an M2000 with a raised BB for $900 plus so far. Oh yeah
almost forgot 2-finger Ritchey levers and a Vetta LITE saddle. I have
already begun brutalizing this bike and am happy so far.
It has 1.250 headstem and a pleasant surprise was the 93 cam action
force 40 brakes (mucho stoppo)I backed these up with xt low profile
cants
and above mentioned Ritchey levers.
Regards
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2318.6 | $775 for M700 with largest frame | GUIDUK::NORDYS::Conferencing-User | | Fri Jul 31 1992 17:57 | 2 |
| I bought a Cannondale m700 for app $775 in March and it has been great.
I bought it in Seattle.
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2318.7 | It's done | VOGON::REEVE | An intellectual carrot? The mind boggles. | Mon Aug 03 1992 12:48 | 12 |
2318.8 | M400 | REPAIR::CARTER | | Mon Aug 23 1993 09:47 | 12 |
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I am trying to decide which bike to buy; a Cannondale M400 or a KONA
Laver Dome.
I read the previous notes and can see that there are good opinions
on Cannondales.
Obviously the M400 is not quite the same as a M700 but I wondered what
your opinions of the M400 were.
Has the M400 the same frame as a M700?
Any comments appreciated.
..Simon
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2318.9 | '92 M400 is the same as the M700 | UNXA::WU | Sendmail Wac-a-mole | Mon Aug 23 1993 13:50 | 10 |
| Re: -.1
The 93 Cannondale has a different frame than the M700. I've no idea
how it rides. I bought a left-over 92 M400, since that has the same
frame as the M700. Overall, I'm happy with the bike. The frame is
quite nimble, climbs very well, but it is very stiff. When I go riding
in a rocky area, I come back very tired and beat up.
/Bob
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2318.10 | | STRATA::HUI | | Tue Aug 24 1993 16:40 | 12 |
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The 93 M400 has total different frame then the M500 or the M700. The M400 frame
uses a 1.5" diameter and thicker wall tubing then the M500 and 700 C-dale. The
frame is heavier by about .5-.75 lbs and the welding joints are not as polish
as higher end C-dale Mt. Bike frame. You should be able to pick up a M500 close
the price of M400 because of C-dale over stock. I have seen the M500 for around
$600 and the M400 at $575. I think that would be a no brainer choice if you
were buy a C-dale.
Dave
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