Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

It’s 2019, last year of CAAD12 production. They made them black or purple for that year.

Thank goodness it's too big for me. Phew!

HeaadShok is back!

They've produced stuff like that - but non 'leccy - for the German market on and off since forever. Kinda cool when you see one.

@Howard has already ordered this

Shame they made it look so awful. Compare it that thing that Henry is selling. No reason this kind of bike has to be so gopping.

hmm maybe I shouldnt tell you what I just bought

maybe I shouldnt tell you what I just bought

Some white paint?

to touch up DBAD?

How can you bear to touch that thing

that thing that Henry is selling

That's about half of the classifieds at any given moment ;-)

I'd have this off you in a flash if I wasn't covid-unemployed. Maybe stick it back in the cupboard for another 6 months.

@Dammit ill take it off your hands mate.

I actually think that looks ok, plus it's absolutely spot on for the market.

(i might have spent too much time around Khalkoffs)

it's absolutely spot on for the market.

You are not wrong

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This one will be the real seller tbh, Spot on spec for the customer that wants this sort of thing

whats the price? how 'bad' is the head shock?

and why not BB shell/centre mounted stand @Alb ?

Saeco is spoken for, thanks for all the interest.

how 'bad' is the head shock?

Presuming it's the same tech they are very good - there is no bend or slop in them at all, they are light and generally they are very smooth and well damped.

50hr service interval though....as with any suspension fork makes them a liability on this kind of bike.

Assuming the "integrated" mudguards might actually have a good fit to the fork, and a good seal on the boot, I wonder how long they would actually last in normal use

As long as the air spring seal and the Schrader valve holds out. The oil damper will dump its contents after 200hrs or so but you can keep running it without any damping :)

Boingy forks seem like needless complexity when you've got 2" tyres and pretty much no weight on your hands. Similarly, parallelogram seat posts don't look like a real advance on sprung saddles.

I can ask if you’re really interested?