Thread: I got a new bike!! Stoke thread with pics!

I'm so juiced...i just got my first new bike in 8+ years, i had been riding(and loving) a Stumpy HT, but alas...it was time to move on. As of a couple days ago, i purchased a Cannondale Prophet. It's pretty much as gucci as it gets...
Carbon Lefty fork
XT/XTR discs(front/rear)
XT/XTR shifters/deraillers
LX Crankset
Mavic UST 819 Disc wheelset
Michelin XCR x'treme tubeless tires
5th Element rear shock

This thing is amazing on the trails, i rode Las Trampas(DD) with it on Wednesday and Briones(benchmark) yesterday...pretty much mashed both of them. Here's more picture stoke.

Dude, you're fork is half gone already! (BTW, why don't they make a Righty fork?)

Congrats, looks like a pimped-out ride.

Lefty's never get any love! Its about time we have something all to our own.

Holy sponsor logos!

Sweet bike though, I hear they ride nice.

Originally Posted by Big E

(BTW, why don't they make a Righty fork?)

Disc brakes.

What does she weight?

did it come with all those stickers already on the frame?

i must admit, it looks pretty schweet

Hey ncp, I am juiced for you. Nice steeze. I am going rafting this weekend. You down for a fatty ride next tuesday, East Bay somewhere?

Nice, good to see that there are none of those all-in-one pods on there.

Originally Posted by Crinkle

What does she weight?

It weighed out at 28.7 pds...not bad, about 3-4 less than my Stumpy HT.

Originally Posted by Crinkle

did it come with all those stickers already on the frame?

Yes it did come with all the stickers, the previous owner was a helluv a lot better than me so i think they "had" to be on there. A couple of the biggies(Mavic & GU) are coming off, maybe a TGR sticker will replace them

u must of made a bundle in sponsorship$$$ for all those stickers....

i didnt know teva was in the mtn. bike game?

I need to stop looking at these threads. They just make me cry.

Originally Posted by NorCalPWDR

the previous owner was a helluv a lot better than me so i think they "had" to be on there.

i take it by saying helluv a lot you mean spancered athlete. judging by the paint that was an early prophet. probably built for 4X for one of the team riders. nice score, ebay i'm guessing?

Originally Posted by Black Market

i didnt know teva was in the mtn. bike game?

They aren't, but a couple of the people who ride for the US national Cannondale team (not Cannondale-Siemens) have personal sponsorships.

Coincidentally though, five.ten makes a bitchin downhill shoe.

That is a nice fancy looking ride.

Originally Posted by Shepherd Wong

That is a nice fancy looking ride.

Tnx+++
Sorry to hear about your shoulder, hopefully the doctors are right regarding the recovery time.

Nice ride! I have the prophet also and just upgraded my Wheels to the crossmax SLs after my minor taco incident.

I heard that one of the reasons for it being a lefty as opposed to a righty was to balance out the weight of the drive train on the other side, but i really have no clue. Its a fun bike enjoy!

Originally Posted by NorCalPWDR

Sweet ride, but this photo makes me dizzy. Or like I'm falling over. I can't get used to looking at that fork.

This is my first season of jong offroad biking, so I have no idea about the sport, but I can't figure out why the hell that fork is half baked? It must be sweet but honestly, I would never buy one for myself. Forgive me if this is a bit offensive, I'm just curious as to why a company would do that, is it just for the sake of doing it or is there a reason.

Originally Posted by wanghoeby

This is my first season of jong offroad biking, so I have no idea about the sport, but I can't figure out why the hell that fork is half baked? It must be sweet but honestly, I would never buy one for myself. Forgive me if this is a bit offensive, I'm just curious as to why a company would do that, is it just for the sake of doing it or is there a reason.

It's stiffer and lighter than most comparable 2-prong forks on the market.

Originally Posted by AfroMullet

It's stiffer and lighter than most comparable 2-prong forks on the market.

And you don't need to take your wheel off to change a flat.

Originally Posted by Camilo

And you don't need to take your wheel off to change a flat.

But... to take the wheel off you have to remove the disc caliper.

Cannondale just likes to be different. Leftys work really well, just like any other nice fork, but you really aren't getting a huge advantage over traditional styles.

Anyone notice that Cedric is on Marzocchi this year?

I totally can see it for ease with tire changes, but do you really pop your front tire all that often? Any way what do one of those forks, or knives I suppose, run for?

Originally Posted by scoober

Cannondale just likes to be different. Leftys work really well, just like any other nice fork, but you really aren't getting a huge advantage over traditional styles.

Anyone notice that Cedric is on Marzocchi this year?

i'll back the lefty. i'm a pretty big guy and ride pretty hard (in terms of trail riding, no drops bigger than 3 feet) and the two lefties i have had have been good to me. the stiff spring helps lots i must say. however if i had my choice i would probably put a nixon or sherman on my jekyll. the lefty proforms well enough that i cant justify throwing money at another fork tho.

and yeah i did notice that cedric changed forks. you may also note that he rides a zocchi on his 4x prophet. wonder if this is due to better $'s from zocchi or not having trust in the lefty? hummmm...

Single-sided rear swingarms have been around on motorcycles for a long time now.



The really fast/powerful race bikes have gone back to double-sided because at 400# and 130+ HP, the SS gets torqued around more and has to be built heavier to compensate. On a bicycle I don't think it makes as much difference.

I'm guessing that Cannondale thinks the weight advantage of having only one stanchion is an acceptable tradeoff for it (and the hub) having to be heavier to withstand the side loading. But mainly it looks cool and different.

One thing I do like about Lefties is the needle bearings -- much less stiction than the bushings on regular forks. Combine that with low weight (from being USD), TPC+ damping, and you've got yourself an extremely buttery fork.

Congrats, Norcal! Very cool.

Now get your ass down here to Skeggs sometime!