cannondale performance

[pimpin330ex]

hey im new to dales and im thinking about buying one but i wanted to know the ups and downs about these. also i was wondering what different models they make like size and names? another question i have is whats the price range on these? also how is it finding parts for these?? also what are these bikes main use like trails mx etc...sorry for all the questions thanks

[250rmike]

stock dales have reliability issues if you get one get it with updates or do updates to it immediatly try going to cannondaleriders.com for some in depth information. all there models were 440cc 432 to be exact but they had different level lik the base level a step up from that and then the full on race quads. they were the cannible blaze and moto. there was one more but i cant remember. the blaze was an xc bike the moto was a full lont travel 50inch wide mx bike. price ranges are anywhere between 800 for a well abused non running dale to 4000 for a fully built bike. there are more expensive bike but for that price you can usually find a good national ready bike with updates. they are used for both mx xc dunes drag etc anything you can think of they are used for.

[pimpin330ex]

thanks for the quick reply im gonna check out that website i have one more question whats the reliabilty issue?

[250rmike]

they had a bunch of them anything from some of the motors cranks going out which is fixed with the z400 bearing to bolts backing out of the cartrige plates which cannondale fixed with the stage 8 bolt kit. then there was the magnesium valve covers which some models had that with corrode when using green antifreeze fixed with aluminum valve cover the plastic water pump thats fixed with an aluminum one here some links to the updates

http://www.cannondaleriders.com/tech/index.shtml
go to the bottom of the page

http://www.cannondalecentral.com/
go to technical bulletins

http://www.cannondaler.com/sb.php

[chigger]

I have a dale with every reliability update known to man. 450cc Timbo Stroker. low hours. FOR SALE. lol Pm me.