During the ATOC, Tim Johnson and David from Cannondale took their Slate “all-road” bikes from the mountains to the fire roads before getting them dusty on some singletrack. While the Cannondale website still doesn’t list the Slate in their catalog, this is the first we’re seeing of the olive drab and chartreuse paint design. Lookin’ good fellas. Also, Ojai has some amazing trails!
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A Quick Ride on Cannondale’s New Slate All-Road Suspension Road Bike
What do you do when an accomplished athlete backs you on a gamble and encourages you to do something different. Something that might change the face of “all-road” cycling forever? Or at least for a little while anyway…
The story of the bike goes back to March in 2014, when Tim Johnson and his wife Lyne were riding in Louisville along the bourbon trail. David from Cannondale put one of these bikes under Tim and watched the atavism take over. Tim hit every curb cut in sight, skidded around corners and sprinted like he was riding his EVO… Tim’s a cross racer through and through, so dirt and speed are his top priorities. Oh and fun. Having fun too. Right Tim?
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Cannondale’s Got a Clean Slate
Here’s the full-length to that teaser I posted on Friday, featuring Cannondale’s new Slate suspension road bike on a ride from Park City to Ogden and Tim Johnson. Slate packs big 27.5 / 650b tires and the new Lefty Oliver road suspension. Watch it gobble up a 100 mile ride that hits smooth tarmac, gravel roads and into the back country of the Wasatch mountain range.
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What is Cannondale Up To?
I have an idea. I’ve ridden one… More next week!
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Spring Time Sakura Cannondale Track
Photo by Will Goodan
Spring has sprung and the sakuras are in bloom. This makes for an ideal backdrop for Will’s Cannondale track with full Suntour. Check out more of this bike at Will’s Flickr.
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Death Spray Custom for Cannondale: Tour de France Bikes
David at Death Spray Custom has been busy preparing for the 2014 Tour de France. Many moons again, Cannondale commissioned him to paint a bike for each rider, adorned with their spirit animals, inspired by native American Haida style.
The fleet looks amazing, so head over to Death Spray Custom to see each rider’s bike! Brakethrough did a great job documenting these bikes.
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Cannondale’s New 2015 CAAD 10 Mean Green Track Machine
I could give two shits about “spy” or “leaked” product shots. Personally, I feel like when a product is ready for public consumption, it’ll be posted in reputable sources but seeing this on Tracko got me stoked on production-level track bikes.
The “rumor” has it that this’ll be hitting the boards soon. See more on this Cannondale fan page on Facebook.
If only it was still made in the USA.
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Trackosaurus Rex: The Lords of Fixie Cometh
Photo by Kyle Kelley
The Necronomicog knows no boundaries when it comes to two-wheeled sacrifice and as alluded earlier, this insane Cannondale track bike served for plenty of entertainment on my last night in Los Angeles. Of course, Kyle’s film photos do this icon of American aluminum track bikes justice. See more at Kyle’s Flickr!
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Another Bike on its Side
I’m still going through all the madness from Los Angeles. This one in particular came as a last minute surprise. Luka’s Cannondale track. Pristine condition. He even has the original wheels at home. As always, more on this to come!
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Kim Heikkinen: Helsinki Cannondale Meetup
Photos by Kim Heikkinen
Of all the places in the world, who would think that Helsinki would have such love for the Cannondale track? The local owners had an impromptu meetup over the weekend at their velodrome and Kim shot a bunch of photos. Head over to his Flickr and check the rest out.
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Kim Heikkinen: Green Cannondale Track
Photos by Kim Heikkinen
Hailing from Finland, this green Cannondale track is sure to get your mouth watering. Especially with photos from Kim! See more great shots at his Flickr!
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Trackosaurus Rex: Arik’s 49cm Cannondale Track
Photo by Kyle Kelley
Most builders will tell you that a bike has the best proportions around 54-56cm in size. Yamaguchi will tell you that a 49cm bike will bring all frame design problems to the forefront. Modern cycling tells you that the tighter, more compact the frame is, the stiffer, lighter and most importantly, pro it is. All that applies here. Is Arik short? Or just going for that über pro look? Check out more at Tracko’s Flickr.
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Brenton Salo: Blue Beauty
Photo by Brenton Salo
The blues of this Cannondale track bike really compliment the Autumn vibes in the photo. Brenton, once again with the superb composition. Love this man.
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Cyclonesia: Cargo Cannondale
Ippe’s Cannondale track might annoy the purists but having just put a basket on my Icarus, I can say that it’s awfully nice to not have to shlep around a backpack anymore. See more of this beauty at Cyclonesia.
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Evan Brown: Matchew Posted Up
Photo by Evan Brown
Evan’s back in Portland, where he bumped into Matchew on the street, outside Stumptown coffee. I like candid portraits and couldn’t pass this one up. Fast ‘n Loose!
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Neil’s Cannondale Commuter
When Neil walked through the doors of GSC one afternoon with this bike, I couldn’t help but be intrigued. There were so many little details that drew me to scope it out. It had a substantially higher bottom-bracket than you’d normally see on a MTB, especially a Cannondale. There was a Death Spray Custom sticker on the downtube, and a rare one at that. And it was covered with team sponsorship logos.
While some would say it’s not a MTB if there are road tires on it, I would disagree. It’s the frame and the frame’s geometry that decide the nomenclature and this is most definitely a mountain bike, albeit with its flip flops on…
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Brenton Salo: Cannondale Track Reflection
Photo by Brenton Salo
Brenton Salo is the king of photographing bicycle reflections. It’s gotta be a contextual thing since the Pacific Northwest is always wet. This Cannondale portrait is pretty rad and I’m guessing it’s Patrick’s from PC? Check out more at Brenton’s blog.
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Damian Riehl: PDX Cannondale Crew
Photo by Damian Riehl
Matt, Jerome and Chas are the Cannondale crew from Portland. I partied so hard with these guys last week and I completely blanked on taking their portrait. Luckily, Damian got one outside of PushBike.
