Dec
30
2009
Rant + How to Change the Stem on 3 Different Cannondale Mountain Bikes
Posted by Blogmaster in Mountain Bikes, tags: Bikes, Cannondale, Change, Different, Mountain, Rant, Stem
Rant + How to Change the Stem on 3 Different Cannondale Mountain Bikes
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dude i got an F3 2009 and i seven months i had it serviced 6 times! either it leaked oil or just blew out wtf!
Yeah i hear that about the DLR 80. Mine basically blended itself one ride, and i ended up with shock guts falling out into the boot. It was 8 months old, Road use only. I upgraded to a lefty carbon, Now there’s a good fork IMO, Does require regular maintainace though. (R.I.P Cannondale USA.)
I have a f300 Cannondale it came with a oil dampening headshock p-bone fork ……after having to have it serviced about all the time……I finally converted to 1 1/18 using an fsa fat pig headset and put on a simple rockshox judy tt and have had absolutely no problems..plus there are more stems to choose from on an 1 1/8 rather than 1.5.. I love the frame but the headshock had to go..
Seems like a lot of work. I have a cannondale but I dont understand the whole headshok fad thing. I dont know its just me I think having an actual suspension fork is so much mor useful.
Worth a try!
Watch out for the ol’ Rock Shox faulty part: leaky gaskets. Easy to replace.
Actually… one bike shop owner told me Rock Shox have been quite reliable and their service is excellent. I’ll have to try that next… when I get a 29′er.
I have a Rock Shox Dart and Tora, and so far they’ve been holding out just fine. I use them daily and am quite aggressive. I’ve not once used lockout, though.
I tried that a few times and Manitou Forks didn’t last any longer and neither did my Fox Fork and NEITHER one of them locked out 100%. I ride a lot of dirt roads as well as trails and the 100% lockout on the Cannondale Forks is why I keep coming back to Cannondale.
Question: Why keep buying replacements if they’re so poor? Why not buy a standard suspension fork that’ll last you way more?
Yep – once a year like clockwork for me too! I think I paid about $200 for a backup cartridge.
I also have the same fork (DLR 80) and it has failed twice, once a year like clockwork.First time the air capsule failed and it took 8 weeks to get it back!It didn`t cost me a dime although I would have rather payed for it if it meant getting it sooner.
Now the damping dial freezed. Fortunately I can still ride it while I wait for the replacement since it´s my only mountainbike and racing season has started.
¿How much did the replacement cartridge cost?
Geez, how many bikes do you have? Great video