Cannondale
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74 Main Street Middlebury Vermont (802) 388-6666

Super Six
System Six
Six13
CAAD9
Synapse

  

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bulletExperience: Cannondale was one of the two original producers of "fat tube" aluminum frames (the other was Klein).  Since then, Cannondale has produced more race-quality aluminum frames than anyone else.  
bulletComfort:  Cannondale is famous for its lateral stiffness, but it's also the most vertically compliant (comfortable) aluminum or aluminum/carbon frame on the market.
bulletIf you're a woman:  Cannondale's R1000 Feminine made Bicycling Magazine's Buyer's Guide two years in a row.
bulletMaterials:  Cannondale uses high modulus carbon and the strong and superlight Optimo aluminum designed with the cooperation of Alcoa.
bulletExhaustive testing: Cannondale's advanced testing lab has helped produce one of the most fatigue resistant lightweight road frames in the industry. The CAAD8 received the highest rating from EFBe, Engineering for Bicycles, an independent testing lab in Germany.
bulletGreat Component selection:  10spd Dura-Ace, Ultegra, or 105, or Campy Record, partnered with FSA, Mavic, Fizik, and Hutchinson, for a bike that's light, durable, and fun to ride.
bulletPrice:  Cannondale gives you more bike for the buck.
bulletWarranty service, made in the U.S.:  Cannondale doesn't rely on a back-stock of imported warranty frames with one exception:  the carbon Synapse.  All other Cannondales are made in Bedford, Pennsylvania.  Cannondale's warranty or crash-replacement program will have you back on the road ASAP. 
bullet Only for racers?  Cannondale produces some of the best racing frames in the world, but they're not just for racers.  One of our local Cannondale CAAD8 customers is a retired teacher.  In 2005 he pedaled his Cannondale from Middlebury to Burlington to sign the final paperwork to begin Social Security payments.  He then rode home, an 80 mile round-trip.

System Six, Six13, CAAD9, or Synapse?    

All forks on U.S. made Cannondale road bikes are manufactured by Time.

bulletSuper Six:
bulletThe customer:  A rider who wants a highly efficient all-carbon steed that's still made in the U.S.
bulletThe materials:  High modulus carbon throughout. 
bulletPrices:  Start at $3,500
bulletSystem Six:
bulletThe customer:  A rider who wants the ultimate in power transfer.   
bulletThe materials:  High modulus carbon front, Optimo aluminum rear. 
bulletPrices:  Start at $2,400
bulletSix13:
bulletThe customer:  A weekend warrior who seeks lateral stiffness, vertical compliance, and the extra vibration damping of carbon top and down tubes.  
bulletThe materials:  High modulus carbon and Optimo aluminum.
bulletPrices:  Start at $,1350
bulletCAAD9:
bulletThe customer:  The budgeted racer who doesn't want to compromise performance. 
bulletThe material:  Optimo aluminum.  
bulletPrices:  Start at $1,050
bulletSynapse:
bulletThe customer:  The century rider and citizen racer who wants race performance with a plush ride.
bulletThe materials:  High modulus carbon.  
bulletAluminum Prices: Start at $1,350
bulletCarbon Prices: Start at $2,100