Ten year review Evo supersix 2014 My Cannondale carbon evo supersix is coming up to ten years old so I thought it was time for a review. But I was a bit shocked when it came to writing this as Cannondale seem to have picked up a lot of negative reviews which for me are supprising. In the ten years I have had my bike it has been just brilliant, I have done about 40k miles on it which maybe not as much as a regular cycler but I have to travel for work a lot so my riding is sporadic. I find it easy to maintain, cable changes, wheels, pretty much everything on it has been very reliable and easy to sort out. Still looks great, quick clean and apart from a few small dings it could have just come out of the box. A pleasure to ride and great to look at.

Topstone 1 Gravel - Unreliable Bought a Cannondale Topstone 1 to commute to work, using a mixture of roads, towpaths and walkways. I average 90 miles a week on it and have done 2500 miles since September 2022. I have had nothing but problems with it. So far, a new bottom bracket, new Free Wheel Hub and wheel bearings. I really look after it, but it spends more time being repaired than I use it and have it well maintained by my local fantastic bike shop. An upgraded Hub was put on, 200 miles later, it is playing up again!! There are also constant creaks and clonks which drive me mad. For £2200, it really is unreliable and not worth the money. I should have learnt my lesson after having similar issues with a Synapse some years ago

Cannondale: Bad quality control and customer service I ordered a Cannondale Moterra Neo ebike in January of 2024. It was delivered a week later to my local dealer with the electric motor inoperable due to not having been configured at the factory. I called Cannondale and opened a help ticket, but never heard back from them. The bicycle was eventually fixed by a Trek dealer because my Cannondale dealer was not Bosch certified and couldn’t get the necessary software. It is sad to see how far this company has fallen after bankruptcy and being sold at least twice. This is the last Cannondale I will buy because it seems that Cannondale thinks it is OK to not do a basic health check on a $7500 ebike. Thirty seconds to glance at a screen is apparently too much time to dedicate to quality control. Also, following up on help tickets is not necessary. Like wise, requiring that your ebike dealers show proof of current Bosch certification is not necessary even though Bosch has a death grip on support software and will only allow mechanics with current certifications to download the support apps.

Brand new bike is like old second hand. I bought a brand new Quick CX 3 Cannondale in August and it has been the biggest disappointment in my more than 45 years of biking. They do not seem to properly fix their bikes during production because first the front wheel bearing went loose (that was even dangerous as the bike turned to the left when breaking) and then the pedal bearing went loose (and that is the most annoying thing ever because it makes click twice for every turn - like with a worn off old second hand bike). Unfortunately my bike shop closed down so I cannot even bring it there for repair. Just contacted Cannondale online and registered my bike. Let's see what they respond and if they can help. In any case, not at all what I expect of a new bike that I use every day to go to work...

Free Helmet Tale: Issue and Rectification I purchased a Cannondale from Evans Cycles (UK) on 22 July 2022. After the bike arrived on 11th Aug 2022 I completed the form to receive a free MIPS helmet (Cannondale Topstone Helmet Promotion) but to date have still not received the helmet. There is no means of contacting Cannondale other than by DM on Facebook and they don't bother responding to that. Update 201222: Cannondale has now furnished me with a helmet and it transpires thar the failure was with Royal Mail. My faith in Cannondale is restored....unlike the Royal Mail 😉