[Peanuts]

http://www.factor001.com/   

http://www.gizmag.com/cannondale-simon-electronic-fork-lefty/13711/   

[BB]

http://www.factor001.com/   

The Factor001 on sale at Harrods for $36,000. There was me thinking that it would make a great commuter!

[Norton Sharley]

http://www.gizmag.com/cannondale-simon-electronic-fork-lefty/13711/   
[/quote]

hahahhahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahaha.

"Once Simon is available for purchase, it will be interesting to see how the mountain biking community reacts to it. While it promises unprecedented performance, some riders might question whether menus, submenus and electric motors belong in the realm of mud, sweat and gears."

Asked for his comments Mr Sharley of Sheffield was heard to mutter under his breath "If it's owt like the rest of the Lefty's it'll be fucking shit".

So since Snappendale failed to make the Lefty work using direct conventional damping technology  they have attempted to utilise a secondary electronic system that is heavier than the original, will be more prone to failure and might only last 2 hours on a bumpy trail.  That would probably equate to about the first 100m descending Snowdon or Walna Scar, for example, what are we supposed to do for the rest of the trail?

[BB]

Snappendale

I thought it was Crackenfail.

[Norton Sharley]

Snappencrackenfailendalen - German version of Cannondale?

[Iesu]

not just lefty's that are shite - as i know to my cost, so are the headshock's.

W-A-N-K

[john horscroft]

not just lefty's that are shite - as i know to my cost, so are the headshock's.

W-A-N-K

Seconded.  F500, brilliant bike spoilt by shit suspension.  I swapped my Headshock for Rockshox Recon and we all lived happily ever after...........

Now, how about some proper bike pr0n..........

http://www.turnerbikes.com/010/010rfx.html

http://scottusa.com/gb_en/category/7934/genius

http://www.foesracing.com/#/fxr

http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/bikes/2010/alpine-160/

That's more like it!

[cofe]

See the light: http://www.ibiscycles.com/mountain/mojohd/

[Yossarian]

I think you're right - they look awesome...

[cofe]

In white as well. No brainer if you're rolling in coin.

[john horscroft]

Yeah, yeah.  I'll see your Mojo and raise you a Spicy 916.......

http://www.lapierre-bikes.co.uk/lapierre/big-mountain-bike/2010/spicy-916-2010

[cofe]

stick or twist, stick or twist, stick or twist......?



stick. that is one bike i'd like to ride.

[john horscroft]

Beauty is only skin deep Cofe.  I'd still love to get Spicy................

Or maybe if you insist on girly white......

http://www.yeticycles.com/#/bikes/575/3/

[Norton Sharley]

I got to ride a 575 over the summer and it ace.  The rear wheel tracking was very smooth, it has a nice short wheelbase and is very light for the size of bike.  There are some pics knocking around somewhere  .

I wouldn't complain if someone handed me either of the Spicy or Ibis mind.  These things are starting to make my old welded girder contraption look a bit out of date.  Cue FatDoc ....

[john horscroft]

Reality check - they're all beautiful but I can't afford any of them.  Back to my 'old welded girder contraption'......

[fatdoc]

If I were to loose all my bikes...

that turner with 2 wheel sets would be  contender

[john horscroft]

  Like your thinking............

[Percy B]

In the Sheffield J E James at the moment (I only popped in for some Chamois cream, honest!) they have a top of the range 2010 Trek Madone complete with electronic Dura Ace - yours for £7700..... looks quite nice though. I notice it is well bolted down to its stand too!

[Iesu]

not new but.... for commuting/touring?

[BB]

The geometry of that one looks all wrong somehow.

[chappers]

not new but.... for commuting/touring?

looks horrible!

[Iesu]

lots of people (elsewhere) seem to agree with you, but i can't really fathom why?

it looks like a very practical bike to me - what's up with it?

tempted to make it my first ever drop bike for commuting/touring

[tlr]

Looks like a Kona mountain bike that someone mistakenly put drop bars onto. Not good.

It might be practical, but it ain't pretty.

[Iesu]

is it wrong to lust after function rather than form?

i don't fancy a carbon fibre mountain bike that will splinter the first time it meets a stone flying up from the front wheel!

[Duma]

Is it an optical illusion or is that a 26/29 wheel set? Agree with all, looks weird/nasty, probably performs excellently at  it's intended purpose.