The Cannondale Street Prestige Hybrid

[Mozzy]

I managed to get myself a really smashing condition one of these a couple of weeks ago as my first real venture into a bicycle instead of running (calves done in for good on running). On another forum (non bicycle) the members did take teh rise out of me a bit suggesting all it needed was a basket on the front ... sigh.

At £1400 new in 2009 it strikes me they came out with a really decent bicycle that had rack on the back, disc brakes, 27 gears all Shimano. I paid barely a third for what is really a nearly new bike and had just had a near £100 full service.

As I wanted to run with second hand first to see how I got on. the idea was eventually if it worked out was to buy a new one. I see that Cannondale only made this particular bicycle for a short time! Any idea why? Was it really a bad seller?

If I do move to something new next year; I wonder what the heck to go for.

Mozzy

 

[Zoiders]

The high end "trekking" or town bike is a format of bike that while very popular in places like Germany has never really took off in the UK.

They are good but some people consider them to be rather pricey for what they do considering you will be leaving them locked up and at risk all the time if you are commuting on one, cheaper options exist that would not be so heart breaking to get pinched.

 

[aberal]

It depends on what type of cycling you do. A hybrid is great for commuting and pootling along tow paths and at a push, touring. They're not so much fun on the highways and byways being too heavy and with wide tyres to slow you down, or off-road with suspension and generally components that aren't up to the heavy duty task of mud and rocks. If you bought it for general fitness then its a good starter - but if you find it a bit of a grind on the road, then maybe you could gravitate towards a road bike.

 

[Mozzy]

It depends on what type of cycling you do. A hybrid is great for commuting and pootling along tow paths and at a push, touring. They're not so much fun on the highways and byways being too heavy and with wide tyres to slow you down, or off-road with suspension and generally components that aren't up to the heavy duty task of mud and rocks. If you bought it for general fitness then its a good starter - but if you find it a bit of a grind on the road, then maybe you could gravitate towards a road bike.

That does make sense. Yes, I did get it for keeping fit and to replace my running (which I cannot do anymore ... Doc says so). I'm kind of happy with the road resistance as it seems to make me work harder rather than just wanting to get from A to Z quickly. I am retired now (early due to redundancy) so a bicycle really is to enjoy, keep fit, and best of all ... get out from under er indoors feet.

Mozzy

 

[Zoiders]

The dale pictured will handle rough stuff very well indeed especially with the headshock unit - it's not what I would call a hybrid it's very much a proper utility bike, it's certainly not cheap or stupidly heavy like some hybrids and I bet you could swap some parts around like the stem, bars and tyres and it will certainly shift well in comparison to drop bar bikes, if you split a CAAD frame down the middle and look at it in cross section they are very well butted and extremely light.

It will whip along just fine on narrow slicks for town use just like good MTB's do while at the same time it will handle 35mm tyres that will cope with all but twisty single track and very rocky trails.

 

[Piemaster]

Looks to be a cracking everyday, everywhere, anytime use bike there.

I suspect the reason it wasn't available for long was the £1400 price tag. It's even well outside cycle-to-work money which would seem to be an obvious market for it. Enjoy!

 

[Mozzy]

Looks to be a cracking everyday, everywhere, anytime use bike there.

I suspect the reason it wasn't available for long was the £1400 price tag. It's even well outside cycle-to-work money which would seem to be an obvious market for it. Enjoy!

Thank you PM, I certainly am. I went into Sainsbury's the other day and left it right outside the doors, duly locked of course. I ran round cos I was so worried about getting it or bits stolen. Why are people so bad? It ain't theirs so sod off and save up like everyone else I appreciate I only paid less than a third of new but it was my savings and is my wee bit of treasure.

Mozzy

 

[aberal]

That does make sense. Yes, I did get it for keeping fit and to replace my running (which I cannot do anymore ... Doc says so). I'm kind of happy with the road resistance as it seems to make me work harder rather than just wanting to get from A to Z quickly. I am retired now (early due to redundancy) so a bicycle really is to enjoy, keep fit, and best of all ... get out from under er indoors feet.

Mozzy

Yeah, it looks like a good 'un, right enough - and at a good price. Worth hanging on to if you are happy with it - Cannondale make quality bikes, so you have nothing to worry about in that regards. If the bike in the pic is your bike, I'd suggest setting the saddle level - which is how it is meant to be set, to avoid slipping forward. Unless you are comfortable with it like that. You might also want to think about bar ends - they offer extra positions for your hands as well as helping to pull yourself up hills - eases fatigue if you ever get into longer mileages.

 

[Mozzy]

Yeah, it looks like a good 'un, right enough - and at a good price. Worth hanging on to if you are happy with it - Cannondale make quality bikes, so you have nothing to worry about in that regards. If the bike in the pic is your bike, I'd suggest setting the saddle level - which is how it is meant to be set, to avoid slipping forward. Unless you are comfortable with it like that. You might also want to think about bar ends - they offer extra positions for your hands as well as helping to pull yourself up hills - eases fatigue if you ever get into longer mileages.

Thank you. Yes, that is my bicycle.

Mozzy

 

[2Loose]

I like that, a very practical bike and very similiar to one I am looking at, although I can't find one I like with disk brakes .

 

[Mozzy]

I like that, a very practical bike and very similiar to one I am looking at, although I can't find one I like with disk brakes .

Thanks 2L. I bought it probably for all the wrong reasons. Mostly because I liked the look of it with the rack, lights all Shimano gears and discs front and rear. As it happens, I'm in love with this wee bicycle, and quite frankly can't get enough of it right now. Tomorrow I'm off to Bridgwater down the canal path then into bicycle chain, out to Cannington to see a mate then across the back lanes to home. Yee har, is it tomorrow yet?

Mozzy