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Cannondale Judge FR1

Average Rating 3.33/5
# of Reviews 3
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Description:
  • Frame: Judge, 220 mm
  • Fork: FOX 40 RC, 200 mm
  • Spokes: DT Swiss Champion
  • Tires: Maxxis Minion, 26 x 2.5"
  • Pedals: Cannondale GRIND EX Platform
  • Crank: TruVatiV Hussefelt, 24/36/PC guard
  • Rear Cogs: Shimano XT, 11-34





Submitted by Matt a Downhiller from La Verne
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2007
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $2100.00
Purchased At:ebay
Strengths:Frame is burly, hardly any flex. Non-interupted seat tube. Made in the USA. Life time warranty on frame. FOX suspension front and rear. Hayes are very responsive and adjustable.
Weaknesses:Rear suspension had a little up and down play but Cannondale sent upgrade kit to eliminate it. Front Brake routing pinched rear brake hose with bottom crown of fork but was easily fixed.
Bike Setup:Stock for now
Bottom Line:Had to put this review in to help out the rating of the Judge because of the dutche bag that wrote the bogus review. This is a great bike for FR or downhill once the suspension is set up correctly. Bike is pretty darn light for a DH bike so will feel a bit twitchy to others that ride heavier bikes but feels stable as a mountain goat on the ground and in the air. Get this bike if you can fork out the cash or if you get lucky like I did.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by D Rebel a from Duncan BC Canada
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2006
Favorite Trail:Patchworks
Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
Purchased At:Experience Cycling (duncan)
Strengths:Low compact design, beefy frame with beefy pivots, shock link ,brake link(optional).fox40rc2 don't hurt either.
Weaknesses:brakes, cranks, pedals and big production set backs, I waited 6 months for my small(and many other shops wanted it).Now it's sitting at the shop awaiting a front caliper, I put louise fr on in place of the el caminos, but im waiting on a caliper to mount to the 40s.Also the fr1 dosn't come with the brake link.You can get it as an option as I did, however it requiers a 135mm rear hub, so specify this when you order the bike.
Bike Setup:brake link and louise fr otherwise stock.
Bottom Line:unreal bike if you can get your hands on one, well spect other than the cranksand lack of chain guide(if you use it for what it was intended for)and I don't feel the brakes are up to the task but that is only based on world of mouth, i just didn't want to take risk give their bad rep so far.
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by John Smith a Downhiller from waltham,MA,USA
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2006
Favorite Trail:vietnam
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Strengths:lots of travel on the suspention.
more gears than most downhill bikes.
not too heavy.
Weaknesses:it looks like poopie, and has a bad aftertaste.
Only comes in one color.
handlebars are too wide.
Similar Products Used:Specialized demo eight
Bike Setup:frame, weels, cranks, stem, fork, handlebars, pedals, brakes, saddle, seatpost.
Bottom Line:DON'T BUY THIS BIKE!!!!!!!!!
Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1






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