My beloved Cannondale Rush

[Jing]

Price and price conditions: $4000
Location: Syd

Up for sale here is my size small Cannondale Rush in matt black bbq finish. The bike has been built up to be my xc machine and as such does not go through any extreme riding. The bike itself is intended as a marathon bike. This means combining the best aspects of XC bikes with the best aspects of all mountain bikes. It is fast like xc race bikes but the geometer is slightly more relaxed with a head tube angle of 69 degrees allowing you to fly with the best of xc bikes but with a bit of extra stability on the technical terrain.

The bike is built with the best of the best components no compromises and as such comes to a total weight of around 10.6-7 kgs when clean. For an alloy bike this is very respectable. Especially if you don't quite trust yourself with a carbon bike yet. The lefty fork has been completely rebuilt already and the performance is silky smooth.

The bike condition is excellent. There are no dents of any kind and bike is cleaned after each ride and chain degreased/lubed every 3 rides. It doesn't get ridden too much too since i have multiple bikes and change around often. Due to the nature of the paint it is pretty much scratch proof and is one of the most enticing features of this bike. There are many rush's out there but the matt black bbq finish is one of the most rare. I have actually never seen another matt black one before on rides.

The Cannondale rush has now established itself in the biking world with many journos preferring the rush to the new rize that has been recently released. Everyone always harps on about the same thing, the way it carves corners and how fast the bike is yet still completely technically adept in the most hairiest of situation. Here are a few independent reviews of the cannondale rush.

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/xc-suspensio/cannondale/rush-800/PRD_412464_1526crx.aspx

"Quite probably the best single-pivot cross-country/marathon bike ever"

"This is a great all around bike. Like most folks who are into cycling I've got more than one bike taking up space in the garage. The truth of the matter is you still can only ride one of them at a time. I've taken the Rush trail riding in Lynn woods, and have raced on the bike. I have been looking for a bike that I would feel confident on riding rough trails, but would also feel fast enough on to XC race on."

"I still can't believe how well this thing handles. The rear suspension is amazing. The propedal actually works like they advertise. When you climb, there is no pedal induced bobbing. When you decend, you don't feel any bumps."

Specifications - Cannondale rush 16"
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-Cannondale Aluminium Rush BBQ black with Fox Float R
-Cannondale Lefty 110mm DLR2 Bonded
-Cannondale System Integration 90mm Stem/steerer tube
-KCNC Bone 31.8mm riser handlebars cut to 640mm
-Shimano XTR brakes 160mm front, 140mm centerlock rear
-Shimano XTR shifters
-ODI Ruffian lockon grips
-Shimano XTR front derailleur
-Shimano XTR rear derailleur
-Shimano XTR 170mm crankset
-Shimano XTR 9spd chain
-Shimano Dura-ace 11-23 9spd cassette
-KCNC sc-lite 27.2mm seatpost
-Tioga Spyder saddle
-KCNC seatpost clamp
-Shimano XTR M970 Pedals
-Cannondale Rush chainstay guard
-Mavic crossmax SLR lefty front, centerlock rear
-Schwalbe UST nobby nic front, UST racing ralph rear
-UST Sealant
-Titanium bolts sparingly

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Please note i can accept credit card as payment as well.

[ukalipt]

no price = free. so i'll take it then.
with damage to the XTR lever should mean you need to pay me
to get it fixed but its ok... i will take it as it is

thanks
pm'd you my address

[Jing]

LOLOL damn forgot about that

[ukalipt]

such a nice bike. i wish it was bigger
and i had a spare $4000 dollars
then it would be mine...
hopefully it goes to a BMU household

[supertight]

$4000 for bike with one fork leg!!!!???? I would have softened the blow by putting $3,999.99

Seriously though Jing that's a steal at that price. It looks in mint condition.

[Jing]

thanks guys! it is a bargain for a person trying to find the right bike. I wont disclose how much it cost me to try various combos of parts and to purchase the current parts before i got it to a level i am satsified with but rest assured it is a lot more than $4000.

[Justin Fox]

I can vouch for the bike. It's damn fast. I like everything about it except for the saddle!

[singletrack]

Oh man....must resist.....want road bike instead.........

would you consider the cove, Chris King wheelset and some body parts?

:D

p.s. if you split can you PLEASE PM me to discuss? ;)

[a.davis12]

agreed. very good deal, but if you split ill take some stuff.
(pedals/saddle)

[Terryukon]

damn this is hektic, i wish i was baller right now!!

did you respray this bike jing? it still looks immaculate from photos and real life

good luck with the sale!

[Jing]

thanks dudes, i might be splitting if the bike does not sell wholly. In which case i would need a lot of the parts for my next build anyways. Only thing up for sale then would be frame/wheelset/fork.

The paint is really hard to really damage since its a kind of matt black paint. On previous occasion where i have thought that i have scratched the bike i have simply wiped my gloves over the paint and it just went away. pretty awesome :)

[Parker.]

Even though you said you would only split frame, fork and wheels I would consider taking the - Saddle, Brakes, Cranks off you!

[Jing]

saddle and brakes possibly but cranks if i split definitly i am keeping! insane to buy xtr cranks $600+ OMG LOL

[singletrack]

thanks dudes, i might be splitting if the bike does not sell wholly. In which case i would need a lot of the parts for my next build anyways. Only thing up for sale then would be frame/wheelset/fork.

The paint is really hard to really damage since its a kind of matt black paint. On previous occasion where i have thought that i have scratched the bike i have simply wiped my gloves over the paint and it just went away. pretty awesome :)

i'm MEGA keen on the frame, and fork mate- i'd appreciate first dibs if you split :)

[a.davis12]

fuck, id take that jing. saves you all the hassle of getting new shit spending 1.5x as much as you did last time around because of the exchange rate.

[Jing]

thinking thinking. thanks paul for letting me know, i will definitly keep you in mind.

I will see how ebay pans out, i doubt it will sell for 4k though im fairly certain of that....