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JapioF on December 9, 2024 12:40 pm More info on this weird beast: [https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/mtn-bikes/myles-rockwells-1998-cannondale-fulcrum](https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/mtn-bikes/myles-rockwells-1998-cannondale-fulcrum)
andrewcooke on December 9, 2024 12:42 pm https://www.bikeradar.com/features/throwback-thursday-1998-cannondale-fulcrum-dh
camp_jacking_roy on December 9, 2024 12:54 pm Short answer- they could change the gear ratio without changing the chainring size and therefore the effect of pedaling on suspension
gnarlyram on December 9, 2024 1:43 pm Cannonade is a long term experiment to see what happens when you give engineers acid every day.
MichigaCur on December 9, 2024 1:47 pm There’s nothing worth doing, that’s not worth overdoing, the overdoing again – Cannondales design team.
Ill_Initiative8574 on December 9, 2024 2:29 pm I love that era of DH bikes. There was some truly wild shit out there. https://preview.redd.it/l4dh205b2u5e1.jpeg?width=258&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11c1edf4dcfe5df5f559156f804764c2841ee7fe
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More info on this weird beast:
[https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/mtn-bikes/myles-rockwells-1998-cannondale-fulcrum](https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/mtn-bikes/myles-rockwells-1998-cannondale-fulcrum)
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/throwback-thursday-1998-cannondale-fulcrum-dh
Because of Cannondale in the 90’s
Short answer- they could change the gear ratio without changing the chainring size and therefore the effect of pedaling on suspension
Cannonade is a long term experiment to see what happens when you give engineers acid every day.
There’s nothing worth doing, that’s not worth overdoing, the overdoing again – Cannondales design team.
Man, I love ’90s Cannondale.
I love that era of DH bikes. There was some truly wild shit out there.
https://preview.redd.it/l4dh205b2u5e1.jpeg?width=258&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11c1edf4dcfe5df5f559156f804764c2841ee7fe