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Cannondale Prophet 2000 review
Bike Magazine published on their website a brief (and I do mean brief) review of the Cannondale Prophet 2000, a 27 pound bike that’s marketed by Cannondale as a trail-enduro bike. The Prophet 2000 features the Manitou Swinger 3-way air shock in the rear, the Cannondale Lefty up front, a Shimano XT drivetrain (well, with the exception of its XTR rear derailleur), XT brakes and dual-control levers, Mavic 819 rims, and some Cannondale house parts that I have no knowledge of or experience with.
With an MSRP of $3300usd, the Prophet 2000 is priced in line with trail bikes like the Giant Reign 1 and Specialized Enduro Expert. While I’m not a huge fan of single-pivot bikes for descending because of their braking characteristics (the rear suspension is susceptible to ‘brake jack’, where it ‘packs up’ and becomes inactive) and I’m not sure that the option of reducing your head angle to 67.5 degrees is that beneficial on an all-purpose trail bike, the Prophet 2000 looks like a decent ride.
1. Posted by Giant Reign 2 review from BikeMagic » The Biking Hub | 5:07 pm, 6 January 2006
[…] Personally, I’d love to see the the Reign feature a slightly slacker headangle (or at least an adjustable head angle, similar to the Cannondale Prophet or the Specialized SX Trail. That way, riders looking for a 6″ cross country bike could have their cake and those looking for more of a ‘light freeride’ or ‘all mountain’ bike could eat their cake too. […]