Cannondale - What were they thinking?!

[Bluetree]

The flagship for their women's line (price tag of $6800) looks like this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2962559806_0365503ff6.jpg


Which immediately reminded me of this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2962559802_cfac2ae143.jpg

Now, I know wimmin (me included) complain a lot about the choice of colors we're offered, but this one just makes my eyes bleed... or makes me want to brush my teeth.

[Misandal]

Wow. :eek: That's about all I can say, and I don't mean that in a good way. Just...wow. :confused:

[roadie gal]

That is exceptionally fugly.

[Eden]

OK, when I first looked I didn't think it was horrid or anything, but I laughed out loud when I scrolled down :D:D:D omg that is so spot on :D:D:D

[lph]

but very funny :D

[Grog]

What about Colnago toothpaste now? :)

[ilima]

Kinda weird to use something close to Celeste. Kind of ironic considering Barloworld rode Cannondale in 2007 and switched to Bianchi for 2008.

[Smilie]

Yikes! That is bizarre coloring.

[7rider]

It seems to be a variation on a theme with them....

See: http://velospace.org/node/10798
Because I can't seem to get the image to load...

[xeney]

(I sort of like it. Except I see white bar tape and just picture how it will look after a month or two.)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That's too funny!- I had my browser window set kind of small when I saw just the first picture of the bike- and immediately thought "That looks just like a tube of Colgate toothpaste!"....then I scrolled down and saw the second picture of the toothpaste. :D :rolleyes:

[redrhodie]

Maybe they were thinking you'd feel that fresh from the dentist clean every time you ride :D

[badgercat]

Hmm... I don't necessarily think it's ugly, but probably not something I'd ever choose for myself.

I showed the picture to my BF without prelude and his reaction was, and I quote, "Ooh, minty!" So yeah, add another to the list of people who thought of toothpaste when they saw it. :D

[Trekhawk]

LOL - thanks for the laugh.:D
It's not ugly but I wont ever be able to look at it now without thinking about this thread.:D

[Aggie_Ama]

Oh my! The first year they brought out the Synapse in WSD I got one and I think it is gorgeous. But this, this is not right to my eyes. Yep, minty fresh is a good description. The red Synapse is on the mint is really getting to me as well. :confused:

[sfa]

LOL! But isn't "fresh confidence" a good thing to have on a bike?

I wonder if it has a gel seat?

Sarah

[Aggie_Ama]

I did notice the Six13 for women seems to have been designed off a thread against women's bikes here. Mostly black with a hint of girly colors but not bathed in pepto.

[OakLeaf]

I didn't mind the bike so much, but with the toothpaste it's hilarious. :p

[GLC1968]

Ick - I don't like it at all!

In fact, when I first looked at it, it reminded me of something other than toothpaste but after seeing the colgate box, I can't think of anything else now! :rolleyes:

[uforgot]

My first thought was, "how many times do they have to scream CANNONDALE on it?". I hate those huge logos. I spend a lot of time taking stickers and decals off of my wheels and parts. Then the toothpaste made me laugh. How perfect. Tacky advertising just like on a toothpaste box!

[Trek420]

The colors are wrong but you could always buy the bike and get this kit:

http://groups.colgate.edu/cycling

[lph]

or you could make your own Colgate decals and switch. That would be a hoot :D

[Andrea]

I think it's aight :D

I'd do some customizing, of course.

[Aggie_Ama]

We bought Cyclingnews.com's gear guide and this bike is in it. I showed it to DH and he also thought toothpaste, although he did study it for awhile. He thinks it probably doesn't look too bad in person, unfortunately we do not have any large Cannondale shops in town that would have it for us to really judge. :p