4/6/2024 0 Comments Cannondale frame sizesThe frame’s unpainted status means that a frame of any colour can quickly be replaced.įor obvious reasons there is little demand for road frames this big, hence the limited stock holding strategy. Instead, ‘EuroDale’ keeps one in stock should a current owner of a 66er need a replacement. This is because the model is no longer a stock item per se. A quick phone call to ‘Dale’s Mike Cotty established the following: a 66cm CAAD 5 was in stock at Cannondale Europe, but minus paint. However, until recently the now- venerable CAAD5 aluminium frame was still listed as available from new in a range of sizes going right up to a barn-door 66cm. Cannondale’s size range goes right up to 63cm in most road models, which is not quite big enough. Magicalia client account manager and downhill mtb racer Juan Christen is taller still at six-foot-nine, or 2m06, and yet we were still able to find a frame to fit, off the peg and from stock. Six-six (1m98) is getting to the limit of most manufacturers’ ready made sizes. How tall is tall for a cyclist? Let’s talk a mix of imperial and metric six-foot-four, or 1m93, is lofty, for sure, but a cyclist of that stature should have little difficulty in finding an off-the-peg bike that fits nicely. 5’11” editor assesses frame for ease of vaultingĬannondale CAAD5 66cm, £699 frame and fork, to order, custom paint finish
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