Better Bring Dave
Anywhere and everywhere – jump lines, street jibs, skatepark flow, pump-track laps, whatever. Dave’s into it.
It thrives on jump lines, pump tracks and in street flow and is built for flow, flips, and whips.
- Durable SmartForm C3 Alloy frame with Integrated Chain Tensioners
- Manitou Circus Expert 100mm air fork
- Maxxis DTH tyres
- Tektro cable actuated disc brake
"We've been expecting something new from Cannondale for a while now, but this wasn't on our radar. Cannondale has just announced Dave, a brand new dirt jump bike with 26" wheels. With Cannondale's ties with the 50-01 crew, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that they've come up with a bike designed for, as Cannondale puts it, "jump lines, street jibs, skatepark flow, pump-track laps, whatever." They say it's made to be tough and affordable.
Dave has an aluminium frame and is single-speed specific, with 3/8" horizontal dropouts that have integrated chain tensioners to make it easier to install the rear wheel correctly. The three-piece Chromoly steel cranks spin in a BMX style bottom bracket with a 28-tooth steel chainring, but the frames' bottom bracket shell is threaded like most mountain bikes.
The rear brake cable is fully external, but it's left long and can be wrapped around the steerer tube to allow for barspins and tailwhips. An air-sprung Manitou Circus Expert fork takes the sting out of landings, with 100mm of travel, a 20x110mm Boost axle and a tapered steerer tube." - Pinkbike