I'm very late posting to this thread and still perusing every single page....there are so many incredible bikes!
I wanted to share my current (and for a very long time, only) ride, a 2013 Cannondale Flash Alloy 1 29er. As Martin at Sunshine Bicycles in Fairfax says, "the one bike to rule them all!"
He was correct and I ended up selling my Cannondale 26" (F3) which just did not do it for me any longer even though it was one of the last Made in USA Caffeine frames...it really was a beautiful frame, however this bike is just about perfect now that I replaced the original brakes with Shimano XT M785 Disc Brakes / Shimano XT RT86 Ice Tech Disc Brake Rotors!
Ride on...
