My editorial (always biting, always opinionated) on the Cannondale reorg is at
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/editorials/0000014.shtml
It may of interest to many of you. I hope you enjoy it and welcome your comments and feedback.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

heh heh. as if freaking HONDA is going to let a company founded on a molded plastic backwards facing bike trailer one up them with a four stroke lightweight performance motorcycle. somebody had to be on crack. people, it is H-O-N-D-A !! you think shimano is something?? ha. plus, honda prides itself on its four strokes and performance. the ridiculousness of this concept is beyond words.

next time you are at the check out line, for example, take a quick gander at some motocross mag. observe the four stroke 250 class motocross bikes. now observe a canondale bicycle, and perhaps some baggy shorts from the spring clothing line. hmmmmmm. for that matter go back 10 years and observe the nr 750 from honda, a v-four steet bike with eight valves per cylinder and OVAL PISTONS with a 20,000 rpm redline. oval pistons. ever try to get oval piston rings to seal at 20,000 rpm ??? or, perhaps go back another 30 years and behold the 250 cc 6 cylinder gp bike. yes, 6 cylinders in 250 cc, raging and howling like a banshee from hell itself. made years before c-dale could even melt the plastic for its trailer for the mold. ahhhhhhhh, ya. :)