My New Geek Toy Cannondale F8 bike

OK.. After a lot of thinking..rethinking and multiple calculations, I gifted myself an early birthday gift, a Cannondale F8. It costed a bomb but worth every paisa.

well its been a long time dream to own onw of these which came true today. As of now I am planning to cycle twice a week to office. More to come, cant type much on mobile.
Updated: on 25/May/2005
You can get more info on the bike on their site.

For geeks:
Frame: CO2 Alloy 1 1/8"
Fork: RST Capa, 80 mm
Chain: KMC 8-speed
Rear Cogs: Sunrace M66, 11-32
Bottom Bracket: FSA TH-7420ST
Front Derailleur: SRAM 3.0
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Altus
Shifters: Shimano ST-EF50
Handlebars: Kalloy 640 mm, 20 mm rise, 31.8 mm
Stem: Cannondale XC3 1 1/8", 31.8 mm
Headset: Slim Stack A-Head
Brakeset: Tektro IO Mechanical Disc
Brake Levers: Shimano ST-EF50
Saddle: Cannondale CO2
Seatpost: Kalloy SP-359
Sizes: S, M, L, X, J
Model Year: 2009
Extras: Cannondale V-Tech Grip

22 Responses

  1. Looks sweet. How much does a bomb cost these days?

  2. hari prasad says:

    AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! :) Congrats bro!… does the bomb explode the pockets? :P

  3. manoj Kumar says:

    helluva bike & helluva price…keep it clean mate

  4. shiva says:

    congrats… 4 ur new bike.

    I have added website url on my website.

  5. Better than a Harley-Davidson, buddy!

  6. Hmm, 22K… where did you get it from?

  7. Congrats, way to go! make good use of it now that you have paid a bomb!

  8. Cool. Looks very good.

  9. Veera says:

    Cool!

    //As of now I am planning to cycle twice a week to office.//

    Good decision. I’m also coming to office in cycle, but only on week ends! :)

  10. Manasa says:

    Wow… Congrats! Is it 24 geared one which was for trial?

  11. Thejesh GN says:

    @Manasa : yeah. Its the same one.
    @Jayadeep Purushothaman : i will. I have plans for ROI.
    @CS Sharada Prasad : track n trails at Koramangala.

  12. Thejesh GN says:

    @Utkarshraj Atmaram : its bigger than my Yami. F8 has two disk breaks.

  13. Lavanya says:

    Finally.. Congrats! Take care of the bike.. and yourself when on it.. hope u got a helmet too.
    I want a test ride.

  14. Thejesh GN says:

    @Lavanya : Yeah. I can join you. I need to buy an helmet.

  15. Did you do any research of this bike over Trek or Merida. If so, please share your findings.

  16. Radha says:

    Wow!! Looks awesome :) Looking forward to more ‘live’ pics of the bike :)

  17. Thejesh GN says:

    @CS Sharada Prasad : Very small (re)search. I will share it.

    @Radha : Sure. You will see lot of them.

  18. ManojVasanth says:

    Looks Great Thej! Congrats! :)

  1. June 19, 2009

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