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JediPaddler
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Cannondale Prophet 1 - What to upgrade????
      #34958 - 27/06/2009 16:10

I bought a Cannondale Prophet 1 last year following it's excellant review in MBR. I upgraded the chainset at christmas to an SLX and changed the tyres to High Rollers , as the Hutchinson Spiders fitted were pants .

As MBR indicated this frame is worth upgarading but what next?

Wheels? I'm thinking Hope Pro II's on Mavic XC717, from Merlin for about £266.

What about forks? Fox Float 32's or Vanilla R or RLC, or what about Revelation??

Any advice graetefully received.

Cheers.

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AndyWatermanModerator
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Re: Cannondale Prophet 1 - What to upgrade???? [Re: JediPaddler]
      #34960 - 27/06/2009 16:16

does anything NEED upgrading? As in, is anything broken? Is anything really holding you back? If you're asking on a forum, I'd say probably not right?
If not, why not spend your hard-earned on a riding holiday or a day with a coach, like MBR's Chris Ball (dirtschool.co.uk) - it will improve your riding a lot more than a new set of wheels will, trust me.

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JediPaddler
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Re: Cannondale Prophet 1 - What to upgrade???? [Re: AndyWaterman]
      #34961 - 27/06/2009 16:25

You're probably right in relation to the forks but the orginal hubs, Shimano M475's, are proving high maintenance and I think the freehub is on its way out.

The only other objective is it might reduce the weight a bit. The Tora 308 are a bit on the lardy side...

Cheers

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cg172
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Re: Cannondale Prophet 1 - What to upgrade???? [Re: JediPaddler]
      #34981 - 27/06/2009 18:47

A Prophet really deserves a set of 36's on the front. I'd go with a nice set of pro-II based wheels as well if the cash was available.

Oh, and ignore the post about coaching. Shiney new stuff makes you a better, faster, stronger rider. FACT.

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24" of travel and counting...

"This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object..."

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veralynn
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Re: Cannondale Prophet 1 - What to upgrade???? [Re: cg172]
      #34984 - 27/06/2009 19:49

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A Prophet really deserves a set of 36's on the front. I'd go with a nice set of pro-II based wheels as well if the cash was available.

Oh, and ignore the post about coaching. Shiney new stuff makes you a better, faster, stronger rider. FACT.

The bike looks better sat outside the caff anyway.

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