Cannondale Trail 5
2015
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Description
Tame your local trails with Cannondale's Trail 5. The lightweight aluminum frame is speedy, efficient, and confidence-inspiring. Fit-Focused wheel diameters offer riders optimized fit and trail performance regardless of frame size. A bump-busting SR Suntour fork offers 100mm of suspension travel to tackle varying terrain with ease. Shimano Altus and Acera drivetrain components shift quickly, easily, and have the range to power you over every hill in your path. With Hayes Dyno-Sport disc brakes under your hands you've got control and all-weather stopping power to spare. Dressed up with Cannondale's own high-quality aluminum components, the Trail 5 is ready for your next adventure.
Features & Info
Geometry chart
Fit-Focused wheel diameters
Consumer Reviews
Pros
- Handles Well (2)
- Versatile (2)
- Comfortable
- Great Components
- Nimble
- High quality build
Cons
- Heavy
- Cheap wheels
Best Uses
- Casual Trails (2)
- Single Track (2)
- Great Fitness Bike
- Free Riding
- Solid Trail Riding
- Fire roads
Jun 26, 2013
- Pros:
- Versatile, Great value, Lightweight
- Cons:
- Cheap wheels
- Best Uses:
- Solid Trail Riding, Great Fitness Bike
First off it's a great value. You won't find a better bike in this price range. After years of being away from mountain biking due to breaking my ankle riding I came back and this was the bike I chose to do it with. I am pretty satisfied with the bike but I am a heavier rider(235 lbs). If you are a heavier rider I would recommend getting new double wall wheels right off the bat as well as a decent set of alloy pedals. I've had my trail 5 for about 2 weeks and have already had to replace the wheels and pedals. The wheels will bend if they are put under a decent side load and the pedals are cheap plastic so they break pretty easy. Other than those 2 issues I love the bike and would have given it 5 stars if I hadn't had those problems. The lock out is what makes this bike a great fitness bike. It adds to the versatility. It does great on the road as well as some pretty heavy trails.
Aug 24, 2011
- Pros:
- High quality build, Smooth Ride, Comfortable, Handles Well, Durable, Nimble, Great Components
- Cons:
- Best Uses:
- Single Track, Fire roads, Free Riding, Casual Trails
I've had this bike around three months now, I've only logged a little over 200 miles total due to spending time with kids but rides such as China Camp and Camp Tamarancho in San Rafael have proven this bike is awesome!! It's light, nimble, shifts on the fly and handles great, just point it in the direction you want to go and that's it, I love this bike. This was a gift for myself, I had a mongoose for 16 years prior to this and talk about night and day! I highly recommend this bike to anyone, I always get compliments when my bike is resting next to me after a quick ride around my area. A great deal
Apr 25, 2011
- Pros:
- Versatile, Handles Well
- Cons:
- Heavy
- Best Uses:
- Casual Trails, Single Track
Great bike for riding casual trails and singletrack. Could be fitted with a bigger(120mm) fork. Not bad with drops and jumps either.
Specifications
- Frame
- Cannondale Trail double-butted aluminum
- Fork
- SR Suntour XCM-RL, 100mm travel w/remote lockout
- Rims/Wheels
- Alex DC 4.0
- Hubs
- Cannondale C4, disc
- Spokes
- 15g stainless-steel
- Tires
- WTB Nineline, 29 x 2.0/27.5 x 2.0
- Crankset
- Shimano
- Chainrings
- 44/32/22
- Front Derailleur
- Shimano Altus
- Rear Derailleur
- Shimano Acera
- Rear Cogs
- Sunrace, 9-speed, 11-34
- Shifters
- Shimano Altus
- Handlebars
- Cannondale C4
- Tape/Grips
- Cannondale dual-density
- Stem
- Cannondale C4
- Brake Levers
- Hayes Dyno-Sport, hydraulic
- Brakes
- Hayes Dyno-Sport, hydraulic disc, 180/160mm rotors
- Pedals
- Cannondale platform
- Saddle
- Cannondale Stage 3
- Seatpost
- Cannondale C3