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Originally Posted by Tandem Rider
I broke a few but I can't remember how many. Nothing catastrophic to cause a crash, dropout at least twice, after that it's foggy.
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The early Cannondales did have a reputation for breaking. Thus, the nickname "Crack-n-fail". Later, they got more reliable. Also of note is that early Cannondales had steel forks. While a broken fork usually results in a crash, broken frames are less likely to cause crashes. I've known many people who broke their early Cannondale frames, and some that broke several frames, but I don't know anyone who crashed because of it.