First a look at Mountain Bikes that were overall positive hits. These are bikes that scored more than a rating of 3.5.
Description: Cannondale Super V series Retail Price: $2200 - $3035
Date: December 22, 1997. Mark Temple a cross-country rider from Oxfordshire,UK writes: Ding-dong. Black/gold 1997 Super V 2000. This bike is a seriously classy bike. Huge, bombproof pivots, flex-free frame and forks, plush tunable ride, with just the right amount of travel (maybe a bit more at the front), light (for a sus) at 26lbs dead (25.8 claimed), mmmmmmmmm-nice. It tears up singletrack - the response is better than my rigid steel bike, the back end is so much stiffer. The Fatty 70 forks are way stiffer under cornering, braking etc. than any of the telescopic forks I have come across (but Pace get close). The pivot location means that there is very little bob when you sit - it does increase a lot when you stand though, but then so do all fully active suspension bikes. This bike is (hand)built to last, which is lucky since it is not un-cheap. Overall a seriously fast, comfortable bike that is phenomenal on rough singletrack. Overall Rating: 5
Date: December 18, 1997. Jimbo a cross-country rider from San Diego writes: I bought a 97 Super V 2000 in May and love it to death. I spent 7 years on a hard-tail that I was equally enamored with. I won't lie, it took me a little while to get used to full suspension, and the first few hard core rides on my C-dale left me less than ecstatic. But now that I am used to f/s and my new ride, I could never go back. The S-V is the greatest x-c bike going. To tell you the truth, my wife's Klein Mantra climbs a little better out of the saddle (by design) but when it comes to everything else, the S-V gets the nod--and the head shock is bar-none the best front end going. My only complaint is that the 97 S-V 2000 could have been spec'd just a little better for the price, but no doubt about the bike overall.
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