1984

The first oversized aluminum Mountain Bike.

1991

We launch the industry's first production mountain bike, the E.S.T. (Elevated Suspension Technology). Interestingly, it was rear suspension only. Front suspension was handled by Girvin Flexstem.

1993

The most wildly original (and widely imitated) dual suspension design.

1994

The most successful mountain bike team in history is launched. In their eight years, Volvo Cannondale won 11 World Championships, 17 World Cup titles, 16 National Championships, 89 World Cup wins, 33 NOBRA wins, 2 Olympic games and 2 Pan-Am Games Gold medals.

1994

Ultralight, hollow crankset had an aluminum BB spindle and pioneered the use of external BB bearings, later adopted by Shimano, FSA and others.

1996

Introduction of the Super V DH downhill specific dual-suspension bike, featuring the Moto 120 inverted dual crown fork. It was named Best Downhill Bike Ever by Mountain Bike Action.

1997

Cannondale was the first US manufacturer to sponsor a European pro road team, bringing American technology and style to European racing.

1997

A “team only” race bike, it featured a unique jack-shaft drivetrain and one of the first “virtual pivot” suspensions in a mountain bike

2000

Cannondale shocks the world yet again by launching Cannondale Motorsports.

Cannondale Motos were so radically advanced and winning a “Bike of the Year” award and a World 4-Stroke Quad Championship.

Many of the innovations that Cannondale pioneered are now used on top motocross bikes today, such as cleaner 4 stroke engines and aluminum perimeter frames.

2001

The iconic Lefty, single-sided front suspension system was introduced. Lighter, Stronger, Stiffer and Smoother than any other fork on the market. A year later we introduced electronic suspension to the industry with our ELO, Electronic Lockout Lefty.

2001

the CAAD 6 is the first bike frame released with the new BB30.

2003

The innovative carbon and aluminum road bike, the Six13, is launched 
and promptly wins a stage of the Tour de France.

The Six13 was so light that are Mechanics were forced to add weights to the bike to 
reach the UCI’s minimum bike weight requirement of 6.8 kg which just 14.99 lbs.

That led to the infamous Legalize My Cannondale campaign.  Needless to say the 
UCI didn’t find that to be very funny.

2005

Faris Al-Sultan wins Cannondale’s first Ironman World Championship on 
his Ironman Slice Aero time trial bike.

2006

Cannondale partners with team HealthNet and dominate the US Pro racing for the 
next three years.

2007

Maricio Soler of the Barloworld Cannondale team rides his Cannondale SystemSix to 
the King of the Mountains jersey in the Tour de France.

2007

Tim Johnson wins the US national Cyclocross championships while sporting 
the crazy 9 Ball poke-a-dot kit.

2008

Cannondale introduces a pair of now legendary full carbon bikes: 
the SuperSix road bike and Slice time trial machine.

2008

Cannondale partners with Bosch to create the new standard of Ebikes and we are still pushing the limits today.

2009

Team Liquigas earns the Tour de France King of the mountain jersey aboard the 
SuperSix

2009

Triathlete Chrissie Wellington wins the Kona Ironman World Championship aboard 
her Slice Hi-Mod aero bike, setting a new course record in the process.

2009

Cyclocross stars Marco Aurelio Fontana and Tim Johnson win the Italian and US national championships, respectively, on their CAAD9 cross bikes.

2010

Our bike line is bursting with revolutionary innovation.  We introduced the 
OverMountain family of bikes….the Claymore, the Jekyll and the Scarlet, which can 
morph from short travel trail bikes to aggressive long travel bikes at the flick of a switch.

The all new Scalpel - the lightest, stiffest, smoothest dual suspension bike on the planet.

The most advanced cyclocross bike ever created, the new full carbon SuperX.

And the jaw-dropping CAAD10, the most advanced aluminum road frame in the world -  
lighter, stiffer and smoother than most carbon bikes.