’90s, Cannondale were riding high. They’d diverged from their signature oversize aluminium tubing to begin experimenting with carbon fibre, and were bringing out all kinds of innovations, from head-tube-based Headshok suspension to single-legged Lefty forks. Their Raven full-sus was at the top of many riders’ wishlists, Alison Sydor had just won three XC World Championships and an Olympic silver medal on their F-series hardtails, and the likes of Missy Giove, Myles Rockwell, Anne-Caroline Chausson, Cédric Gracia and Brian Lopes were
