I’ve had them in the past, before the full suss boom really took off, couple of hard tails then a orange coloured one that snapped a few times, They all seemed to do this and were affectionately knows as snap and fail, and that’s kinda stuck, I wouldn’t personally purchase one but there are those that love em,
How many years ago was this?
In the last fifteen years I’ve owned two road, one HT, one FS and one CX Cannondale. None of them snapped. Neither have any of the ones owned by friends or family. The ‘crack’n’fail’ description was old when I first started riding MTBs twenty years ago. 🙄
For the OP – I really enjoyed my FS Rush. Really nice. The hardtail I had, I wasn’t too bothered about. Not sure why – maybe the headshock? And the CAAD4 road bike was one of the best road bikes I’ve ever ridden and that’s a good description of my current CAADX. So…on the whole good but I haven’t ridden any of the current hardtails.