Cannondale Bad Boy 4 review

We put Cannondale's cheapest hybrid bike through its paces

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Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Cannondale Bad Boy 4 is a good choice for your first hybrid bike. The stealth black paintjob looks really cool and the bike rides well too, with wide tyres to give a very comfortable ride, although the overly wide handlebars will slow you down a bit.

Reasons to buy
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    Fast, comfortable ride

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    Good choice of tyres

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    Stealth look

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    Good price

Reasons to avoid
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    Big jumps between gears

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    Very wide handlebars

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There has been a trend among bike manufacturers to paint their high-end road bikes in all-black stealth colours, which was perhaps why I was a little surprised to find out that this Cannondale Bad Boy hybrid can be picked up for a penny under £550.

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