Off the beaten path.

When rugged, trail-hugging mountain bikes and their thrill-seeking riders attack the hilly, uneven terrain of the back roads, thoughts are focused more on the thrill of the ride, than the quality control programs behind the bike assembly process.

But before those bikes roll even one tire into the oozing, rocky mud on a good trail, someone has to make sure that the chain doesn't skip, the brakes hit the rim, and the handle bars fit into the frame.

This is where the coordinate measuring machine (CMM) room and other quality assurance areas at Cannondale Corpora