Description
The New Cutting Edge.
This is the ultimate XC race bike. Ground-breaking suspension, aggressive geometry and feathery weight let you go full gas from the gun.
Where it thrives
On the race course
What it’s built for
Chasing podiums
Highlights
Lightweight carbon FlexPivot frame / Lefty Ocho fork / Integrated Cannondale App connectivity
Shimano XT hydro disc 12-speed group / HollowGram crank
HollowGram 25 carbon tubeless-ready wheels / Stash onboard repair kit
Stiff. Light. Fast.
At just over 1900 grams, complete with shock, the new Scalpel frame is one of the lightest full suspension MTB frames on the market. Incredible suspension, impeccable handling and feathery weight – it’s a recipe for victory.
The World’s Best XC Fork
Lefty Ocho is simply the most advanced, smoothest, most precise-handling ultralight fork ever made. Its one-of-a-kind design lets you float through the chop and slice through the chunder like nothing else.
Main Specification
Frame: Scalpel Carbon, 100mm travel, Proportional Response Tuned, FlexPivot Chainstay, PF30-83, Tapered Headtube, Speed Release 12mm thru axle, Ai Offset, Stash compatible
Fork: Lefty Ocho, 100mm, Chamber Damper with remote lockout, OppO Spring System, tapered steerer, 55mm offset
Groupset: Shimano XT
Cranks: HollowGram, BB30a, OPI SpideRing, 34T, Ai offset
Chainrings: Shimano XT, 12-speed
Cassette: Shimano XT, 10-51, 12-speed
Brakes: Shimano XT hydraulic disc, 160/160mm XT rotors
Wheels: HollowGram 25, Superlight Hi-Impact Carbon, 28h, 25mm IW, tubeless ready
Tyres: (F) Schwalbe Racing Ray EVO, 29 x 2.25″, SnakeSkin, Addix Speedgrip, tubeless ready, (R) Schwalbe Racing Ralph EVO, 29 x 2.25″, SnakeSkin, Addix Speed, tubeless ready
Handlebar/Stem: Cannondale 2 Flat, butted 2014 Alloy, 31.8mm, 3° rise, 8° sweep, 760mm/Cannondale 1, 7075 Alloy, 1-1/8″, 31.8, 7°
Saddle: Prologo Dimension NDR, STN rails
Seatpost: Cannondale 2, 7075 Alloy, 31.6 x 400mm