The new cutting edge, the Scalpel Carbon LTD is the ultimate XC race bike. Ground-breaking suspension, aggressive geometry and feather weight let you go full gas from the gun. Grip where others slip, attack where others lack and dominate where others hesitate.

Suspension for speed, the Scalpel Carbon LTD features the most advanced suspension ever made for XC. While other sacrifice performance to save weight, Cannondale’s patented FlexPivot suspension delivers both. Incredibly light, with unreal grip, acceleration and control, it lets you go flat-out everywhere. More speed. More fun. Stiff, light and fast, at just 1900g, complete with shock, the new Scalpel BallisTec Carbon frame is one of the absolute lightest dual suspension MTB frames ever made. Incredible suspension, impeccable handling and feathery weight – it’s a recipe for victory. The key to Scalpel’s incredible suspension performance and light weight. These patented carbon-fibre flex zones act just like a Horst link pivot, but are lighter, stiffer and more durable than any bearing setup. An obvious feature is the Lefty Ocho – simply the most advanced, smoothest, most precise-handling ultralight XC fork ever made. Its one-of-a-kind design lets it glide across the trails and easily navigate tight twists and turns. Keeping you connected, an integrated wheel sensor delivers hyper accurate speed, route and distance info, registers your bike, reminds you of needed service and more, all through the free Cannondale App.

• BallisTec Carbon Frame for stiff but light construction allows you to convert more of your power into speed


• Lefty Ocho Fork one-of-a-kind design lets it float through the chop and steer through the choss like nothing else


• SRAM XO1 Eagle, 12-speed Drivetrain provides a smoother, more precise shifting experience, with improved durability for long lasting performance


• SRAM Level TLM hydraulic disc brakes for enhanced braking and control


• Maxxis Ardent Race/Recon Race Tyres for added durability on demanding surfaces

About Cannondale

Cannondale have come a long way since our birth in a crowded loft above a pickle factory in 1971. From introducing the cycling industry's first bicycle trailer, the Bugger, and added successful cycling apparel and accessory lines while earning a strong reputation for innovation and quality. Cannondale introduced its first bicycle, a Touring model, in 1983. They raised the cycling world's eyebrows by building our bicycles around handcrafted, oversized aluminium frames that were both lighter and more flex-resistant than the steel models that dominated the industry at the time. In the last 14 years, Cannondale won five Giro d'Italia Maglia Rosas and most recently won the Giro d'Iltalia and the Vuelta a Espana in one single year! "

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