Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 3 CRD Candy Red 2021

Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 3 | Race Fully

New School XC

This is the ultimate XC race bike. The groundbreaking suspension, aggressive geometry and featherweight let you be fast as a weapon. Grip where others slide. Attack where others struggle. Dominate where others hesitate. Welcome to the future.

Main benefits

• Suspension makes you faster The most advanced suspension technology ever developed for an XC bike. While others sacrifice performance to save weight, our patented FlexPivot suspension allows you to do both. Incredibly light with unreal grip, acceleration and control, it allows you to go full throttle anywhere. More speed. More fun.
• More than gradual differences The progressive geometry of the Scalpel has been developed even further - we have made the steering angle a full 1.5 degrees flatter and the seat angle one degree steeper, creating an XC bike that is more aggressive, lightning fast, stable and fun, no matter where you ride it - on the World Cup track or your home lap.
• Stiff. Lightweight. Fast. At just over 1,900 grams, including shock, the new Scalpel frame is one of the lightest full-suspension MTB frames ever built. Incredible spring performance, unbeatable handling and light weight - the recipe for the victory ride.
• Quite simply: the best XC fork! Our Lefty is the most advanced, smoothest, most precise ultralight suspension fork ever. Their unique design lets them swallow shocks while steering like no other.

Scalpel Technology

1 | FlexPivot - The key to the Scalpel's incredible suspension performance and light weight. The patented carbon flex zones behave like a Horst link on the four-link rear triangle, but are lighter, stiffer and more durable than any design that must rely on bearings.

2 | STASH Kit - Everything you need for a quick repair on the road. A Fabric 8-in-1 minitool in a DeepL access holster, a tubeless patch kit from Dynaplug, a CO2 cartridge, all discreetly hidden under your water bottle. Quick and easy.

3 | Lefty Ocho - Quite simply the most advanced, geschmei- digste, precise ultralight suspension fork ever. Its unique design lets it absorb shock while steering like no other.

the Lefty adds stability and confidence when the terrain gets nasty, without sacrificing the razor-sharp steering response of an XC bike.

5 | Connected - An integrated wheel sensor provides extremely accurate values for speed, distance and distance. It helps you register your bike, reminds you of service intervals and more - all via the free Cannondale app.

6 | Ai - Asymmetrical Integration - Our unique drive provides high tire clearance while keeping the chainstays short: for high traction and agile handling. It also makes for a stiffer and more resilient rear wheel. AI is a win-win-win situation!

7 | Proportional Response - Unlike most competitors who use the same spring characteristics across all frame sizes, we adjust the suspension for each size individually. So every rider, from the smallest to the largest, can enjoy the fantastic suspension performance.

8 | Two bottle cages - Enough water, even without a backpack. Hallelujah!

9 | DirectLine cable routing - Internal "Tube-in-Tube" cable routing in the main frame and rear triangle ensures the easiest cable and wire routing.