Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 3 29" Mountain Bike 2021 - XC Full Suspension MTB
This is the ultimate XC race bike. Ground-breaking suspension, aggressive geometry and feathery weight let you go full gas from the gun. Grip where others slip. Attack where others lack. Dominate where others hesitate.
Key Benefits
- Suspension for Speed The most advanced suspension ever made for XC. While others sacrifice performance to save weight, our patented FlexPivot suspension delivers both. Incredibly light, with unreal grip, acceleration and control, it lets you go flat-out everywhere. More speed. More fun.
- Degrees of Difference Scalpel’s progressive geometry has evolved even further – we have a full degree and a half slacker headtube angle, one-degree steeper seat tube angle – creating an XC bike that’s more aggressive, lightning-fast, fun and stable everywhere, from the World Cup to your local loop.
- Stiff. Light. Fast. At just over 1900 grams, complete with shock, the new Scalpel 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 Best XC Fork… Period. Lefty 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.
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Frame | All-New, 100mm travel, BallisTec Carbon, 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 |
Rear Shock | Fox Float DPS Performance Elite EVOL, remote lockout, adjustable rebound |
Headset | Integrated, 1-1/8 to 1.5", sealed angular contact bearings |
Stem | Cannondale 3, 6061 Alloy, 31.8, 7° |
Bars | Cannondale 2 Flat, butted 2014 Alloy, 31.8mm, 3° rise, 8° sweep, 760mm |
Front Brake | Shimano Deore hydraulic disc, 160mm RT54 rotors |
Rear Brake | Shimano Deore hydraulic disc, 160mm RT54 rotors |
Brake Lever | Shimano Deore hydraulic disc |
Rear Mech | Shimano XT |
Shifters | Shimano SLX, 12-speed |
Speed | 12 |
Rims | Stan's NoTubes Crest S1, 28h, tubeless ready |
Front Hub | Lefty 60 |
Rear Hub | Shimano MT510 12x148mm thru-axle |
Spokes | DT Swiss Champion |
Front Tyre | Schwalbe Racing Ray Performance, 29 x 2.25", Addix Compound, tubeless ready |
Rear Tyre | Schwalbe Racing Ralph Performance, 29 x 2.25", Addix Compound, tubeless ready |
Chainset | HollowGram, BB30a, OPI SpideRing, 34T, Ai offset |
Chain | Cannondale Alloy PressFit30 |
Cassette | Shimano SLX, 10-51, 12-speed |
Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 2021 Size Chart
Frame Size |
Height (cm) |
Height (Feet) |
Medium |
170 – 178 |
5’ 7” – 5’ 10” |
Large |
178 – 188 |
5’ 10” – 6’ 2” |
X Large |
188 – 196 |
6’ 2” – 6’ 5” |
Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 2021 Geometry
Size |
M |
L |
XL |
Seat Tube Length (cm) |
44 |
48 |
52 |
Top Tube Horizontal (cm) |
59.9 |
62.2 |
64.4 |
Head Tube Angle |
68° |
68° |
68° |
Seat Tube Angle |
74.5° |
74.5° |
74.5° |
Standover (cm) |
75.7 |
75.8 |
76 |
Head Tube Length (cm) |
10.5 |
11.5 |
12.5 |
Wheelbase (cm) |
115.1 |
117.5 |
119.9 |
Front Centre (cm) |
71.8 |
74.2 |
76.6 |
Chainstay Length (cm) |
43.6 |
43.6 |
43.6 |
Bottom Bracket Drop (cm) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Bottom Bracket Height (cm) |
33.1 |
33.1 |
33.1 |
Fork Rake (cm) |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
Trail (cm) |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Stack (cm) |
59.1 |
60.1 |
61 |
Reach (cm) |
43.5 |
45.5 |
47.5 |
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