Cannondale Scalpel 1 2011 Mountain Bike

ERO PIVOTS, ZERO COMPETITION. The lightest, stiffest, most efficient dual suspension XC race bike on the planet. The Scalpel isn’t just in a class by itself - it’s attending an entirely different school.

ZERO PIVOT:
No bearings, no bushings, nothing to add weight or cause play, just chain stays and seat stays engineered to flex along a given path, providing 80 mm of plush, progressive travel.

SYSTEM INTEGRATION:
Scalpel achieves unheard of levels of light weight and efficiency by System Integration design. We craft components to work together, like the Lefty fork and Si Stem/Steerer, or the Si/SL Hollowgram crankset with our BB30 system.

BALLISTEC CARBON:
Lighter and stiffer than aluminum, more dent resistant than steel, BallisTec carbon can shake off rock strikes and impacts that would destroy Scalpel’s flimsy competition. And the Scalpel frame weighs just 1580 grams complete with shock!