2022 Cannondale Scalpel HT Mountain Bike | XC Race Hardtail, Trail Geometry
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- Опубліковано 8 лис 2021
- Cannondale’s cross country-specific mountain bike range, the Scalpel, has a new hardtail family member for 2022 - the Scalpel HT.
This latest addition to the range follows in the footsteps of its full suspension sibling, with slack, trail-focussed geometry.
The numbers are headlined by a 65.5-degree head angle and proportional chainstay lengths that grow by 5mm for each size of Scalpel HT.
It has a new dropped seat stay design, said to smooth out the ride, much like the brand’s SAVE Micro-Suspension seen on the F-Si. Unsurprisingly it’s built around 29in wheels front and back, but now gets from 100 to 110mm of front wheel travel depending on model.
What do you think of the new Scalpel HT? Has a hardtail Scalpel been a long time coming? Or should Cannondale have kept it full suspension only? Let us know down in the comments.
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What do you think of the new Scalpel HT? Has a hardtail Scalpel been a long time coming? Or should Cannondale have kept it full suspension only? Let us know!
I think it's amazing how they have managed to make a hardtail that ugly. And if you order one don't expect to get that fancy cannondale/garmin sensor. I work in a cannondale dealer and all bikes above 1500,- euros should have that sensor but only 2 of the bikes we recieved have them. On a positive note i think the really progressive geo is awesome.
@@frenkert3266 please contact Cannondale if any bikes that should come with the Sensor didn't as we aren't aware of any bikes that didn't ship with them. Thanks and sorry you don't like the look, maybe it will grow on you.
Reach fail, pressfit bb fail, looks fail :-(
67° HTA with 100 mm fork or 66° with 120 mm fork might be pretty close to HT trail bike numbers, but just 470-460 mm reach (with 100-120 mm forks and largest frame size) is no way near trail bike reach numbers. Nor is the XL frames 530 mm tall seat mast. I would have liked to seen +30 mm reach on Small, +40 mm on M, +50 mm on L, and +60 mm reach on XL.
Normally I love short chain stays, but combined with the super slack head angles (for XC standards) the longer stays should make sense. I'm really curious to try one!
Just picked a Hi-Mod 1 up. Fastest XC bike I’ve ever owned. Previously owned a 2021 Specialized Epic Expert and a 2020 Specialized Epic HT expert. Lefty is butter and it is 21 lbs out of the box. Size large setup tubeless with pedals. Nice job Cannondale.
I LOVE IT!!!! A VERY ADVANCED MOUNTAIN BIKE!!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
Hardtails all the way
🤘🏼
LOVE it.Í’m an hardtail addict and already orderd this new model as my current is getting a little old. Very excited about it.
How old? I’ve got a ‘96 f600 that I have, over the years, upgraded. It’s really cool! Still has the bull horn handlebar ends. Weighs about 22 pounds. I really don’t want to buy a new one, but I am strangely drawn back to the cannondales and their proprietary suspension and funny quirks. I am curious what a fellow Cannondale guy thinks.
Surprised really. I was looking for my next FSI and now the Scalpel is coming as a hardtail too!
I may give this new thing a try.
If I had that kinda money I'd buy one. Especially now they're bringing home the building
i have a problem replacing the seatpost clamp. i cant find 30.9 clamp suitable for the frame. the frame seatpost lip have a weird sideway slot. anyone know how to solve this?
I really want a 2022 Cannondale Scalpel HT (Medium), but there seem to be none available.
Any ideas one where I can find one???
I just bought the Carbon2 Scalpel HT and did a few rides on a tight, twisty track. The bike is very responsive and handles very well in short corners. I was surprised how well the front end responded to minimal corrections. Not sure yet about the back-end. Sometimes I feel a little movement that I'm not used to. Hard to describe but it feels like a little resistance on the back when I'm trying to accelerate near the end of a corner. But, I need to do more different tracks/longer rides to get to know the bike. So far I'm very happy with it.
how is the ocho? is it a great fork?
@@malayneum yes, it works very, very well. I had a few slight front wheel slides that I already corrected, almost before noticing the slide.
@@BenBoumanBlues perfect. im getting a scalpel ht carbon 2 as well. it will be my first 29er and first lefty.
Do you know which dropper post would work with the Scalpel HT Hi-MOD 1
HI,i can assume that this is very nice bike to ride. I have Trail 2 SE 2021 and it is very sweet to drive and i know that it is no high spec carbon bike like this but geometry is quite same with dropped seatstay for example
Hardtails are PUNK ROCK!!! 🤘🏼
I think it’s awesome. It would be cool if the lefty could be converted to a 120 fork .
I wonder why they didn't just modify the geometry for the F-Si and keep that their XC racing HT, but I can see the Scalpel name is well known and since Specialized does the same with their Epic being offered in both a HT and a full suspension version. The new geo is awesome, glad to see it, but what sucks about the industry now is their abandoning the front derailleur and forcing us into a 1x drivetrain. That's fine if you ONLY ride your on trails, but for me I use my bikes as both my trail bikes and my road bikes. I have 2 sets of wheels for all my bikes with one set having road tires on it and the other dirt tires on it, I just change the wheels real fast for whatever ride I want to do. A 1x drivetrain doesn't have the gearing for 45 mph decents. Sucks! My F-Si is a 2x12 with custom gearing so as much as this new Scalpel is beautiful, I'm not gonna switch right yet. If they put a front derailleur mount on it I'd get one as soon as I can, but we all know most likely none of us will ever won one.
I have to say that is incredible value on the lower end models! $2,200 for a Sid Sl fork and a carbon frame is excellent. Maybe the brakes could be a little nicer but that’s an easy fix and not as big a deal.
Honestly, I'm shocked that it's that cheap. My budget for my next bike is around $2500, so the carbon 4 is probably gonna be it. I don't think I've ever seen a bike that cheap spec'd with a sid.
SID is not like it used to be, now it is just a damper and on the cheaper models the chassis is heavier like REBA. Unless it is SID Ultimate though
yeah im prob gonna grab this bike as well, looking for an xc hardtail and this seems to be really good for the price and its available in alot of shops I think so it should be easy to grab
When will this bike hit the market?
Iterative innovation on purpose. They had the opportunity to implement the Kingpin "rear suspension" to put it against the Trek ProCaliber or BMC Team Elite.
They may implement it further down the road.....but the technology (and patent) exists now. I call it a missed opportunity, but if we see it come later, its because they want to sell this first and then get people to buy the updated version with the Kingpin.....
Probably the best XC ...
I like the frame. Still I think fork choice is a mistake. Scalpel HT should be user friendly capable XC bike with 120mm travel across the range. F-Si should stay hard core 100mm XC whippet for those willing to put up with compatibility issues to gain a few extra milliseconds on traditional XC course.
1.5x play speed is perfect
I wonder if the fork offset shortened to 44mm - that would make this lefty suitable for a supercal :D
Looks good. I don't even ride at mountains, but still very attractive.
They forgot to tap the bottom bracket again!
"Stupid is as stupid does", Cannondale can innovate everything except the creaky BB
So wait, what does that sensor do?
Sensor is to talk with your phone and corresponding Cannondale app. Maybe some really don't want to use a head unit. Seems extraneous to me as I don't want to mount my phone on the handlebar to see my riding stats nor use up my phone's battery. Tracking mileage for maintenance makes no sense either as the conditions you ride in affects the maintenance more than anything else.
@@newttella1043 agreed. Makes little sense.
Assume the 4 isn’t the same price as the better specced 3? Said both were £2600
Evert 100 Horus your lefty needs service in Holland 130 euro 200 Horus service 300 euro, best vork but expensive
I think specing this without a dropper post is a big mistake. Release a cross country hardtail with this kind of geometry and no dropper? I guess you could argue this kind of XC hardtail has less need of a dropper because of its geo but it just seems silly to me. Maybe because of covid shortages? That being said I am pleasantly surprised they went so progressive.
You don’t need a dropper
@@samvilla6290 you also don't "need" a 65 degree head angle XC bike, but it is more fun
You do need a dropper
It would be quite far down the list to be honest.
now try and buy one
This must be the slackest XC bike ever made
Check Trek Top Fuel 2022, you'll be surprised =)
Specialized Epic is slacker.
@@basilyashchenko5389 it is not.
Esker Japhy is at 66* & Esker calls that their xc ht. I just looked it up at 67 for the regular model this matches the BMC Two Stroke.
Great bike , rides smooth ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L I added a bigger spring loaded seat to it . Takes a bit of adjusting cables to get brakes and shifting to perfect . I've owned quite a few bikes in the past that were absolutely uncomfortable to ride and they always ended up as garage wall decor . I'm not seeing that with this one. It's pretty light I've only ridden it a few miles but I like it . As for the pedals falling off in the other reviews , the pedal arms are aluminum along with the pedal studs look to be also . I would not overtighten them. I can see it would be very easy to overtighten them and strip the threads right off . All in all I think it's pretty good quality besides the aluminum pedal thing .
Looks an absolute *WEAPON !!*
No AXS on the Hi-Mod model 🧐🧐
Because XTR.
@@jerrycombs3459 You clearly haven’t used AXS 😆
Why is the lefty fork still a thing? Do people just like the uniqueness of it or what? Seems like a guaranteed headache
Because people like a stiffer, stronger, smoother upside down fork. No headaches Max, Lefty has been 'a thing' for over 22 years!
@@clivegosling9656 fair enough
@@maxrapkin6987 Just curious, have you ever ridden on the Lefty Ocho? If not please take a spin on one, we don't talk enough about how good it is, we know it looks weird but hey...
I work at a shop so I’ve test ridden a couple lefties around the parking lot but I’ve never actually ridden one on the trail. I would if I could though for sure. My common sense still tells me that if it were really all it was cracked up to be then other manufacturers would look to copy or license it
@@maxrapkin6987 I totally get that and some brands in Europe like OPEN have fitted plenty of Leftys, but even when the patents expire, it's unlikely anyone would invest the millions we have to try and produce their own. Lefty isn't to everyones tastes Max but we wouldn't continue to develop it if there wasn't demand and there are a lot more 'Lefty lovers' out there than you might think! Anyway, thanks for the feedback!
Looks like an xtc
Looks like just about every other XC hardtail.
@@rlsedition With a 66% head angle, drop stays, and a lefty? No it doesn't.
@@erich8258 I'll give you the Lefty, but dropped stays and slacker head angle? Yawn...
Why are bike companies abandoning riders that enjoy tight, twisty trails? As a Midwest rider, I find the new breed of bikes unrideable. They are making the bikes have slow handling. While this may help newer riders, it is at the expense of seasoned riders. I have been riding for over 20 years, and find it discouraging that the new bikes are forcing seasoned riders to relearn how to ride. I will be checking this bike OFF my list.
Holy smokes, so am i. I thought i was one of the fews. I live mostly in central citu zone, but i'm kind of a bike nerd. Because of its availability and you can "abuse" it, i turn to like mtb. I used to go to the parking lot to do some tricks like wheelie, manual. As year goes on, i love my old 26in hardtail more and more.
Just stop making them slacker, my 68HTA bike works perfectly
I`m starting to hate all these dropped seatstays: they are literally everywhere now and bikes are becoming indistinguishable.
But they're so sexy...
…..and have actually been proven to have far less impact on compliance and ride quality than marketed. The right seatpost and typical XC tyres have a far bigger role to play.
i think u mean seatstays
@@ryantanchan1 yeah, sure, seatstays)
i hear you bro. dropped seatstays suck.
Way too slack for an xc race bike.
What do i think?
Too expensive! A hardtail with deore drivetrain for 2600 pound, this is theft.
Cannondale is never a "cheap" option on paper, but once you get on one you immediately notice how much better the frame is designed than the competition. It's like having an XTR quality frame while most competitors offer SLX quality frames, and the frame has the most impact om the bike (geometry, comfort, weight, stiffness, speed, etc). Also they are super reliable. They invest a lot of money in R&D and once you have it between your legs you know what you paid extra for, and in my opinion Cannondales are generally really worth the extra money.
What's next? Next year hardtails will have head angle 60°? WTF is with this turning all those universal fast XC HT machines into some kind of ugly trail monsters... Just stop it plz.
No rear suspension It SUCKS
Then get the one with the rear shock. It is available