Alan Hatherly's Cannondale Scalpel | GMBN Tech Pro Bike Check

[@ThunderStruckMTB]

A 40T / 10-45?? LOL!! I thought I was a bad ass jumping up to a 32T from my 30T on my 10-52. These dudes are freaking awesome!

[@TheBrokenMountainBiker]

Mental how xc has developed! Modern xc bikes are more capable downhill than a DH bike from a decade ago and the courses have DH sections that would be in a black run at a bike park! Incredible stuff

[@maxfish2301]

You can't be serious

[@TheBrokenMountainBiker]

@@maxfish2301 well, probably a bit more than a decade but you get my point!

[@blakebeyett6471]

I’m definitely trying that zip tie trick on the pedal. That little bit of up and down play is a bit annoying and sometimes creaks.

[@TundeEszlari]

Amazing content, keep it up.

[@nicksmith-chandler458]

SA accent explaining the scalpel. Awesome.

[@jk-hj6ub]

The Cannondale bikes special the Scalpel i think ist the best xco bike !

[@brandonl.6681]

Like the hot wax chain

[@adamcooper988]

What a beast, 40T, must be track spec

[@allanbuchan6947]

2:40 That's what she said .

[@That_Stealth_Guy]

-20 degree stem. Crazy when you consider the LAB71 Scalpel SE mere mortals with HUGE wallets can buy comes with a 7 degree stem.

[@Metrosync]

Somewhat similar aesthetically to a leftie, what’s the point of an asymmetric dual crown fork design like the Intend Bandit, or does this design only exist with inverted forks for additional stiffness due to the absence of a structural bridge above the wheel? #askgmbntech

[@pauloeloy9276]

Esse avanço tem quantos de grau negativos ?

[@jk-hj6ub]

👍👍👍👌

[@hawgietonight]

That stem going anymore lower would be better off attached to the crown of the fork.

[@ltrtg13]

It made me laugh when JP said the stem has negative rise so the riders "don't sit up like squirrels".

[@devincook3278]

I wonder if that's actually the 100mm bike with a 120 mm fork, and he just didn't want to come out and say that. I'm sure Cannondale would not be tickled if he advertised that to everyone. I understand the bike can be ran with a 100 120, but Cannondalr doesn't have that specific offering, so...

[@Neivelda]

Its the same frame. Scalpel se is 120/120. Same frame, but more travel fork and shock.

[@FaiscaaaH]

"It's a Lab71 our premium blablabla" dude Lab71 is just a sticker, we all know that ;)

[@henrybatson8455]

75 mm dropper seems pointless

[@jeroenberger9064]

Nice but Cannondale is just nowhere in the XCO competition

[@janijordaan9264]

I think you should do some research, Alan has been one of the most consistent riders this season, with multiple top 5’s. 🤩

[@Neivelda]

And Mona wins

[@aaronhardin9290]

@@jeroenberger9064 andddd this comment aged like milk 😂