Cannondale Scalpel 1

Name: Cannondale Scalpel 1
Brand: Cannondale

2025 MountainTrail Manufacturer page

Last known price: $9,500

Prices shown first for United States
Travel: 120 / 120 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 34t / 10–52t
Gear range: 520%
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide

SM 154.9–165.1
MD 162.6–175.3
LG 172.7–182.9
XL 180.3–195.6

Components

19 of 23 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Scalpel, lightweight carbon construction, 120mm travel, Proportional Response Suspension and Geometry, FlexPivot Chainstay, full internal cable routing, 73mm BSA, 1.5" headtube with 1-1/8" upper reducer/internal cable guide, 148x12mm thru axle, 55mm chainline, UDH, post-mount disc – 160mm native Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

6 parts

Bottom bracket
- SRAM
Cassette
- SRAM
Chain
- SRAM
Crankset
- SRAM 34t
Rear derailleur
- SRAM
Shifters
- SRAM

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Cockpit and contact points

7 parts

Grips
- Cannondale
Handlebar

SystemBar XC-One Flat, carbon, integrated bar/stem, internal cable routing, 5° upsweep, 8° backsweep, 760mm width, -6° stem, 1-1/8" clamp Not identified
Headset
- Acros
Pedals

Not Included Not identified
Saddle
- Prologo
Seatpost
- Fox TRANSFER SL
Stem

SystemBar XC-One Flat, carbon integrated bar/stem Not identified

Sizes and geometry

4 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size MD

Table

Reach 450mm

Stack 597mm

Wheelbase 1169mm

Head angle 66.6°

Seat angle 75.5°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 4 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	425	450	475	510
Stackmm	597	597	607	616
Top tube lengthmm	579	597	625	669
Seat tube lengthmm	380	400	445	500
Head tube lengthmm	90	90	100	110
Head tube angle	66.6°	66.6°	66.6°	66.6°
Seat tube angle	75.5°	75.5°	75.5°	75.5°
Chainstay lengthmm	434	438	442	446
Wheelbasemm	1140	1169	1202	1245
Front centermm	709	734	763	802
Bottom bracket dropmm	42	42	42	42
Bottom bracket heightmm	334	334	334	334
Standover heightmm	736	744	752	763
Fork rakemm	44	44	44	44
Trailmm	112	112	112	112

Not published by the manufacturer: Stack/reach ratio, Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 120 mm
Rear travel: 120 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 34
Largest chainring: 34
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 52
Lowest gear: 19.0 in
Highest gear: 98.6 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Derailleur hanger: UDH
Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Electronic

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BSA
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.4″
Wheel material: Carbon
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

4 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,808 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 97.5% of the class

Lowest gear

19.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,382 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 74.5% of the class

Highest gear

98.6 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,382 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 74.5% of the class

Shifting

Electronic

387 of 1,847 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,847 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 99.6% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.3 km/h
Highest gear: 37.8 km/h

Total gear range 520%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 19.0–98.6 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.1–98.6 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Lowest gear: 1382 bicycles with this information, 74.5% of the class
Highest gear: 1382 bicycles with this information, 74.5% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2025 builds
Specification	This bicycle Cannondale Scalpel 1	Cannondale Scalpel 1 Lefty	Cannondale Scalpel 2	Cannondale Scalpel 2 Lefty	Cannondale Scalpel 3	Cannondale Scalpel 4
Frame
Fork material	Not informed	Carbon	Not informed	Aluminum	Not informed	Not informed
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	34	34	34	34	32	32
Largest chainring	34	34	34	34	32	32
Largest sprocket	52	52	52	52	51	51
Lowest gear	19.0 in	19.0 in	19.0 in	19.0 in	18.2 in	18.2 in
Highest gear	98.6 in	98.6 in	98.6 in	98.6 in	92.8 in	92.8 in
Cockpit
Shifting	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Mechanical	Mechanical
Other specifications
Fork spring	Air	Not informed	Air	Not informed	Air	Air
Wheel material	Carbon	Carbon	Carbon	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum