£9000.00 – Cannondale Scalpel HT LAB71 Mountain Bike 2023 – Hardtail MTB

Description

Welcome to the LABHow do you make the best XC race hardtail even better?Send it to the LAB. It’s where our lightest Hi-MOD carbon frame gets equipped with a dreamy selection of top-end components, then finished with incredible attention to detail. Limited quantities. Unlimited performance.The best of the best. The Nth degree. LAB71 is a division with one simple mandate: to make the machines of dreams. The lightest. The fastest. The most stunning, on and off the bike. Every detail considered. Every component analyzed. Every material optimized. These are creations to covet, but more importantly, creations to ride. Bikes that beckon and inspire. Bikes that transcend the expected. Bikes that let you reimagine what’s possible. Welcome to the LAB.Lead with LeftyThe best hardtail deserves the best fork. With its unique, single-sided design, the ultralight Lefty Ocho Carbon offers 110mm of the smoothest, most precise-handling front suspension out there – because better control equals more speed.Confidence on EdgeNo hesitant, fistful-of-brakes descending here. The slack, 66.5° front end gives you the stability and control you need to really open it up on the downhills. Brake later. Corner harder. Pass on the descents.Drop the ChatterSculpted flex zones in the chainstays partner with dropped seatstays to eat up the chatter from rowdy terrain, boosting control, smoothing the ride, minimizing fatigue. Go harder. Go faster. Go farther.Performance first. Performance foremost.Since 1971, performance has been a key consideration. With LAB71, it’s the only thing that matters. Frames and bicycles that emerge with the LAB71 moniker are made to dominate.The Art of RefinementWe start with our fastest, most innovative, most exciting bikes, then refine them to the next level, and beyond. The pinnacle in materials, finishes, componentry, and special touches. LAB71 is our best, done better. All for the ride. And the rider.The bikes that come from LAB71 are not made to hang on a wall. They’re dreamt, designed, engineered, and built to give you advantage, to thrill, and to help you better your best.