Despite being the cheapest model in the brand’s range, the Optimo features a full carbon fork with a tapered steerer – many bikes at this price point get an alloy steerer bonded to carbon legs, increasing weight. The frame is made from ‘SmartForm C2 Alloy’, which Cannondale differentiate...
active and really comfortable on rough terrain. This is partly due to the low anti-squat levels. Most XC bikes aim for over 100% anti-squat, so that the suspension actively stiffens up under pedalling. Instead, Cannondale’s engineers deliberately tuned the new Scalpel’s kinematics to produ...