By now, we’ve covered the Cannondale Scalpel, FSi and Trigger in great detail. Hit those links for the technical details. What we’re showing here are the flagship models for their 2015 lineup. You know, the kind that top $10,000. Each. I’m thinking of a joke, something like “You’re Broke Black Mountain (Bikes)”…working on it…had something…bah, here’s the pics and prices…
The suspension uses the Rockshox Full Sprint dual hydraulic lockout to control the Monarch rear shock and Lefty fork. It’s just using the lockout on the front, it’s still Cannondale’s own internals for the Lefty.
XTR Di2 mates with SiSL cranks, ENVE 50Fifty wheels on DT Swiss hubs and Schwalbe tires.
A carbon fiber bodied Fabric saddle comes from CSG’s sister brand. The shell’s pretty rigid, but there’s padding. Retail pricing? Oh you’ll have to wait until the bottom of the post for that.
The Scalpel’s cockpit looks very much like the FSi’s:
…except for the dual lockout. Here’s the complete bike:
The Trigger is the dual travel bike that went to 650B wheels for 2014. There’s still a 29er version, but not in a Black Inc model (that we know of).
The ENVE handlebar remains, but the post goes to a Reverb dropper. This one switches from Di2 to mechanical XTR 1×11 with Magura brakes.
It also switches to a WTB saddle, but it’s still very much carbon fiber. OK, are you sitting down? Here’s the prices:
- Trigger – $10,830
- FSi – $11,370
- Scalpel – $11,900
