Cannondale Scalpel 4 2025

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · €2,500 – €3,000

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLX 2023 at Multicycle€2,700EUR 299 cheaper, GX Eagle AXS instead of Deore, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels.

What you get

Frame

Carbon Scalpel, lightweight carbon construction, 120mm travel, Proportional Response Suspension and Geometry, FlexPivot Chainstay, full internal cable routing, 73mm BS

Drivetrain

Shimano Deore, 12-speed

Wheels

model not recognised: Stan's NoTubes Crest S2, 32h, tubeless ready

Brakes

Hydraulic disc

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

120 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox SIDLuxe, the maker's upper series

Dropper post

Yes

Tyres

(F) Maxxis Rekon Race WT, 29x2.4", EXO Protection, tubeless ready / (R) Maxxis Aspen WT, 29x2.4", EXO Protection, tubeless ready

The compromises

• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.

Your size

What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• BikeExchange states an RRP of €4,299 (30% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are