Cannondale Scalpel Review! (The Perfect XC Bike?)

What is the best XC Bike in 2026? What about E-MTB? Which gravel bike should you go with? Pedaling enduro bike? Welcome to the Awesome MTB Fall Bike Buyers Guide! We have spent the last few months testing some of the best bikes on the market! Heading into 2026, more time on bikes is a lot of riders goal so we wanted to create a comprehensive guide no matter what type of bike you are into! In this video we break down the Cannondale Scalpel, a personal favorite XC bike and a legendary one at that! How does it ride? Let's find out! Thank you Jenson USA for making this review possible! Check out some awesome deals here: https://www.jensonusa.com Thank you to the supporters of this series: Formula 100: https://formula100.com Feedback Sports: https://feedbacksports.com Tailwind Nutrition: https://www.tailwindnutrition.com Pit Viper: https://pitviper.com The bikes: XC ARI Signal Peak: https://aribikes.com/products/signal-... Yeti Cycles ASR: https://yeticycles.com/en-us/bikes/asr Canondale Scalpel: https://www.cannondale.com/en-au/bike... Pivot Mach 4 SL: https://global.pivotcycles.com/bikes/... Salsa Spearfish: https://www.salsacycles.com/products/... Rocky Mountain Element: https://bikes.com/en-au/collections/e... EMTB: Yeti LTE: https://yeticycles.com/en-us/bikes/lte ARI Timp Peak: https://aribikes.com/products/timp-peak Pivot Cycles Shuttle AM: https://global.pivotcycles.com/bikes/... Transition Regulator CX: https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes... Gravel: Canondale Topstone: https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bike... ARI Shafer: https://aribikes.com/products/shafer Pivot Les (available Jan in drop bar): https://global.pivotcycles.com/bikes/... Enduro: Evil Offering: https://www.evil-bikes.com/pages/the-... Pivot Cycles Switchblade: https://global.pivotcycles.com/bikes/... Want to help support the channel? If you buy anything through our links below it helps support the channel at no additional costs to you! ✅Save 10% off Pit Vipers: https://www.pitviper.com/discount/MOA... Discount Code: MOAWESOME (affiliate link) ✅ Our favorite riding hydration? Tailwind Nutrition! https://bit.ly/3CfMGjD Discount code "Mo&Hannah" ✅Save 15% of Feedback Sports with discount code "mo&hannah15-24" https://alnk.to/610OZi9 Follow us on Instagram: Hannah (  / hannahthekook  ) Mo (  / moawesome  ) And until next time, Ride Awesome! -Mo and Hannah #xc #cannondale