'13 Cannondale

Cannondale's Scalpel 29er Carbon Ultimate was created for complete XC domination! We didn't think there was a way to make it any faster, then they just happened to make it one of the lightest full-suspension 29ers in existence, with this thing weighing around 22 pounds! For a 100mm-travel bike? Sick. Beyond light, it's one of the stiffest and most efficient frames, helped by high-modulus carbon, 1.5-inch head tube, BB30 bottom bracket and a rear through-axle as well. That stiffness, combined with super-short chainstays and dialed geometry, give it lightning fast reflexes for dissecting the line and simply making you faster. And of course, nothing but the best graces this frame: a 100mm carbon Lefty fork, Enve carbon wheels and bars, XX/XTR shifting, Magura carbon brakes and a Prologo saddle. XC domination indeed.