First Look: Cannondale Scalpel-Si

[Iwan Kemp]

Fools and their money are soon parted.

R200k for a bicycle, you have to be a special kind of idiot to pay that.

 

How do you justify that expense for a bicycle, where like RocknRolla points out a motorbike that can do 200km/h+ is a similar cost.

 

Theres far more engineering and tech in this than a bicycle.

 

KTM Superduke.JPG

 

Maybe Im missing something somewhere, someone please explain the R190k price tag on the bicycle.

 

 

Using the KTM as an example it is actually quite easy.

 

1. It doesn't leak oil

2. It won't cost you a FORTUNE in maintenance

3. You won't have to wait for parts that you then pay through your ears for

4. It doesn't ship with latent defects

5. Buyers in CT won't have to ship their bikes to Bloem or Jhb to have it serviced.

6. It doesn't come with a "KTM aka ATM" heritage

 

See, easy.

[Nick]

But the pictures here are of the black aren't they? Well some at least.

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The pictures are of the Carbon 3 and 4.

['Dale]

Beautiful

Great brand

 

The price tag

Does it make me coffee in the morning before my ride ????

[Mr X]

Beautiful

Great brand

 

The price tag

Does it make me coffee in the morning before my ride

 

For that price it will have to do more than just make coffee.

[Hennie VR]

Prices are mad. Seems like my 2015 Scalpel race will have to do till I die

 

Brag jy nou?   

[Hennie VR]

The local distributor reckons that the Scalpel-Si Carbon 3 and 4 (pictured in the article) as well as the alloy models will be their best sellers.

 

Most likely because that will be the only models the people can afford or get a personal loan for from the bank.

 

That Carbon 4 is an 12th of the value of my house...............

That Carbon Black is 60k more than I paid for my Hilux 8 years ago!

[Talk Wrench]

No thanks I`m not sponsored I have to pay for my bike - Silverback Sesta for me. Sesta frame design seems superior at like 50% of the price of a Cannonball.

 

Preach it Mr X

[ChUkKy]

Using the KTM as an example it is actually quite easy.

 

1. It doesn't leak oil

2. It won't cost you a FORTUNE in maintenance

3. You won't have to wait for parts that you then pay through your ears for

4. It doesn't ship with latent defects

5. Buyers in CT won't have to ship their bikes to Bloem or Jhb to have it serviced.

6. It doesn't come with a "KTM aka ATM" heritage

 

See, easy.

Mine has none of those 1-6 issues [emoji41]

[ChUkKy]

The burning question is... Will this scalpel make you faster?

[IH8MUD]

Wait till a guy on a steel SS  go past you on your Scalpel Si Black Inc. 

Perhaps then some will realise they crawled up their own ass  and spent R195k on a bicycle . . .

[DIPSLICK]

I made the comparison in the week, super duke vs Santa Cruz roughly R120k,,,

As said above,,,,,we are the only people to blame, buyers freez for a few months, I don't care what LBS or distributor, manufacturer steps up to the plate to justify prices you are talking through the wrong hole.

How the vaaaark can you start justifying prices compared to motor bikes, super duke Ktm not an entry level bike.

We will be raped until EVERYONE as a collective tells them to find a batch of pineapples we not getting raped anymore

If you tell me the cost is "within line" I got news for you,,,,,you getting shafted on the costings,,,,or you doing the shafting both ways bikes actual costs and "acceptable" margins are nowhere near what we paying,,,,,,or there is option 2 every motor bike is getting sold at a loss

Please don't come with the poor Rand issue,,motor bikes and cars are subjected to the same problem

[kosmonooit]

The burning question is... Will this scalpel make you faster?

 

Sure will  ..      "I think therefore I am"

 

Although you should probably get some very  expensive audiophile-grade speaker cables at the same time,

[amasendeinja]

That is lovely, just lovely, but....bevrug my liggies met 'n PYNappel but that is eyewateringly expensive. 

[CleatsnCleavage]

Can you imagine the price of servicing it? If no-one bought the bike they would have to lower the price. Some over paid Sanft on exec will be riding it on the Spruit soon.

[Serious Panda]

http://www.silverbacklab.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SBC-CONCEPT-1.0-OPT-2-1150x655.png

[Lexx]

no no the black edition....translates to KakEnBetaal...team is below that....and then there is another one with a slightly different black paint scheme but its a totally different bike than the black edition.

So what you want to say is, that the Scalpel 3 isn't black enough so its cheaper and not as "Good" as the Totally Black "Gupta Black" one.

Wonder if the Gupta's have shares in Canondale