XC Race Bikes for Everyday Riders? | Yeti ASR vs. Cannondale Scalpel Video

Modern XC race courses keep getting more technical, and modern XC bikes have adapted as a result.

Blister bike editors, Simon Stewart and Dylan Wood, have been logging a whole lot of miles on two of those bikes, the Cannondale Scalpel and Yeti ASR, to not only see how they compare to each other, but also how practical they are for riders who are *not* racing against the clock.

XC Race Bikes for Everyday Riders? | Yeti ASR vs. Cannondale Scalpel Video

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