While these may seem like minor improvements individually, the sum of their parts results in more efficient shock performance. As a result, the bike benefits from better handling, and a more stable, confidence inspiring ride for the end user. Our integrated Suspension technology also helps us to engineer frames with a lower shock placement which lowers center of gravity. We can also add much larger bearings to the seat tube pivot, further reinforcing this area and reducing any unnecessary motion. Firstly, the frame construction around the shock and with the trunnion mount can be designed to be much more rigid, reducing movement and fostering more efficient power transfer. Having an integrated shock allows us to improve this in several ways. What we want to avoid are any inefficient directional movements, in other words, lateral movements (sideways to the direction of travel) as the shock goes through its compression. Often, when working with bikes at this level, the concept of marginal gains becomes an ever important one.įor the optimal performance of a suspension shock, power transfer must be the most direct possible. This makes it easy to adjust rebound, compression, shock pressure, and for installing or replacing the cable for our TwinLoc Suspension System.Īn integrated shock platform allows us to refine suspension characteristics without sacrificing weight. All you must do is disassemble the bar, rotate the headset cups 180 degrees, and reassemble.Īccessing the shock via the bottom bracket area is facilitated through a hatch. This can be done without cutting cables or bleeding brakes. With the new Spark, you can adjust the head angle by. All we know is that this is one hell of a mountain bike. Short-travel trail bike? "Downcountry" rig? Occasional race bike? Whatever, call it what you want to call it. Why, you ask? Well, beyond the fact that it is fast, lightweight and ultra capable on all sorts of terrain, it's just damned good lookin'.
Yes, unfortunately those commas are in the correct positions.įor more info, check out these new short-travel platforms on the Scott Sports website.When you think of the perfect mountain bike, what comes to mind? For us, it's the all new Spark 900 Ultimate EVO AXS.
There are far too many versions and builds of this bike to list, with prices ranging from $3,999 to $12,999. Reach numbers on this party-XC ride roll between 410 and 500mm, while the chain stays keep a constant 437.5mm length. The RC 900 model, with its 120mm of frame travel led out by a 130mm fork, leans forward into a 65.8° head tube angle, followed by a traditional 75.5° seat tube angle that steepens to 76.7° across the size run. Many modern XC races are still won on the climbs, and the Spark RC’s seat tube angles that steepen between 75.9° to 76.9° across the sizes will give riders a powerful position to keep the front wheel planted and the watts flowing. Chain stays are a constant 437.5mm across that size run. The 120mm Spark RC has a proper 67.2° head tube angle for the technical XCO courses that folks are riding today, with a broad span of reach measurements form 411 to 501mm across the four sizes. Like the Bold bikes, the Spark has sag indicators on the non-driveside pivot, which is nice since you can’t see or measure the shock shaft.
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Like all Scott bikes, there’s a Twin Lock cable system to open and close the climb switch, so you don’t have to crack the BB hatch open when it’s time to go uphill. Will this be exacerbated with the integrated shock placement? Our question is, how can there be enough airflow to adequately cool the air can on longer descents? Air shocks already have issues with overheating, which results in poor performance. Of course the shock is also protected from the elements, potentially resulting in less maintenance. They also say that the integration allows for a lower shock placement, and hence a lower center of gravity for the frame. Scott says that the integrated shock not only looks cool but it allows them to create a massively rigid and power efficient rear end that includes larger pivot bearings for added stiffness and durability. Like a lot of modern XC frames, the Spark uses a single-pivot design with flexing seat stays to keep things as lightweight as possible. Most notably, the shock is now hidden inside the seat tube, just as it has been on all of the Bold frames. Scott Sports acquired a large portion of their neighbors, Bold Cycles, back in 2019, and it looks like that move has let them integrate some of the Bold designs into this latest 120mm Spark RC that’s guided by its 120mm fork, and the Spark 900 with 120mm of rear travel and 130mm up front.
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