My Scott Scale 30

beanfield
beanfield Posts: 26
edited July 2010 in Your mountain bikes
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My Scott Scale 30
rock shox reba fork
dt swiss xr1 wheelset
avid elixir cr carbon brakes
slx chainset
xt f/mech
xt r/mech
deore shifters
xt cassette
xtr chain
ritchey wcs carbon post
ritchey wcs carbon stem
ritchey superlogic carbon bar
selle italia seat

future upgrades
mavic crossmax slr wheelset
xt shifters
goodridge hose kit

Comments

  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    Very nice, scales make superlight light bikes, i used to have a scale 40 which i got down to just over 20lb
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  • beanfield
    beanfield Posts: 26
    yer love scale's not sure on weight at the mo think its about 22 would like to hit the sub 20 but want to keep it strong, my wheels are not the lightest so could save a lot there plus going 1x9 or 1x10 gearing could then push me closer to 20 but we will see lol, why did you sel the scale mate?
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    ellsbells 1973 : Got me eye on a Scale.

    Better than the competition? GT Zaskar, Giant XTC, steel "hardcore" hardtail ?
  • beanfield
    beanfield Posts: 26
    i love my scale, i looked at the zaskar and i think that its a nice bike! zaskar has a very good review in mbuk long term test! so it was between these 2, but for me scale was perfect, my friend has a stumpjumper ht which is also a very nice bike, these would be my top 3! scale top of course :wink:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Better than the competition? GT Zaskar, Giant XTC, steel "hardcore" hardtail ?

    The Scale is designed as an out and out race bike, a 'hardcore steel hardtail' isn't really the competition!
  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    beanfield wrote:
    , why did you sel the scale mate?
    i did love the scale but it is a more race orientated bike
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  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    njee20 wrote:
    Better than the competition? GT Zaskar, Giant XTC, steel "hardcore" hardtail ?

    The Scale is designed as an out and out race bike, a 'hardcore steel hardtail' isn't really the competition!
    i agree, the scale is deffo a race bike, the xtc does come close interms of main function but the gt is deffo a more capable trail bike and more so with say an rs u-turn fork or a 32 talas, and a hardcore hardtail is chalk and cheese, you just cant compare
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  • beanfield
    beanfield Posts: 26
    yer that is why i got it as i have started to race, and it does it well i feel a lot faster on it! but it is 6lb lighter than my last bike and i have lost 2 st since last winter series so that probably helps lol
  • ellsbells1973
    ellsbells1973 Posts: 537
    beanfield wrote:
    future upgrades
    mavic crossmax slr wheelset

    i know the slr wheels look very bling but i am sure you could get excellent handbuilts that weigh less for a lot less coin
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  • beanfield
    beanfield Posts: 26
    yer i know im not 100% set on slr i have looked into american classics they seem cheap pound for lb! do you know anything about tune wheel builds they seem very light but not sure how strong they are?

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