Scott Scale 50+

BikingBob

This was taken during a test ride after installing the red hydraulic cables( my lil'bro got them me for xmas), taken on my phone so quality isn't so hot.....

Frame: Scott Scale 50
Forks: Manitou Drake
Brakes: Avid Juicy 7's (Clark's Cables)
Gearing/Drive: Shimano
Crank: SLX
Front Derailleur: Deore
Rear Derailleur Deore XT
Shifters: SLX
Wheels: Shimano/Alexrims TD24

Have just ordered a Scott Genius LT 20 so will be posting photos of that soon hopefully

fearnsy

your forks look the wrong way round :S

BazzokaJoe

fearnsy wrote:

your forks look the wrong way round :S

lol hope thats a joke...

Liking the red hmmm.... gives me an idea

BikingBob

BazzokaJoe
Got them for Christmas...... think I might do something similar for my next bike too

Brake: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=52554

Gear: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=47549

Coloured chains :P
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=56347
I think that may be taking it too far though......

fearnsy

You would be surprised how many people think that

MountainMonster

Welcome to the site from Austria man!

Nice looking bike. I had a set of Manitou Minutes on a cube bike I used to have, and for some reason they were also built the way yours are, with the arch backwards. Seems to be a common trend these days.

BikingBob

Thanks MountainMonster!!,

Untill now i never thought why Manitou use reverse arches, so I Googled it..

REVERSE ARCH
The iconic Reverse Arch design instantly identifies a Manitou fork. By placing the arch behind the crown, we can make it shorter and stiffer than if it were in front of the crown. This simple, elegant form provides the greatest amount of torsional stiffness possible for a given weight. Each casting has an optimized arch size, shape, and cross section for maximum stiffness and dramatically improved steering accuracy.

http://www.manitoumtb.com/index.php?page=tech

Now I know, I feel so enlightened.

BikingBob

More photos (better Quality)