The damper is pretty consistent. Damper fluid is designed to have consistent viscosity across a wide range of temperatures… that is the whole reason to have a special oil. Plus the fact that shim valves aren’t terribly sensitive to viscosity in the first place. I’ve run these experiments on a dyno FYI- small % changes at most.
Air springs on the other hand gain noticeable pressure when hot.
I’m always a bit skeptical when someone complains about their coil shock becoming a pogo stick due to heat. More than likely it’s you and your (weak, non-world cup) legs getting fatigued. 😂
I like it. Bucking the longer travel trend. Not everyone wants or needs 120mm of travel. I find my Spur to be as fast, or faster, than my enduro bike in 95% of descents.
Unpopular opinion - most people would be better off (maybe even enjoy riding more) with less bike than they currently use. I'm in the front range and it's shocking how many coil shocked, 160mm bikes you see getting totted around what could easily be rigid singlespeed territory.
I like it. Bucking the longer travel trend. Not everyone wants or needs 120mm of travel. I find my Spur to be as fast, or faster...
I like it. Bucking the longer travel trend. Not everyone wants or needs 120mm of travel. I find my Spur to be as fast, or faster, than my enduro bike in 95% of descents.
Unpopular opinion - most people would be better off (maybe even enjoy riding more) with less bike than they currently use. I'm in the front range and it's shocking how many coil shocked, 160mm bikes you see getting totted around what could easily be rigid singlespeed territory.
while i agree that many riders often have "more" bike than they need for a given trail, i'm not sure if this comes from a desire to be "overbiked" or just that many riders have one bike. they need it to cover many different kinds of terrains and difficulty levels - which results on inherently being overbiked on some trails.
I agree for regular Joe's, a 3-4m downhill run at normal speeds the shock will get hot and cool slowly during a shuttle or liaison to...
I agree for regular Joe's, a 3-4m downhill run at normal speeds the shock will get hot and cool slowly during a shuttle or liaison to the next trail.
I disagree for racing use. Shocks get extremely hot and damping profiles definitely change from heat, and definitely at WC speeds.
Short of getting a frame though how much difference it makes is anyone's guess. But for a single run, I would prefer my shock to get dirty than to have 0 airflow around it.
Shocks on Scotts don't stay clean as all the crap enters the headset thanks to the smart routing and finds its way down the frame, i've...
Shocks on Scotts don't stay clean as all the crap enters the headset thanks to the smart routing and finds its way down the frame, i've opened 2 only and both were full of crap
Yeah man idk about this one. Headset routing is terrible for a lot of reasons but I’d eat my bike if you could actually prove that it lets in enough junk through the headset to make the shock dirty. Maybe if sink your bike in a mud puddle for a few hours or ride muddy park all year and never clean your bike.
The damper is pretty consistent. Damper fluid is designed to have consistent viscosity across a wide range of temperatures… that is the whole reason to have...
The damper is pretty consistent. Damper fluid is designed to have consistent viscosity across a wide range of temperatures… that is the whole reason to have a special oil. Plus the fact that shim valves aren’t terribly sensitive to viscosity in the first place. I’ve run these experiments on a dyno FYI- small % changes at most.
Air springs on the other hand gain noticeable pressure when hot.
I’m always a bit skeptical when someone complains about their coil shock becoming a pogo stick due to heat. More than likely it’s you and your (weak, non-world cup) legs getting fatigued. 😂
On this episode of mythbusters.. Love to see an actual professional chime in.
This website has some variations of the transfer neo in stock ready to ship with others being available September 20. Maybe product launch this Monday?
Am I the only who thinks Scott is going backwards with the hidden shock? Sure it helps with a somewhat sleek look but it just seems...
Am I the only who thinks Scott is going backwards with the hidden shock? Sure it helps with a somewhat sleek look but it just seems like a pain to adjust a dial here or two…
I like it. Bucking the longer travel trend. Not everyone wants or needs 120mm of travel. I find my Spur to be as fast, or faster...
I like it. Bucking the longer travel trend. Not everyone wants or needs 120mm of travel. I find my Spur to be as fast, or faster, than my enduro bike in 95% of descents.
Unpopular opinion - most people would be better off (maybe even enjoy riding more) with less bike than they currently use. I'm in the front range and it's shocking how many coil shocked, 160mm bikes you see getting totted around what could easily be rigid singlespeed territory.
My Smuggler is considerably faster than my Spur was, on the same pretty mild trails (what I use this particular bike for).
My opinion is that flex stays just don't work well in the constant rocks (even on the mild trails) that I experience.
For me, the Spur was definitely a case of under-biked be slower.
We’ve known for a long time that air shocks get hot during longer periods of use without being suffocated by a bag or box. I expect...
We’ve known for a long time that air shocks get hot during longer periods of use without being suffocated by a bag or box. I expect to see some cooling gadgets on the Scott during next seasons racing. Unless that’s already a no-go in the rule books?
I've debated stuffing the internal storage full of snow or ice cubes so it can run down onto the shock lol. I'm interested to learn how that new Gambler feels at the bottom of a track versus at the top.
The rumour was a mx/29 (bronson/hightower) platform but there doesn't look like there are any flip chips (apart from the usual very minimal one at the shock).
The rumour was a mx/29 (bronson/hightower) platform but there doesn't look like there are any flip chips (apart from the usual very minimal one at the...
The rumour was a mx/29 (bronson/hightower) platform but there doesn't look like there are any flip chips (apart from the usual very minimal one at the shock).
Maybe it will be a separate mullet link you have to buy instead of just a flip chip?
The damper is pretty consistent. Damper fluid is designed to have consistent viscosity across a wide range of temperatures… that is the whole reason to have a special oil. Plus the fact that shim valves aren’t terribly sensitive to viscosity in the first place. I’ve run these experiments on a dyno FYI- small % changes at most.
Air springs on the other hand gain noticeable pressure when hot.
I’m always a bit skeptical when someone complains about their coil shock becoming a pogo stick due to heat. More than likely it’s you and your (weak, non-world cup) legs getting fatigued. 😂
I like it. Bucking the longer travel trend. Not everyone wants or needs 120mm of travel. I find my Spur to be as fast, or faster, than my enduro bike in 95% of descents.
Unpopular opinion - most people would be better off (maybe even enjoy riding more) with less bike than they currently use. I'm in the front range and it's shocking how many coil shocked, 160mm bikes you see getting totted around what could easily be rigid singlespeed territory.
while i agree that many riders often have "more" bike than they need for a given trail, i'm not sure if this comes from a desire to be "overbiked" or just that many riders have one bike. they need it to cover many different kinds of terrains and difficulty levels - which results on inherently being overbiked on some trails.
This looks a lot like a Scor 4060 head tube
Yeah man idk about this one. Headset routing is terrible for a lot of reasons but I’d eat my bike if you could actually prove that it lets in enough junk through the headset to make the shock dirty. Maybe if sink your bike in a mud puddle for a few hours or ride muddy park all year and never clean your bike.
Mmmmmmh, copper bridges and liquid nitrogen
Already cleared up, it's a new Chinese brand.
On this episode of mythbusters.. Love to see an actual professional chime in.
This website has some variations of the transfer neo in stock ready to ship with others being available September 20. Maybe product launch this Monday?
Sorry to ask, but since I missed that part, could yo please provide a reference?
Here.
There is a butt for every seat.
Scott bikes stand out, and for some, that's enough to get their attention and dollars.
If their bikes looked like all of the others, they would not stand out for anything in particular.
My Smuggler is considerably faster than my Spur was, on the same pretty mild trails (what I use this particular bike for).
My opinion is that flex stays just don't work well in the constant rocks (even on the mild trails) that I experience.
For me, the Spur was definitely a case of under-biked be slower.
https://www.trekbikes.com/cn/zh_CN/自行车/山地车/越野山地车/procaliber/c/B312/
Looks weird to me...
I've debated stuffing the internal storage full of snow or ice cubes so it can run down onto the shock lol. I'm interested to learn how that new Gambler feels at the bottom of a track versus at the top.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-vKQzsR1HP/?igsh=cmpoaDd1MW02eDJh
Thoughts on this?
We've known about this for months; I posted Canfield's CF3 patent to this forum (seen on his website) ages ago.
Its a striking look. I say an improvement on an already stunning bike(s).
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however, it is ripping off Zocheli
https://www.zoceli.cz/en/naosm
Zoceli started making frames based on SC so I would not call it a rip off
Looks good but also looks like less seat tube insertion and less room for other shocks than previous model
Looks like but probably isn't.
Does however look like less space for in frame storage than the V4.1.
New Bronson tomorrow. Release videos are already scheduled on Santa Cruz youtube.
Any idea when the new nomad will be coming?
At least a full year out since they just released new colors.
The rumour was a mx/29 (bronson/hightower) platform but there doesn't look like there are any flip chips (apart from the usual very minimal one at the shock).
Maybe it will be a separate mullet link you have to buy instead of just a flip chip?
Some more pictures.
I love my Bronson V4 I don‘t know how it could be better. From Trail/Enduro rides to Bikepark it is perfect.
Can anyone spot a shifting cable or they went full electric too?