Bike Check: Nino Schurter's 60th Anniversary Edition Scott Spark - Val di Sole World Cup 2018 by danielsapp

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EnduroManiac (Jul 7, 2018 at 23:15)

What? Nino is 60 and still ride so strong? That’s even more impressive.

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harrybrottman (Jul 8, 2018 at 3:03)

Every rider is using the test to epitest ratio to compete.

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chyu (Jul 8, 2018 at 7:50)

Riding bikes keeps you look young and fresh.

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Bluefire (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:54)

I don't usually go in for the retro paint jobs, but the thoroughness of this one - all the period-correct sponsor logos, no bare carbon to be seen - just makes me grin. It's like a bike from an alternate history, where we invented long ago everything we take for granted now. What a piece of art!

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jclnv (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:07)

Probably still the best mainstream XC bike.

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iamamodel (Jul 8, 2018 at 2:18)

Yep. Did 67 kms today on mine. Fast as an XC bike, versatile as a trail bike. Love the TwinLoc lever.

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kusanagi72 (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:28)

I had the original Scott Pro Racing back in late eighties/early nineties(?) with this colour scheme. Brings back memories!

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Someoldfart (Jul 8, 2018 at 21:54)

I know someone with some old Scott ski poles that colour. Love that colour.

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OReillySports (Jul 8, 2018 at 4:42)

That bike is beautiful! I love Scott Sparks they are such a versatile bike with the twin loc

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honda50r (Jul 9, 2018 at 6:28)

If by versatile you mean only good for climbing then yes

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Nkevin90 (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:51)

Fork/frame decals + paint are so far beyond insanely good. Easily one of the best looking bikes of any kind I've seen in a hot sec

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dypeterc (Jul 7, 2018 at 23:25)

I wonder why he isn't running the Syncros Silverton SL one-piece carbon wheels...

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rrsport FL (Jul 7, 2018 at 23:31)

Team sponsorship. DT Swiss are still a sponsor

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luci1606 (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:57)

This is a different bike. The one he is racing comes with Sram Eagle wireless shifting

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beeboo (Jul 9, 2018 at 8:14)

That mint colour with the gold looks really good !!!!

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ka81 (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:09)

Rear shock is not RS?..

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iamamodel (Jul 8, 2018 at 2:23)

It's because of the TwinLoc that was developed with Fox: bar mounted remote gives you 100 mm, 70 mm, locked out. I love it.

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ka81 (Jul 8, 2018 at 4:34)

@iamamodel: nothing similar from RS?

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ahadzivasilev (Jul 8, 2018 at 6:40)

@iamamodel: Didn't they develop it with DT Swiss? I seem to remember it coming with the DT Swiss Nude2 rear shock.

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iamamodel (Jul 8, 2018 at 16:02)

@ahadzivasilev: Good point. TwinLoc was 'developed' before Scott used Fox. Bad word choice from me. The words from Scott are "Our proprietary FOX Nude shock..." which means no RS option.

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zephxiii (Jul 8, 2018 at 17:28)

@ahadzivasilev: They started with DT Swiss on prev generation Sparks but then switched over to Fox and have been with them since. I have one of those orig DT Swiss shocks in my garage.

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Brightside (Jul 8, 2018 at 0:24)

Nice one! Nino go for it!

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Keystone08 (Jul 8, 2018 at 6:40)

At least he's not using that bright green bar/stem, that thing was fugly.

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RedRedRe (Jul 8, 2018 at 6:22)

I guess Schurter, after all the races lost because of e trap - including swiss championship last week - is refusing to run it

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markar (Jul 9, 2018 at 17:52)

Very ulgly

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Golden-G (Jul 8, 2018 at 7:50)

BARF!