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Sep 20, 2026 at 14:23

Sep 20, 2026

Scott Unveil a 32" Spark Prototype - 2026 XCO World Cup Soldier Hollow

@Law-MTB: Both were commercially available, but aimed at different riders. The RC was the "race ready" model. With proven parts and aimed at XC racing. The LTD was a more "boutique" model, aimed at those who liked to show off , since they were considerably more expensive. Both models were also available on the Spark and Scale platform. Scott also built a Genius LTD. I believe it was the only sub 11kg trail bike at the time. Scale RC: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bbb-v2-production/original/bicycle/scott_scale_rc_09_z.jpg Scale LTD: https://static.cyclelab.eu/velos/scott/2007/highres/211895.jpg Genius LTD: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bbb-v2-production/original/bicycle/scott_genius_ltd_09_z.jpg

sadfusde jessie-mmorgan's article

Sep 18, 2026 at 6:41

Sep 18, 2026

Scott Unveil a 32" Spark Prototype - 2026 XCO World Cup Soldier Hollow

@Law-MTB: I believe the LTD was a different model. The RC models were always more colorful and race oriented. On the LTD models the priority was to achieve the lowest overall weight possible. Usually, the LTD models had specific frames that weren't used on any other tier. My dad had a Scott Agent Shop at the time and I still remember when the first 7k€+ bike was sold (a Spark LTD) and the shop even made a big event out of it. Good times! This was the bike, btw: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bbb-v2-production/original/bicycle/scott_spark_ltd_09_z.jpg

sadfusde jessie-mmorgan's article

Sep 18, 2026 at 6:36

Sep 18, 2026

Scott Unveil a 32" Spark Prototype - 2026 XCO World Cup Soldier Hollow

@32aintdead: On the front wheel? That would be the quick release from the 9mm front axle used at the time. Thru axles only appeared a few years later on this kind of bikes. At the time, you had either the 20mm thru axle used on downhill bikes (and some rare freeride/enduro forks), or the 9mm QR.

sadfusde jessie-mmorgan's article

Sep 18, 2026 at 2:26

Sep 18, 2026

Scott Unveil a 32" Spark Prototype - 2026 XCO World Cup Soldier Hollow

The picture with the "Scott Spark Gen 1, with 26" wheels" is actually a 2010ish Scott Scale RC. This specific model was the first (AFAIK) to come with an integrated seat post, that had to be cut to the height of rider. There was also a Spark model.

sadfusde officialcrankworx's article

Aug 10, 2026 at 8:28

Aug 10, 2026

Smoke Cancels Downhill Finals as Crankworx SilverStar 2026 Concludes

Wait until they force a 1.0L wet-belt ticking time bomb on you (one that needs a rebuild every 70k km) and then tell me how it went. You Americans have no idea how good you’ve got it. Don’t get brainwashed into thinking your daily commute is what’s destroying the planet.

sadfusde mikekazimer's article

Jul 28, 2026 at 3:59

Jul 28, 2026

Trek Voluntarily Imposes E-Bike Speed Limits

@iwillhunt: I'm genuinely curious about where you found the data supporting the claim that e-bikes wear out trails faster than regular MTBs. Would you mind sharing it? From where I'm standing, I can't see how a 10 kg difference in the combined weight of the rider and bike would cause any more wear on a given trail.

sadfusde jessie-mmorgan's article

Jul 24, 2026 at 0:16

Jul 24, 2026

Kali’s New Kru Full Face Helmet Has a Titanium Chin Bar, & It Looks... Different

I could see this working, but not with this toothpick style ching guard...

sadfusde seb-stott's article

Apr 10, 2026 at 3:20

Apr 10, 2026

First Ride: Propain Ekano With (You Guessed It) Avinox M2S Motor

Whoever planned all these press releases at the same time, IMO, completely missed the point. I don't know how anyone else feels about this, but I felt nothing but overwhelmed... to a point that I didn't bother reading more than two reviews. I don't even remember which brands anounced new bikes. I've been on this website for quite some time and I don't recall ever seeing something like this. I'm not an ebike hater, I've actually ridden nothing but ebikes for the past 3 years, but this made absolutelly no sense

sadfusde edspratt's article

Mar 29, 2026 at 5:57

Mar 29, 2026

Luca Shaw & Aletha Ostgaard Take Top Honors at High-Speed Monster Pro Downhill Series Opener

The US sure has its downsides, but prize money-wise, they put the rest of the world to shame (at least in MX, DH, and everything college sports related). Growing up, I saw local teams and racers struggle financially with little to no prize money, making it hard to progress in the sport no matter how good you were. At least from an outsider's perspective, the US manages to attract huge crowds (and thus money) no matter the sport, and that is something incredible to see.

sadfusde officialcrankworx's article

Feb 20, 2026 at 0:25

Feb 20, 2026

Double Kiwi Gold to Kick Off Crankworx Christchurch AirDH

Is Crankworx going on right now? I'm usually pretty on top of MTB news, but I completely missed this. For a series like this, maybe it's worth investing a bit more in marketing? I don't even recall seeing anything about it on PB

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