2023 SCOR

4060 Z LT XT

Not heard of SCOR or its range of electric mountain bikes? Let us introduce you to this Swiss bike brand and the 4060 Z short-travel eMTB and the playful, dynamic ride experience it provides. And, as an added bonus, it’s easy to convert to long travel if you need more oomph for the terrain you’re on. Best budget electric mountain bikes Need to know 29er e-bike designed for trail riding and so much more The ST pairs 140mm rear travel with a burly 150mm Fox 38 fork Power supplied by Shimano Steps EP8 motor and custom 720Wh battery Angle adjust headset and shock flip-chip offer stacks of geometry options Short 436mm chainstays give snappy handling ST and LT versions share the same frame, but LT has 20mm more travel €8999 “What is it with you Brits, that you have to try and slash every corner?” That was a comment from one of the SCOR team after tucking in behind me on a trail in Punbino, Italy. It was at the launch of the 4060 Z e-bike and while it was meant as a friendly jibe, deep down I was insulted, and on two levels. First and foremost, it’s pretty clear from my accent that I’m Canadian, not British, right? Second, I wasn’t actively trying to slash any turns. I like to think of my riding style as smooth and flowing, so slashing turns is something that happens to me, rather than the other way round. So in that respect, the team at SCOR achieved their desired objective. No, not insulting me, but designing an e-bike that’s dynamic to ride. The secret to the snappy handling? Well, the Maxxis Dissector rear tyre certainly played a part. But to be fair to SCOR, it was refreshing to see the tougher Double Down casing on a 140mm travel bike, when most brands fit the lightest tyres possible to achieve unrealistic claimed weights. No, the real reason for my new found ability to slash every turn probably had more to do with the short 436mm chainstay length that’s standard across all four frame sizes. Now, if like me, you’re a bit of a geometry geek, you’ll already know that a 436mm chainstay length isn’t that uncommon on e-bikes. The difference here is that the SCOR 4060 Z ST is a full 29er, which makes the short rear end that much harder to achieve than with a MX/mullet design. Throw in the favourable characteristics of the low-slung twin-link rear suspension and stiff connection between both halves of the full carbon chassis and the top of the range 4060 Z ST XT doesn’t just look cool, it actively encourages you to ride like the new breed of cool kids too. In fact, if the weather had been a little colder in Italy, I could easily have pictured myself ripping down the trails with my jacket open, flapping freely in the sea breeze. But I’m getting ahead of myself here, and you’re probably thinking who the hell …Continue reading »

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The 4060 Z is an agile, full-powered eMTB with plenty of travel for rough terrain.

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