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A 29″ carbon frame hardtail crosscountry bike with high-end components.
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£2,699($3,620)| Weight | 24.0 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Hardtail, 100mm |
| Fork | Fox Performance Float 32 |
| Wheels | 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | GX Eagle, NX Eagle |
| Brakes | Shimano Deore Hydraulic Disc |
5'2" – 5'8"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'7"
🐐 Estimated
Summary
The Scott Scale is a highly regarded cross-country bike, praised for its lightweight design, efficient climbing, and race-ready performance. It offers a versatile platform suitable for both beginners and aspiring racers, with models featuring aggressive, race-inspired designs and tubeless-ready wheels. The bike's suspension, particularly the Fox 32 Float Rhythm fork, is noted for its supple off-the-top performance and grip. However, some models may lack confidence in technical terrain, and the tires can be less effective in wet conditions.
Lightweight design
Efficient climbing
Race-ready performance
Versatile platform for various skill levels
Supple suspension performance
Less confidence in technical terrain
Tires less effective in wet conditions
Some models are very costly
The Scott Scale 950 is a gateway drug to cross-country racing.Bicycling
Point the Scale uphill and it’s brutally fast and efficient; rider inputs are quickly, precisely and rewardingly converted into forward motion.
It’s the XC race bike that maintains a laser sharp focus on the task at hand, while retaining a lighter side to its personality that makes it fun and surprisingly capable too.
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Oct 2023 · Gustav Gullholm
Modern gravel bikes are becoming so capable that they’re starting to resemble 90’s mountain bikes. But would it really be such a bad thing?
Sep 2023 · Sean Fishpool
Our midpack XC tester sees the light – in every sense – as he hits the trails on the high-end RC World Cup model of Scott's legendary Scale
Laugh out loud fast
Smooth, assured front end
Well-balanced back end
Climbs like a demon
Adjustable geometry
100mm travel is conservative
No UDH
No dropper post
Fast is its only speed

Dec 2022 · Henry Quinney
The top-end HMX-SL frame sheds 22 grams compared to the outgoing model, to achieve a claimed weight of 847 g.

Dec 2022 · Tyler Benedict
The new Scott Scale HMX SL sheds as many metal inserts and parts as possible to save grams, and reinvents how a frame is made in the process.

Dec 2022 · Alex Evans
The Scale is a fast-paced XC hardtail with performance that reaches beyond the traditional racing remit
Light weight
Loaded-up spec
Fun, fast and agile
Impressive frame construction
Lack of dropper post limits scope
Very costly

Apr 2020 · Alan Muldoon
If you’re after a cross country race hardtail with a proven track record, then look no further than the Scott Scale 920.
Fast in every situation
Front derailleur compatibility!

Jul 2019 · Bobby Lea
You get a Fox 32 Float Rhythm fork, SRAM NX Eagle, and tubeless-ready wheels and tires—all for $1,600.
100mm Fox 32 Float Rhythm fork
SRAM NX Eagle drivetrain
Shimano MT500 hydraulic disc brakes
| Frame | Scale 3 Carbon / IMP Technology / HMF; BB92 / SW DM dropouts for Boost 12x148mm; SDS2 advanced Shock & Standing Damping System; ICCR Cable routing BB Standard: BB86/BB92, Press Fit |
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| Fork | FOX 32 SC Float Performance Air Grip 3; 3-Modes / 15x110mm QR axle / 44mm offset / tapered steerer; Lockout / Reb. Adj. / 100mm travel Travel: 100mm Spring Type: Air |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB PF 92 MTB / shell 41x92mm |
| Headset | Syncros Pro Drop in / Tapered 1.5"-1 1/8"; Bearing diameter size 42mm and 52mm |
| Stem | Syncros FL2.0; 6° / integrated Spacer & Top Cap; 6061 Alloy / 31.8mm / 1 1/8" |
| Handlebar | Syncros Fraser 2.0 / Alloy 6061; T shape Flat / 9° / 740mm; Syncros Pro lock-on grips |
| Saddle | Syncros Belcarra Regular 2.0; CRMO rails |
| Seatpost | Syncros Duncan 2.0 / 10mm offset; 31.6x400mm Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM GX Eagle 12 Speed |
|---|---|
| Crank | SRAM GX Eagle DUB; 32T |
| Shifters | SRAM NX Eagle Trigger |
| Cassette | SRAM XG1275 / 10-52 T |
| Chain | SRAM CN NX Eagle |
| Brakes | Shimano Deore M6100 Disc Type: Shimano Deore Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Syncros X-25 / 32H / 25mm; Tubeless ready |
|---|---|
| Spokes | Stainless Black 15G / 1.8mm |
| Front Hub | Formula CL-811 / 15x110mm |
| Rear Hub | Formula CL-14811 / 12x148mm / XD Driver |
| Tires | Front: Schwalbe Racing Ray 29x2.25" / Preformance Folding / TLE Tubeless ready / Addix, Rear: Schwalbe Racing Ralph 29x2.25" / Preformance Folding / TLE Tubeless ready / Addix |
| Disc Rotors | Shimano SM-RT64 CL / 180/F and 160/R |
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Last updated December 2
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