Mountain Bikes
Mountain bikes are specifically created for off-road cycling. This includes trails, paths, rocks, streams, steep declines, dirt trails, logging roads, fire paths and a whole range of other stuff. Mountain Bikes are built with this in mind and are very different to other types of bike. Most mountain bikes use wheels with 26-inch tyres and nobbly bits for traction. Since 2000, front and rear suspension has become commonplace, although some us prefer old school mountain bikes, known as hard tail bikes or simply hardtails. Hardtail mountain bikes have front suspension but no rear suspension, weigh less and are more pedal efficient when the terrain is smooth, than full suspension bikes. A good number of single track racers still use hardtails for these reasons. There are a wide variety of mountain bikes from manufacturers like GT, Kona, Mongoose, Saracen, Trek and many more.
Scott Scale 30 Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 30 Review I’ve just reviewed the Scott Scale 20 bike and it would be very easy to say that the Scale 30 is the same as the Scale 20 but it’s £500 cheaper. I’m not being flippant, it is £500 cheaper and it’s very similar, and both are superb bikes. In fact, I [...]
Scott Scale 20 Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 20 Review I really like this bike, there, I’ve said it. It looks good, but more importantly, it rides great. But so it should for £3,000. The 2012 Scott Scale 20 mountain bike is a bike designed for cross country racing; with a lightweight frame and components, this bike is designed for the [...]
Scott Scale RC Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale RC Review The 2012 Scott Scale RC Mountain Bike is another of the Scott family of bikes whose primary focus is weigh, without compromise – no, not marketing bs, genuine achievement. The RC is a super lightweight bike, weighing in at just 8.7kg. Scott have utilized extremely light MTB carbon frames to achieve [...]
Scott Scale 10 Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 10 Review The Scott Scale 10 bike weighs in at a low 9.3kg as although architecturally based on the Scott 899 it uses the HMF fibre instead of the HMX which along with other changes saves a lot of weight. The new 2012 model of the Scale 10 is incredibly light without losing [...]
Scott Scale Premium Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale Premium Review The Scott Scale Premium Mountain Bike has the lightest frame ever produced for a mountain bike weighing in at only 8.8kg. The Scott Scale Premium Mountain Bike is based on the Scott 899 bike but instead of using HMX to produce the frame it uses HMF fibre. This gives the new [...]
Scott Spark 29 Comp Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Spark 29 Comp Review The Scott Spark 29 Comp 2012 mountain bike is another part of a standard-setting range from manufacturers Scott. Scott have built a reputation around producing mountain bikes that are especially lightweight and the Scott Spark 29 Comp 2012 mountain bike is no different, although at 13.7kg it isn’t the lightest [...]
Scott Spark 29 Team Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Spark 29 Team Review The Scott Spark 29 Team Mountain Bike 2012 is a big-wheeled bike. Like other mountain bikes manufactured by the Scott brand however, it’s a model that’s also reasonably lightweight, despite being an aluminium and not a carbon fibre product. This is a bike that offers 100mm of travel and has [...]
Scott Scale 29 Comp Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 29 Comp Review The Scott Scale 29 Comp is a mountain bike at the more affordable end of the market, £850, but despite its value-oriented pricing it is still packed with the features you would expect to find on a far more expensive model. A light frame and hardtail setup should help budding [...]
Scott Scale 29 Team Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 29 Team Review The Scott Scale 29 Team features an all-new alloy frame design and a host of other action-ready features which will make it a mountain bike to watch in 2012. While it is still going to garner the attention of a wide audience thanks to its competitive price, it will also [...]
Scott Spark 29 Elite Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Spark 29 Elite Review The Scott Spark 29 Elite 2012 Mountain Bike is one of the manufacturer Scott’s range of full suspension bikes and like most Scott bikes this is a lightweight model. Despite its relatively low weight however, the Scott Spark 29 Elite 2012 Mountain Bike isn’t a weak bike: it’s perfectly durable [...]
Scott Scale 29 Elite Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 29 Elite Review The Scott Scale 29 Elite mountain bike is a super bike with excellent value for money. Scott have produced a bike which is vibrant and lively with 29 inch wheels and have not sacrificed any of the smoothness or efficiency of the bike when travelling in the rough. The inline [...]
Scott Scale 29 Expert Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 29 Expert Review A fabulous, striking mountain bike, the Scott Scale 29 Expert Mountain Bike is a bike worthy of champions. With a black and red frame, embossed with silver text and design; the bike has a professional look that will make it stand out from the crowded arena of mountain bikes. The [...]
Scott Scale 29 Pro Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 29 Pro Review The Scott Scale 29 Pro Mountain Bike looks amazing! It’s an aesthetically pleasing bike with features suitable for amateurs and professionals alike, including its famous 29″ wheels, excellent braking system and a super suspension coil. You are able to ride this bike with full confidence that it will take you [...]
Scott Scale 80 Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 80 Review The Scott Scale 80 is a hardtail mountain bike which aims to give riders on a budget something that will keep them entertained on tracks and trails without overstretching their finances. But don’t be fooled into thinking this is a cheap bike. The Scale 80 is the entry level bike in [...]
Scott Scale 70 Mountain Bike 2012
Scott Scale 70 Review The Scott Scale 70 is back for 2012 and some might argue that it is better than ever. Although the Scale family runs the gamut from bargain basement mountain bikes, circa £700 to class-leading race winners at £8,800 for the Scale SL, each of the models feels special enough to be [...]
