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Hi Guys, i am new to mountain biking. Started this year on a hardtail and have been really loving the sport. Sold my hardtail as i want to get a dual suspension. My budget is not great, i would like to spend less than 25k. In that price bracket there are not many nice new dual suspensions so i have decided to go 2nd hand. I found a 2013 Scott Spark at a bike shop, the bike has a lot of scratches but rides really well and has great components, SRAM brakes and groupset 1 x 12, and its full carbon. They want 20k for it. I am looking to keep it for about a year, i dont think it will depreciate so much. Is this a good deal, they have newer Scott Sparks, 2016 and 2017 for around the same price but they are aluminuim. The bikes frame is very scratched, was thinking to respray it but the guys at the shop say its no point. I want to do XC and some trails, Thanks for the help, appreciate it. Shaun

Hi Guys, Need some assistance please, I have a 2020 Scott Spark 950. I was doing a once over when washing my bike and noticed what seemed to be a loose pivot screw, I grabbed the torque wrench and tried to tighten it, without even reaching 10nm the screw starting spinning around. So not sure if I broke it or if it was over tightened from the start but need a new one. Where will I be able to source?

With some time to kill following the Absa Cape Epic cancellation, Nino Schurter and the Scott Sports team got into the gym to share some of his training secrets. Click here to view the article

With the year drawing rapidly to a close, we take a look at our ten most popular gear review articles published in 2016. Click here to view the article

In review of 2016, Iwan Kemp looks at the best bikes and gear that he rode last year. Click here to view the article

After hosting successful demo days in Gauteng, SCOTT Sports Africa will be running a series of countrywide demo days for you to test ride the 2017 SCOTT range of bikes, including the all-new Spark platform that took top honours in at the Rio Olympics. Click here to view the article

Jenny Rissveds took the mountain biking world by storm in 2016, announcing her arrival at the top end of the sport with some outstanding performances and then capping it all with the Olympic gold medal. Click here to view the article

Scott Spark 50 frame weight

Hi, I'm looking for some guidance please. Is there a difference between a oversized 31.8mm and a 31.8mm stem for m/biking? For example Ritchey WCS C-260 oversize 31.8mm is the stem on the Scott 700 RC but no mention of" oversized" in the Ritchey website on the C-260 stem. Thanks.

Im thinking if buying a demo 2013 scott spark dual suspension from a cycle shop. Bike has never gone offroad approx 30ks on it. Late 2013 model-not the same shock as the 2014 model. Asking price 22000. Advice on whether this is a good bike /price will be appreciated.

Which is better, a rear shock mounted horizontally or vertically? Which is stiffer? Does it matter? I am in market for dual sus 29er, and on the list are: - Merida 3000 - Scott 920 - Giant Anthem X Adv - Cannondale Scalpel The Merida & Giant has vertical mounted rear shock, whilst he Scott and Cannondale has horizontal mounted rear shock. I do not want a gomma-gomma ride.

Any opinions on these 2 bikes? I like the lockout on the Scott but the Vipa looks so hot. What else should I look at at the R40k mark?

Im thinking if buying a demo 2013 scott spark dual suspension from a cycle shop. Bike has never gone offroad approx 30ks on it. Late 2013 model-not the same shock as the 2014 model. Asking price 22000. Advice on whether this is a good bike /price will be appreciated.

Im thinking if buying a demo 2013 scott spark dual suspension from a cycle shop. Bike has never gone offroad approx 30ks on it. Late 2013 model-not the same shock as the 2014 model. Asking price 22000. Advice on whether this is a good bike /price will be appreciated.

Pyga are great looking bikes at the best of times .... but just look at what happens when you add a touch of performance enhancing bling. Here is Scott Soothill's Pyga (thanks for the pictures) after he made a few purchases of FUNN components from www.performancebikes.co.za

Hi all, Just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the people here. I have entered this sport about a week ago and actually did my first proper ride today, nothing too serious, did the medium course at Rietvlei in Alberton. I got awesome swop deal on a 2011 Scott Aspect 20 so that's my ride - for now. I did make the mistake of buying the wife a real cheapie bike as I first want to see if she is interested in the sport. Going to have upgrade the shifters, rear and front derailer. Going for a Shimano Acera setup there. At least it will be a little better until I can get her a proper bike. My daughter of 9 seems to be very keen and at least I bought her a much better bike than I did for mom. Nice twist gears with Shimano components. She finished the 5km track with me on Saturday - very chuffed with herself. I am very impressed to see how friendly cyclists are on the forum and on the trails... However I must say some bike shop sales people can seem very snobbish sometimes. If you are not there wanting to spend R7500 or more they not really interested in dealing with a person. It's a bit of a generelisation but that has been the experience thus far. Can you guys recommend any good bike shops in the south and east of JHB. Cheers Douw

The trails in Jonkershoek are about to be closed down!!!!!!! This is a statement of fact!!!!! NO JOKE!!!!!! Background: When riding at Jonkershoek you pay at the gate for a day permit or you buy an annual permit. This permit gives you access to Jonkershoek and has NOTHING to do with the MTB trails. Not a single cent of this goes towards trail building and / or maintenance. NOT A SINGLE CENT!!!!! Cape Pine is not interested in the MTB trails and has no problem with shutting it down. The income derived from gate fees is accidental and does NOT form part of their business plan. After the sorry state of the trails following the fires a few years ago a Trail Maintenance Movement (TMM) was created by a few concerning cyclist. They pumped huge amounts of their own money into the project. Specialized also contributed thousands and put signboards up to mark the various trails. On these boards they printed a very low key Specialized logo. The movement is still strong and has a substantial slush fund available for trail maintenance. Issues: We as a group felt that there are people and businesses riding on the back of our effort without contributing a single cent towards the initiative. The coffee shop owner was given a few bicycles by a local cycle shop at the beginning of 2014. They proceeded to brand the coffee shop and entrance to Jonkershoek with huge Scott branding, in effect ambushing the effort put in by the TMM. Jonkerhoek now looks like Scott Park and you might be forgiven for thinking that Scott diversified from bicycles into the growth of coffee beans and supply of roasted coffee. Our request was simple: Please take down all branding or at the very least match the contribution of already branded contributors. The effort to set up meetings with the coffee shop owners was unsuccessful and Scott’s attitude is simply that they have a right to this, which they legally have but morally it stinks. Their branding and attitude towards TMM resulted in a shutdown of all maintenance. This is clear from the sorry state of some of the trails. WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING WITH THE PHYSICAL CLOSURE OF SOME OF THE TRAILS AS WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO FACE POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON THE TRAILS. Our solution, We feel that if you don’t contribute towards the effort you have no moral right to put your branding all over the entrance – if you match branded contributors’ efforts then you can. We are not prepared to pay towards corporate SA’s marketing efforts. Specialized has agreed to make Jonkers a brand free zone – this is , and despite their huge contribution, our suggestion is to make this a brand free zone. This will ensure that the much needed maintenance will go ahead and that the trails will remain open for a long time to come. What you can do: Put pressure on the people involved to remove all branding and request the owner of the coffee shop to attend the TMM meetings.

My brother's GT Avalanche 0.5 has been stolen out of the garage over the weekend. It's a large frame, normal Yellow and silver of the Avalanche 0.5. Marcozzi fork and Scott saddle. Most component are LX except for the Truvativ FiveD crankset. It has 1 Alex DM24 rim and a Sycros's rim with Maxxis Crossmark tires on. Thats me on the bike at a race last year. Sorry, don't have a better photo. If you see it please let me know.

OK, so I'm vacillating between different options - sell and upgrading to dual suspension, keep and upgrade to dual suspension or do some upgrades on my hardtail. Very briefly, the idea of upgrading to DS came went I entered the W2W for later in the year, pretty sure it will be a more comfortable ride. Whilst I'm happily reveling in the chaos that is the interwebs, reading every thread/article/piece of info I can get my hands on, participating in other threads about the subject here on The Hub, changing opinion every 5 minutes and sweating over the options...all in anticipation of another purchase (yeah, I'm every marketer's dream)... ...maybe a good option is to spend money on my existing bike to soften it up somewhat? SCOTT SCALE 910 hardtail, some specs: Fork Fox 32 Float 29 Factory CTD Air, CTD Damper with 3 Modes, 15mm Quick Release Axle, Tapered Steer Fork Travel 100mm Head Tube Diameter 1.5" to 1-1/8" Tapered Headset Ritchey Pro Tapered Semi Integrated, OD 50/61mm, ID 44/55mm Handlebar Syncros FL1.5 T-Bar, Alloy 7050 D.B., T Shape Flat, 9°, 700mm Stem Syncros FL1.5, 7050 Alloy, Oversize 31.8mm, 1-1/8", 6° Angle Grips Syncros Pro Lock On Brakes Shimano XT BR-M785 Disc, 180mm Front and 160mm Rear SM-RT64 CL Rotors Brake Levers Shimano XT BL-M785 Disc Shifters Shimano XT SL-M780, Rapidfire Plus, 2-Way Release, I-Spec Clamp Front Derailleur Shimano XT FD-M786, 34.9mm Rear Derailleur Shimano XT RD-M786 SGS, Shadow PlusType, 20-Speed Cranks Shimano XT FC-M785 Hollowtech 2 Chainrings 38Ax24A Tooth Bottom Bracket Shimano SM-BB71-41A, Shell 41x89.5mm Chain Shimano CN-HG74 Cassette Shimano XT CS-M771-10, 11-36 Tooth Rims Syncros, DT Swiss XR 2.0 29, 28 Hole, Tubeless Ready Hubs Syncros XR 2.0 29 CL Made by DT Swiss Front, Syncros XR 2.0 29 CL RWS Made by DT Swiss Rear Spokes DT Swiss Super Comp Black Tires Schwalbe Rocket Ron EVO, 29"x 2.1", 127EPI Kevlar Bead, Tubeless Ready, Pace Star Compound Saddle Syncros XR1.5, Titanium Rails Seatpost Syncros FL1.5 Seat Post Diameter 34.9mm What would be obvious upgrades for comfort and general improvement of ride/bike? Wheels I assume. Read somewhere about upgrading seatpost to standard diameter carbon? As always, advice for a noob appreciated!

I notice more and more bike manufacturers are getting involved in trail building and maintenance.Specialized has for a while been involved in Jonkershoek and recently I heard Rocky Mountain getting involved in Contermanskloof and a few other bike parks around SA.(not forgetting the local clubs as well as the guys of Table mnt doing great work).It's great that the bike manufacturers are putting money back into the sport in this way that is a benefit to all.A few weeks ago at Jonkershoek I noticed Scott also involved with the trails at Jonkershoek so a big up to all these guys.Carry on with the good work.

Hi All, What options are you aware of in SA for 29" rims that have 28 spoke hole (I'm looking what options are available after a face plant.) 400-450g range for XC race use Existing rim is 604 ERD and the same rim is not available from Scott/Probike currently (Syncros XR2.0 on a Scale 910) - ideally I would like to reuse spokes (per scott site, DT Aerocomp straightpull with red alloy nipples - which I suspect together cost more than the rim) I looked at Velocity Blunt SL rims as an option, but turns out Coolheat haven't got stock of 28 holes and won't have for sometime. Any other suggestions welcome - Thanks

Looking for the person that purchased the second Scott Contessa from TVRIGGS over the weekend, we have been supplied the incorrect front wheels on the bikes, if you could contact me directly to allow us to get together to switch them so we both have a matched pair of wheels The young man in question has misplaced your details Regards

Hi all, I'm due for an upgrade and am stuck between 2 bikes. What would you sugges: Momsen AL429 or Scott Spark 960 with AirShock upgrade. Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Hi all Owners and people that might know. Just trying to sanity check something, helping someone look at a new wheel set to replace: Scott Spark 910 (2013) Wheelset weight: 1830 Front: 850 Rear:1110 (Strange that the total given and the 2 amounts given does not add up) Rims: Syncros / DT Swiss XR 2.0 29 28H / Tubeless ready This is the oem name for DT Swiss: Spline: X1900 or M1900 ? Spokes; DT Swiss Super Comp black - How much does a set of spokes (28) weight? Hub Front: Syncros XR 2.0 29 CL / 15mm made by DT Swiss This is a Scott oem name for DT-Swiss Straight Pul 350 CL hubs 130gr Hub Rear: Syncros XR 2.0 29 CL / 12 x 142 / RWS made by DT Swiss This is a Scott oem name for DT-Swiss Straight Pul 350 CL hubs 257gr G

Hi Guys, I have a Scott Spark Elite 29". Enjoy the bike but the more I ride it the more I'm coming to dislike the limited suspension settings. It's the Twinloc with the Full Open or Full lockout so when it's open there's a lot of pedal bob. Find that when riding on uneven terrain the open is too open and the lock is too stiff. Was thinking of upgrading the rear shock to a Fox RP23 or Monarch RT3 (both with the pro-pedal type middle setting). Any suggestions or comments? Done a bit of reading and it seems that the change would eliminate most of the need for the remote lockout lever. Thought maybe I could just leave it on for the front shock? Thanks