Jaco1 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Hi Please help I can not make up my mind, Scott Spark 29 RC with XX groupset or Santa Cruz Tallboy with XT Price / Weight and groupset on Scott is quite good compared to Tallboy. thanksJaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben-johan Posted February 18, 2012 Share Can you give us the price and wheelset specs.i have a similar decision pending.I have not heard or read a bad comment about a tallboy yet.R27000. for a frame was ,is keeping me back.If SC frame prices were better ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Keep Pedaling Posted February 18, 2012 Share Scott: Value for MoneySanta Cruz: For Status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted February 18, 2012 Share Scott: Value for MoneySanta Cruz: For Status+1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac.A Posted February 18, 2012 Share What exactly are the prices for each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big JD Posted February 18, 2012 Share The Scott is not bad and well specced but the Tallboy is really a special bike. Santa Cruz is a boutique brand and has a loyal following for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenG Posted February 18, 2012 Share If I was going to get big wheels, it would be the Santa Cruz all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted February 18, 2012 Share I disagree with a lot of whats being said here, I have done the exact same research for the last 2 months with three bikes in mind 2 of which was the scott and the santa, Every review on the santa came back excellent, the scott is hampered by a crappy DTswiss shock which is totally useless, and gets described as do-able, adequate, not up to par with major competitors etc. The whole point of a dualy is to have the right shock combination, some reviewers even went as far as to say that Scott should break their alliance with DTswiss and just design with fox or RS at the rear. Bottom line its not a bad bike but it will never reach its full putential with that rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wings47 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Without you being more specific on the specs and price, the comparison is meaningless ... like oranges and apples. The pic of the SC shows a 120mm fork ... how can you compare that with the Scott with 100mm travel? and you can't compare XX with XT (XX costs approx 2-3 x more than XT and weighs 20-30% less for the groupset!!). I have a SC Tallboy for 18 months and race it competitively mainly against much younger riders on hardtails. It performs really well. Excellent on climbs, superb on technical descents. I have XX cranks, XTR drivechain, R1 brakes and RS Reba RLC fork. Weight less than 11 kg with 'everything' on it. I bought it as a frame and built the bike, changing components over time. If I got the Scott Spark (I'm a great Scott fan, having had both CR1 and Scale), I'd get the frame, chuck away their fork/shock/gadget suspension stuff and fit something lighter and 'mainstream' (e..g Fox RP23 and RS Reba/SID or FOX - if you don't mind the heavier weight of the Fox). And since the frame is so light, would go for lighter components than XT ! and lightish wheels (eg ZTR Crest or even Race, depending on your weight, or carbon) . On the geometries, it looks as if the Scott Spark is more 'aggressive' and less forgiving (Spez has even more aggressive geometry). The Tallboy is quite forgiving and offers a superb ride specially when it gets technical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimby Posted February 18, 2012 Share Sorry - hijack but on a similar vein:Scott Scale 29 Pro orSanta Cruz Highball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 18, 2012 Share Santa all the way. I dunno why, other than the fact that, somehow, it is speaking to me and promising all sorts of trail munching goodness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted February 18, 2012 Share CPT mayhem just a note on the santa, most reviewers wished it came with a 120mm instead of the 100m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted February 18, 2012 Share TB FTW Edited February 18, 2012 by 2nutz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 19, 2012 Share CPT mayhem just a note on the santa, most reviewers wished it came with a 120mm instead of the 100m I presume you mean rear wheel travel rather than front? Front is easily rectifiable by adjusting the fork. And I know what you mean. But a thing to remember, the average trail rider over in the UK is used to 140mm plus travel bikes, and, even though the 9'er is more forgiving on the big stuff than the equivalent 6'er, a 40mm drop in suspension travel is going t be missed. Also - average rider here is looking for an XC machine, and the TB is perfect in that respect. And look what he's comparing it to - hardly a trail monster, that scott! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted February 19, 2012 Share nope front. the 120 upfront apparently makes it an almost perfect ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted February 19, 2012 Share nope front. the 120 upfront apparently makes it an almost perfect ride. Does it not already come with a 120mm fork? The pic is showing a 120mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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