Scott Spark 950

[G……]

Good day,

I need some guidance and advice. I am in the market for a bicycle and looking at buying for around R55k. Got a pending deal on the Scott however need to know if there are any other bikes I need to look at? Budget R55k! Will be doing some gravel roads and some trails in the future. 

Thanks

G

Edited November 23, 2022 by G……

[Grease_Monkey]

I am biased. I sell Scott. But you are not buying it from me, so hopefully that counts for something. 
 

The new Sparks are phenomenal all rounders, and the 950 hits the value sweet spot. Been riding my Spark for a while now and have do everything from Jonkers Enduro to Wines 2 Whales on it. 
 

And they are not the maintenance headache anyone makes them out to be with integrated cables and hidden shock. Sure the integration means slightly more admin when doing a headset service, but not much. And the internal shock is no added admin at all. 
 

Do it….

[JoeMerida]

Scott is a good choice

Look at Merida as Well

[Me rida my bicycle]

Are you looking new or used? 

New I would look at the Silverback Stratos carbon or the Titan Cypher bikes are also really nicely specced for the price. 

Used at that price your options are quite vast. 

Just saw the new 2023 gen6  Trek fuel ex 7 is also 55k and looks sweet. 

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by Me rida my bicycle

[G……]

25 minutes ago, Me rida my bicycle said:

Are you looking new or used? 

New I would look at the Silverback Stratos carbon or the Titan Cypher bikes are also really nicely specced for the price. 

Used at that price your options are quite vast. 

Just saw the new 2023 gen6  Trek fuel ex 7 is also 55k and looks sweet. 

 

I would like to buy new. Only for warranty purposes. 
 

Spec wise will you say Scott Spark 950 is better spec than the Trek Fuel ex 7?  

[ChrisF]

9 minutes ago, G…… said:

I would like to buy new. Only for warranty purposes. 
 

Spec wise will you say Scott Spark 950 is better spec than the Trek Fuel ex 7?  

 

Having owned both brands .... SCOTT 👍

[Me rida my bicycle]

7 minutes ago, G…… said:

I would like to buy new. Only for warranty purposes. 
 

Spec wise will you say Scott Spark 950 is better spec than the Trek Fuel ex 7?  

It's really close gx/nx (scott) xt/slx (trek) 

The Scott's fork is a bit nicer Pike vs 35 gold debonair 

But I think the Trek is more trail bike than the Scott with adjustable geometry front and back and 150/140mm travel so depends on what you like to ride. 

[Me rida my bicycle]

1 minute ago, Me rida my bicycle said:

It's really close gx/nx (scott) xt/slx (trek) 

The Scott's fork is a bit nicer Pike vs 35 gold debonair 

But I think the Trek is more trail bike than the Scott with adjustable geometry front and back and 150/140mm travel so depends on what you like to ride. 

Yeah looking at what you wanna do with it maybe consider the Scott rc 

[G……]

Just now, Me rida my bicycle said:

Yeah looking at what you wanna do with it maybe consider the Scott rc 

Thanks for the advice.

[franna13]

I have a Scott spark 960,the bike handles excellent. However, I had 4 different warrenty clames on it and it will have to go in again. So I'm not that happy any more. I was thinking of selling it and getting a Trek top fuel for the same price class you are looking at.