Scott

[E-man]

I must choose between these two bikes and can’t find much difference! Both are equal priced at my local shop. . .

The weight is equal otherwise small differences. I ride both road bike and mountain bike, this is my first decent Mtb!

I will compete in events on the PPA calendar and consider myself very competitive. Please help!

 

Aspect

 

 

View specs here:

 

http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/10030/55710/217980

 

Scale

 

View Specs here:

 

http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/10024/55456/217937

Edited October 18, 2010 by Garmin

[chris_w_65]

How much for those bikes at your LBS? What do they weigh?

[E-man]

R 8200 and 12.70 kg!

[chris_w_65]

From what I can tell they have coil spring front forks and not air.

 

Check out the Silverback Ventura http://www.silverbacklab.com/2011/ventura.jpg

 

Probably weighs the same. Looks like the same sort of spec apart from the fork that is better. I think it retails for R8200.00 but most LBS will give you 10% off for cash.

[E-man]

@ Chris I dont have other options than these 2. . .

[chris_w_65]

Hard to say

 

Scale 70 has bigger front disc

Aspect 10 has better rear deraileur

 

I am still new to MTB but struggling to spot any other differences

[chris_w_65]

Hard to say

 

Scale 70 has bigger front disc

Aspect 10 has better rear deraileur

 

I am still new to MTB but struggling to spot any other differences

 

Looks like Aspect 10 has remote lockout. Don't know if it counts for much, I have ridden 600km on the road with my bike and never used the lockout

 

I see they call the Scale a mountain bike and the Aspect a trail bike. Maybe one of the other hubbers can tell us what the difference is between mountain and trail...

[E-man]

Thanks, the bikes are so similar dont even think i will notice the diference anyway! Think i will choose the one with the best colour schemes!

[Squier]

The Aspect is a trail bike and the Scale a racing bike. Built with a different purpose in mind and thus the geometry will differ. On the trail bike your position will be more upright and "comfortable", while the racing bike is designed for you to take in a more aerodynamic position, i.e. a lower back position relative to your handle bars.

 

This is if you do a proper set up, not sure how close you can get the geometry of a trail bike to that of a racing bike and vice versa by tweaking your set up.

[chris_w_65]

The Aspect is a trail bike and the Scale a racing bike. Built with a different purpose in mind and thus the geometry will differ. On the trail bike your position will be more upright and "comfortable", while the racing bike is designed for you to take in a more aerodynamic position, i.e. a lower back position relative to your handle bars.

 

This is if you do a proper set up, not sure how close you can get the geometry of a trail bike to that of a racing bike and vice versa by tweaking your set up.

 

I am suprised that the racing one doesn't have flat bars, when I was trying to spot the differences I thought that would have been one of them

[E-man]

Thanks Squier think i will go for the Scale 70, like the idea of being a racer rather than comfortable!