Endurance test performance: 2,922 kilometres / 85,683 vertical metres
I'm an all-mountain biker who defines the term a little differently to BIKE. For me it means: Bike park, technical and flowing trails and, of course, a decent uphill capability. The Genius was good for the latter right from the start. For the rest, I immediately carried out some tuning measures. A wider cockpit and a rock ring instead of the third chainring at the front were just as important as real freeride tyres like a Schwalbe Muddy Mary. The pre-mounted lightweight inner tubes were also thrown out. This made the Scott really fun in downhill mode. Later, when the Lyric fork had to be serviced, I fitted a Marzocchi 66 Titanium. That gave me a real freeride feeling! For the long and tough endurance test with lots of bike park visits and bumpy Lago trails, very little was broken by my standards. What annoyed me the most was the Joplin dropper post, which extended on its own as if by magic - preferably when it was going seriously downhill. It was only when I swapped to the Specialized Blacklite that I was convinced. I was also impressed by the Equaliser shock, which with its three positions (lockout, 110 mm and 185 mm) always had the right amount of travel available and worked without any problems over the entire test distance. The carbon frame also showed its resilience: it even survived a major crash in the Leogang bike park.
ConclusionWith a few tuning handles, the Genius LT can ride right at the front of the super enduro class. Durability and riding characteristics have improved significantly compared to its predecessor, the Ransom.
DEFECTS / MODIFICATIONS:
1. light tubes removed, tyres changed - 1 km: normal tubes + Muddy Mary fitted
2. brake pressure point wanders - 773 km: front brake bled
3rd Joplin seat post extends by itself - 881 km: replaced with Specialised seat post
4. saddle frame bent - 1091 km: saddle replaced
5. fork stiff and limited suspension travel - 2481 km: Fork sent in for service
Funtion *****
Shelf life *****
(max. 6 stars)
