The best way for children to learn to choose the right line is without suspension. Scor is the only bike in the test that takes this approach and goes out on the test tracks completely unsprung. Only the 2.4-inch wide tyres dampen the bumps, so the pressure in the tyres has been reduced as much as possible. With a tyre pressure of around one bar, everything is basically rideable, albeit slower than with the suspension bikes. Rough passages require an active riding style, otherwise the bike bounces and, in the worst case, throws the rider off like a bucking horse.
Minimalism also prevails on the gearing: the 1x8 gear ratio with Sunrace 11-34 cassette limits the climbing ability, which was also noticeable in practice on the counter-climbs. The Tektro brakes with 140-millimetre rotors also don't offer much power - but the Scor still got everyone down safely. The heart of the bike is a powder-coated aluminium frame with butted tubes and smooth-weld seams.
Test summary of the Scor 0024:
At just over ten kilos, the bike is one of the lighter ones in the test field, but it's not really light for a rigid bike. The equipment could also be lighter. The geometry is classic. Although the bike is suitable for children over 1.20 metres tall, the 140 mm cranks are more geared towards the height up to which the Scor can be a companion, namely up to around 1.45 metres.
Statement from Dario, 9 years old, test driver:
Without a suspension fork it's already bumpy. I had to ride much slower than with suspension, but it worked.
Technical data and evaluation Scor 0024
Manufacturer information
- Price: 949 Euro >> available here
- Frame material: aluminium
Measured values
- Weight (without pedals): 10.2 kg
- Weight of wheels / inertia: 4587 g / 2370 kg x cm²
- Fork: aluminium rigid fork
- Handlebar width / seat height min. - max.: 660 mm / 550 - 680 mm
- Cranks (length) / Q-factor: aluminium 140 mm / 175 mm
- Gearing / transmission / range: Sram X4 1x 8 / 32; 11-34 / 309 %
- Brake system / Disc (front / rear): Tektro / 140 mm/140 mm
- Seat post: Aluminium
- Tyres: Kenda Hellkat 24 x 2.4"
Weight: complete bike without pedals, wheel weight: incl. brake disc, cassette, tubes, tyres, seat height: measured from pedal surface (pedal height 18mm) in lowest crank position to top edge of saddle
PLUS:
- puristic
- Relatively light
MINUS:
- tough ride
- Low transmission ratio range
