Scott Contessa Scale 920

The 2022 "Contessa Scale 920" model from Scott is a high-quality mountain bike, available at a price of 1899 EUR. The bike’s frame is made from Scale 3 carbon with IMP Technology and HMF, ensuring high stability and lightness. The frame features a BB92 bottom bracket shell and SW DM dropouts for Boost 12x148mm. The bike is also fitted with the SDS2 Advanced Shock & Standing Damping System and features ICCR cable routing.

The bike’s maximum load capacity is 128 kg, whilst it weighs just 12 kg. The recommended rider height for this model is between 180 cm and 190 cm.

The brakes are Shimano MT200 disc brakes, complemented by Shimano SM-RT10 CL brake discs with a diameter of 180 mm at the front and 160 mm at the rear. The drivetrain consists of a SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed system, operated by a SRAM SX Eagle trigger shifter. The crankset is a SRAM SX Eagle DUB Boost with a 30T chainring, whilst the cassette is a SRAM SX-PG1210 with a 11–50T range. The drivetrain is completed by a SRAM CN SX Eagle chain.

The bike’s fork is a RockShox Judy Silver TK Solo Air with 100 mm of travel, a 15x110 mm QR axle and a tapered steerer tube. This fork offers rebound adjustment and lockout functions.

The handlebars are Syncros Alloy 6061 T-Shape Flat, 700 mm wide with a 9-degree backsweep. The grips are Syncros Women Pro lock-on grips. The stem is a Syncros FL2.0 with a 6-degree angle, made from 6061 alloy, and has a diameter of 31.8 mm.

The bike is fitted with Syncros X-25 rims, which have 32 spokes and a width of 25 mm. The tyres are Schwalbe Rapid Rob 29x2.25" from the Active Line series. The hubs are Formula CL-811 at the front and Formula CL-3248 at the rear, both to the Boost standard.

The saddle is a Syncros Savona 2.5 (V-Concept) Channel, mounted on a Syncros seatpost measuring 31.6x400 mm. The bike’s gross weight is 20 g.

The bike’s geometry comprises a reach of 443 mm, a stack of 618 mm, a seat tube length of 480 mm, a top tube length of 625 mm, a head tube angle of 70 degrees, a seat tube angle of 74 degrees and a head tube length of 115 mm. The chainstay length is 425 mm, the bottom bracket drop is 58 mm, the fork offset is 51 mm and the standover height is 800 mm. The fork installation height is 501 mm and the wheelbase is 1128 mm. The bottom bracket height is 312 mm.

The Scott Contessa Scale 920 thus offers a balanced combination of lightness, stability and performance, ideal for ambitious female mountain bikers.