The Scott Spark was one of the first Cross-country bikes with 120 millimetres of suspension travel at the front and rear in the World Cup. This was the Swiss company's early response to the increasingly steep descents on modern XC courses. For the success of the Spark RC is also cross-country superstar Nino Schurter responsible. With the Spark 900, there are also trail bike models of the Scott bike with 130/120 mm suspension travel.
ST stands for "Super Trail" on the Scott Spark
In the new ST version ("Super Trail"), the fork now has a full 140 millimetres of suspension. Scott is thus extending the range of use of the racing machine with integrated shock further towards downhill riding. A bulge in the bottom bracket area creates space for an integrated Fox Float X Nude with reservoir. Paired with grippy Maxxis Dissector tyres and a telescopic seatpost, the Spark ST is predestined for trail use.
Unlike the Spark RC, the three-stage Twinloc suspension system on the new ST model controls the shock, but not the Rockshox Pike suspension fork. The rear suspension system with flex pivot point in the seat stay is already familiar from the Spark RC. The Super Trail version also takes over the integration of the handlebars and stem from the latest Spark generation. Shift cables and brake lines disappear directly under the Syncros cockpit and through the headset into the frame. At Eurobike, Scott already showed the Spark ST in the new "Tuned" paint finish for the 2023 model series.
The Scott Spark ST should be available from the end of the year. There will be two models of the new Spark version for 2023: The top model Spark ST 900 Tuned is equipped with everything that is light and expensive. A model with an aluminium frame (Spark ST 910) will also be added to the Spark range. The prices for the new trail bikes have not yet been finalised.
Jan Timmermann
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