The Apple of Mountain Bike Company

Well, there is Giant which is like a Dell in Mountain Biking bike manufacturing, Specialized is like Sony Viao, Trek which is something like HP because recently they have been aggresive and we have Scott which is the Apple in Mountain Biking.

Why is Scott considered as Apple in Mountain Biking?

Apple Computer are famous in producing cool products, its not cheap but its just so cool to own it and they usually are the company which releases products that are out of the world. So Scott definately fits into this criteria, Scott releases new models only when their current product is dated and that is like a couple of years. So if you are a person who like to own the latest product in technology and want it to be the latest for a couple of years, Scott bikes should be in your list.

A few reasons why people buy Scott bikes is because they are a company where their selling point is their carbon bikes, as you can see, most cyclist who own a Scott bike ride their carbon version. Scott has a history of carbon, similar to Trek. Trek is known for its OCLV carbon, while Scott is their CR1 carbon technology.

So why do I write bout this?

As usual, Interbike is just right around the corner and 2008 is in a couple of months so its obvious that I found a few stuffs bout 08 Scott.

For 2008, Scott will release a new bike which is both categorized as Downhill and Freeride bike, as you see this two category is very different. The most obvious is the geometry difference. Anyway since Im not a Downhill or Freeride person, my knowledge about this kind of stuff is limited so here is a link for more info bout the difference between Downhill and Freeride and more info bout the new bike. Oh yeah and the new bike is called Gambler, below are the pic and the url. Enjoy...

Scott's New Big Travel Bike - The Gambler

Scott lightweight XC Marathon full suspension, Spark also receive a minor update, a redesign Nude Shock and the bike has been slightly lighter. A few things that I have confirmed is the fork for 08 Spark LTD will be supplied by DT Swiss (Pace) so the bike weight is now 9.5kg. SwissPowerTeam will be using DT Swiss fork in the future. No pics is available yet, but I will try and get is ASAP. I havent check for any new info about the rest of 08 Scott's range.