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Title: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Simon on July 28, 2005, 06:13:40 am

Here's some new Carbon porn,
enjoy.
(http://www.bikemagic.com/news/images/scott06_ransom_big.jpg)
and here's some info,checkout those shock details  ;)
http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article/mps/UAN/4372/v/2/sp/
Simon.

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: shovelon on July 28, 2005, 01:46:19 pm

 [smiley=laughing.gif] [smiley=laughing.gif] [smiley=laughing.gif] [smiley=laughing.gif]



whoa!

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Kevins19 on July 28, 2005, 02:03:17 pm

Be careful because that picture may be illegal in a few states!  [smiley=laughing.gif]

I found this link about the new specialized carbon stuff. It looks as if a lot of companies are starting to produce mainstream carbon mtb frames.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=1682

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: shovelon on July 28, 2005, 02:09:26 pm

Carbon Stumpy- [smiley=nod.gif] [smiley=nod.gif] [smiley=nod.gif]

Terry

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Simon on July 29, 2005, 07:06:15 am

Here's apic of that shock,
MAD totally mad
(http://www.bikemagic.com/news/images/scott06_equalizer_big.jpg)

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: shovelon on July 29, 2005, 03:42:13 pm

Is  that  hole for a battery?  [smiley=laughing.gif] [smiley=laughing.gif]

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Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: proflex252 on July 29, 2005, 11:54:17 pm

Holy shit!

This shock looks like a space weapon or something.

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: jinder on July 30, 2005, 01:37:11 am

Cool looking machine!

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Matno on July 30, 2005, 03:34:03 am

Always been a huge fan of Scott bikes (based purely on looks and weight). That is a thing of beauty. I'd be curious to see how the rear shock really performs...

Kind of hard to see how it really works though. I'd like to see a diagram. Almost looks like the shock would extend rather than contract. Bottom line though: a single pivot is a single pivot! It's all about the shock...

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Simon on July 30, 2005, 04:30:42 am

This the current info I have on the bike and shock taken from the Bikemagic article,and that Scott link looks fun,should be good after the 1st August.
Simon.


We've got some further details of Scott's forthcoming Ransom "all-mountain" bike that we mentioned in last week's Incoming. The new bike has 165mm travel from a single-pivot back end with a linkage-driven shock. The front end is CR1 carbon fibre (complete with "Ultra High Impact Resistance" down tube), as are the seatstays - the chainstays are 6061 aluminium. All the pivots are double-sealed cartridge units, and at the back there are detachable dropouts that you can swap out for 12mm through-axle ones if you so wish.

The shock is Scott's own Equalizer unit, which looks like something the Terminator would carry (but doesn't appear to feature Edward Woodward). Like Scott's Genius shock, the Equalizer has a three-way travel mode lever on the bars. A is "All-Travel" mode, giving full plushness and, as the name suggests, the full 165mm of travel. TC switches you to a taut 100mm of travel. Cunningly, the travel you lose is at the top end, so the bike sits higher and steeper in TC than in A mode, giving nippier handling. Then there's L, which is locked out.

As if that's not enough, there's also a switchable platform valve (called the "Power Stabilizer" by Scott). That big red knob on the top of the shock is the rebound adjuster, but pull it out and the platform is engaged. Push it in and it goes away. It's independent of the mode lever, so you can have whatever combination of platform and travel you want (although obviously the platform doesn't do much in L...). The shock also features an "Intelligent Rebound Valve", which is essentially speed-sensitive damping - not much on the little pattery stuff, plenty on the big hits. The shock's called the Equalizer because the positive and negative air chambers are designed to run at the same pressure, making for easy set up.

A neat detail is that the seatstays are designed in such a way that you can drop the seatpost right down without interference - there's a slot for it in the stays. Good thinking. The frame and rear shock are claimed to weigh 3.1kg (6.8lb), which is pretty impressive for a 6.5in travel chassis.

We're looking forward to getting a ride on this, but for now have a look at www.scottusa.com/ransom for more details.

Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Carbon_Angus on July 30, 2005, 12:37:54 pm

 :-* :D 8)

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Title: Re: New Carbon Porn
Post by: Ionit on July 30, 2005, 03:12:28 pm

I Like their new line. They are beautiful bikes. Their single pivot downhill model (not the one above) with adjustalble seat and head angle would be my 3rd pic for best design right now. The only aspect that sunk this design is the head tube clamp. It looks as thought it will never stay permantly fixed at one angle. What if you crash causing the headtube to slip, or strip the bolts conecting it. It is to iffy to me and ruins the whole resale value on an otherwise great design.

Anyway this Carbon totolly grabs my attention. What a great bike.