New Santa Cruz model
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The shock along the toptube makes more sense and the bike will ride better. Shock weight is much less than a battery extender or a bottle of water so i'd prefer to have that heavier weight towards the center and lowerNice adjustability, it's not VPP but at least they didn't put the shock horizontaly with toptube because those bikes look dead ugly
if it will geplace anything, i dont know, but its a FF
Hoping they bring out a 180/170 or a 170/170 model with same shape and layout - there's definitely room in there for a longer shock without it impacting standover/frame shape or having to have the shock at some weird angle like Pivot's Shuttle LT - maybe at the cost of that tool/accessory mount.
I think it looks nice and low slung - like a more refined shape version of the repeater.
I think it looks nice and low slung - like a more refined shape version of the repeater.
franciscoasismm
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Scor 6080 Z LT NX 190mm Bosch Performance CX 750WH
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jbrown15
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Early next week.
Yeah but it looks ugly and I really ever have understood the concept of range extender.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say. Winning and popularity will influence that though so eventually correct function will look better. Win on sunday, sell on monday they say as well
I'd like a bosch with a 600w battery with an extender option because 60% of my days a lighter bike with just a 600w battery is the best ride quality and all the power ill need. The other 40% iis a longer ride and ill need the extender. Generally i know what type of ride ill be doing but some i end up doing more than planned and have to use a lower power mode to get home. Bosch 600w will get me a longer ride than my current 540w battery on a shimano and more flexibility. With the extender and 850w i could do anything i want to do any day all in boost
I’m guessing somewhere between, 20-21kg with full fat motor? Maybe we need a new category between SL and FF - Dad Bod
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You mean a dad bod is inevitable?
Wow. Take a breath. I think it looks great, and I’m sure the engineers know what they’re doing!
TurdFarmer
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They've been doing VPP for so long that going back to a more traditional linkage is probably pretty foreign to them.
They would need to knock it out of the park, not just be on par with the rest.
Not really what I was getting at but it’s still a nice bike. Not available in the UK either sadly so would be hard to get hold of and demo beforehand.Scor 6080 Z LT NX 190mm Bosch Performance CX 750WH
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Maybe that’ll change one day, be interesting to see if they give it the next gen Bosch too.
I like the shape of this new SC, it’s low slung. Also way easier to clean and keep running sweet when you don’t have the shock running through a hole in your front triangle.
I really don’t think that’s the case - I’m sure they know what they’re doing. If Crestline can nail a VPP, then I’m sure SC can make this platform work.
FirulaisPanzon
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No VPP
leroy
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have the prices been released? got a link?
sluette
Member
Any prices released?
franciscoasismm
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Scor 6080 Z Bosch Gen4 190mm 3999€
Scor 6080 Z LT NX 190mm Bosch Performance CX 750WH
Neurad - direkt versandfertig oder zum Abholen. Verfügbar in Rahmengröße M und L. Das 6080 Z NX...,Scor 6080 Z LT NX 190mm Bosch Performance CX 750WH in Rheinland-Pfalz - Hahnstätten
And again. A very heavy bike beyond 25kg. Aluminium. And only gen 4.
This is not a real competitor to Santa’s Vala. Although great value for the money.
Wihout any discount it‘s about 6999€. Can‘t compare apples with pears.
i know its not great in the eu, but in the usa the transition relay is a great 170/170 four bars light ebike with a ride60 and its been on sale for a while now, making the price fairly decent.
note that another advantage of this design is that you can put any dropper in most sizes bikes, so like 210mm on medium or large, no problem.
id say that a disadvantage vs vpp is that bearings are exposed. you literally tape vpp bearings and nearly never replace them but four bar designs mean external bearings and a lot of spaces and gap for dust to go in. still the better tradeoff on ebikes imo but not always on pedal bikes.
note that another advantage of this design is that you can put any dropper in most sizes bikes, so like 210mm on medium or large, no problem.
id say that a disadvantage vs vpp is that bearings are exposed. you literally tape vpp bearings and nearly never replace them but four bar designs mean external bearings and a lot of spaces and gap for dust to go in. still the better tradeoff on ebikes imo but not always on pedal bikes.
TurdFarmer
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It was hardly a gimmick. Have you ever owned a virtual pivot style bike? They definitely work.
Broke two hight towers, one of the reasons I don’t ride plastic anymore. VPP and DW link bikes are what I call double triangle bikes. That is when you take the frames apart you have a a front triangle and a rear triangle. A 4 bar link ( Hurst link) has a front triangle and a seat stay and chain stay. A hurst link bike will alway be lighter than a double triangle bike. With the low shock design you also limit dropper posts. Out of meat powered bikes, I would say the best designs out there is the Transition bikes, the Sentinel, Patrol and the Spire are dam near perfect. The only company that comes close is Knolly, I just dislike superboost.
TurdFarmer
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Dude... The extra carbon used to make up the rear triangle would weigh next to nothing when stacked up against a 4 bar.
You breaking 2 Hightowers and talking about a minuscule amount of extra weight is not a justification for calling a virtual pivot bike a gimmick... that's not what virtual pivot was ever about.
franciscoasismm
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