The Scott Scale is brutally honest. It will expose your weakness, and your supposed requirements and preferences are judged by tearing off band-aids and rubbing some dirt all over the place. It is raw and direct, — almost confrontational — but also incredibly adept and very intuitive to ride. If you have any weakness, the Scale will show you where it is. Over time you learn to compensate and train for that weakness; whether it be smooth pedal strokes at 130 rpm cadences or power output with a 36t chainring.

The bike industry is shoving gravel down our throats. All fads are circular; the marketing machine has run out of bullshit to feed us. Hiding amongst the vast floodwaters of new bike bullshit there is a Noah's Ark waiting to save us from the coming flood.

The Trek Supercaliber is the most capable hardtail in a really unimaginable format of an extremely high-velocity carbon fiber pogo stick OR a very tunable chassis damper -

It’s a trail bike. Scott’s down-country XC Spark is the ultimate lightweight racing evolution of a trail bike. Whereas the Trek Supercaliber is a modified hardtail with riding characteristics as such, the Spark is tuned from the opposite end of the spectrum.

It feels great to sprint side by side on the smoother courses and feel the surge of power against your squishy competitors. It’s also a simpler feel and equation to riding, One that requires body language and timing — a good dancer. It can dance more than just a dip and a two-step. Tap battle, breakdance, and pop-lock down the trail in synchronous Jinbai-Ittai.