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Scott High Octane 1 Downhill Full Suspension
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
mattmattlove
a Downhiller
from Provo, Utah, USA Date Reviewed: October 18, 2009 Strengths: Very adjustable, Short Wheelbase, Awesome feel Weaknesses: Only ONE, but a HUGE one, when I hit even moderately, my rear tire rubs the back/bottom of my saddle. If I want it to NOT rub I'll have to raise my seat way up, and adjust the seat angle all the way up! I can't ride with a saddle all the way up my butt, so this really bothers me about this bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Pinkbike.com Similar Products Used: - Bike Setup: DH, 888 RC2, Race Face everything, shimano X9
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MadMan999 None
a Downhiller
from London Date Reviewed: August 3, 2007 Strengths: Excellent all around Weaknesses: Support from Scott has been good and bad. They replaced the carbon fibre seat tower quite easily qith some proof that the bike was still under warrenty.BUT no one wants to know this: With the bike configured for maximum travel, equipped with a 222mm eye-eye-2.75" stroke rear shock (222mm mountings in place)and the seat tower lowered to the downhill possision- THE REAR WHEEL (with only 2.5" tires) HITS UP AGAINST THE SEAT POST TOWER WITH EVEN MODERATE HITS!!!!My DH partner who rides a 2005 Scott High Octane, experiences the same problem as i do with the 2005 frame! You'd have thought 2 years would have been enough to sort it out! Its a bit of a poor mistake to let off the drawing board really. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Chicksands so far Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: all over Bike Setup: 2003 Scott high Octane Frame, Halo SAS Rims, 888VF Fork, 2.7"(Front) 2.5"(Back) Maxxis Tires, Race Face Atlas Cranks with DH BB CUPS,SRAM X.9 components,Hope Mono M4's with 200mm floating roators,RACE FACE carbon fibre seatpost,ROCO WC 222mm-2.75" rear shock,600lbx2.75" Titanium Coil Spring.  
Submitted by
Eder Savio
a Weekend Warrior
from Florianópolis/SC - Brazil Date Reviewed: September 1, 2006 Strengths: A few beauty Weaknesses: Heavy. React fairly to both stutters and larger hits. Exhibit great level of pedal feedback. High level of brake jack. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Snow Valley Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Similar Products Used: FSRs, V10, DHi.
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Eckhardt Conradie
a Downhiller
from Cape Town South Africa Date Reviewed: May 24, 2006 Strengths: Everything about this bike rocks!The bike will take everything you can through at it.Handels big drops jumps,corners and rocky sections like a dream.Sweet look!!!! Weaknesses: You will want to get yourself a proggressive rear shock.It takes some time to set the bike up.you need some skill to be able to handel the bike.NOT a bike for BEGINNERS!!!!!!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Eden Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Second hand Similar Products Used: Giant,v10 Bike Setup: Sock standerd 
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Jacob Bergeron
a Downhiller
from Colorado Springs CO USA Date Reviewed: January 28, 2006 Strengths: The bike handles great. Love how it feels even under breaking. Liked it over any of my friend bikes v10,demo9,8. Weaknesses: None Progressive rear shock, it needs to be progressive Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything rocky and fast Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Bike dealer in town Similar Products Used: Demo 8,9 V10 Bike Setup: stock expect e13 chain guide and 06 boxxer
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Alex
a Downhiller
from England Date Reviewed: January 1, 2006 Strengths: The whole bike is a masterpiece. There is stacks of rear travel to be used in DH and FR aswell as just dropping off and messing with friends. It is agile and the the anti-bob suspension works well when using the bike in XC or riding to a spot. There are 3 settings for seat tube angle that work awesomely. There is XC position, FR position and DH. Also, the bike is built with ajustable headtube angles so that you can setup fork angle. CARBON FIBRE SEATPOST SUPPORT!!!!! THIS BIKE ROCKS!! Weaknesses: This bike designed is for the absolute best rider that will ride it. Not just some rich kid or a hard man with too much money. The bike knows what it wants from the rider and if it doesn't get it, the bike does not feel properly used or justified. Also, many of this bikes great ideas like the carbon fibre seat post stand and the fork angle ajustment ideas will soon be copied by other companies and then the High Octane will not get the proper gratification it deserves for them. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fort William DH Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: 2004 Scott High Octane DH 2004 Scott High Octane FR I HAVE THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!! Bike Setup: Fox 40RC2 forks - 5th element rear - Raceface steering setup Shimano saint crankset - E-thirteen SRS chain device - Black and White Halo SAS wheels
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Gerry Lucatero
a Downhiller
from Mission Viejo, CA. USA Date Reviewed: December 23, 2005 Strengths: NONE! Weaknesses: THE WHOLE DAMN THING! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Price Paid: $3500.00 Similar Products Used: I wouldn't consider an M1, bullit, V10 or any other bike I've bwwn on similiar, hell, my single speed is better then this hunk-o-crap! Bike Setup: Stock
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Danny Fortes
a Downhiller
from Rotterdam Date Reviewed: October 19, 2005 Strengths: Tight looks, weight, efficiency. Weaknesses: Needs to be tamed while doing airtime. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bergschenhoek Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: second hand Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz V10 Bike Setup: Rond/Magura Big Ego upsidedown fork, RockShox Pro Deluxe rearshock, Magura Gustav M brakes, White Kinlin rims with Nokian Gazzaloddi tyres and so on..
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Kenne
a Weekend Warrior
from Boise ID USA Date Reviewed: September 25, 2005 Strengths: Ahhh everything read bottom line Weaknesses: nothing back wheel read bottom line Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1999.00 Purchased At: Scott REP. Phil Vega Similar Products Used: Specialized, Kona, Intense, Giants, you name it I'v probaly riden it. Bike Setup: Everything stock but the forks. and Chain Guide.
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Jaco Veldsman
a Downhiller
from South Africa Date Reviewed: June 6, 2005 Strengths: Takes out ANYTHING, excellent components, really stable at speed, very adjustable, more adjustments than ANY other bike ive EVER had. Super strong and light frame. Weaknesses: Comfortable handlebar, but ive bent it 15 footer. Frame needs a shock with a progressive adjuster (i replaced the DHX 4.0 with a 5.0) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything fast/big Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Willie Engelbrecht Cyles Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Super 8, Muddy fox, SCOTT FX-DH, last years HIGH OCTANE Bike Setup: Stock setup, except for the FOX DHX 5.0, TIME Z-contol pedals and im still looking for a new handlebar!!!!
Submitted by
Darren Galvin
a Cross Country Rider
from Wellington FL Date Reviewed: May 31, 2005 Strengths: Infinite adjustment.We have hit 15 foot drops in Ocala with no problem on this bike. Very well spec`d out. Adjustable Head tube angle. Weaknesses: The rider finding out limits of the bike (we are not their yet but its going to hurt bad). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ft Pierce , PLEASE OPEN Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Wheels of Wellington Similar Products Used: Trek.Gary Fisher (Gotta love that king fisher ).Making up downhill internal gearbox bike next.Got a good mortgage rate to build it. Bike Setup: Stock setup except for handlebars which we have bent due to going to crazy and having far to much armour on.
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Nick Rushton
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: February 17, 2005 Strengths: Frame is bullet proof. Excellent components. Looks the s**t!! Weaknesses: Too much frame adjustment possible, and no World Cup mechanic included! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Them all Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $4900.00 Purchased At: Leisure Lakes Similar Products Used: Scott Nitrous, Orange 223 DD, Demo 9 Bike Setup: XTR, Hope M4s, Monster T, Hope stem, Fox 5.0, Deemax (yawn)
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