I currently have a 120mm Spark that I really like. It's a great all around XC bike that suits my trails and has been a reliable marathon/stage race companion. I was skeptical of TwinLoc at first, but now I'm a total believer. Zero complaints about this bike.
Now, I'm moving from Eastern Canada to British Columbia. I still intend to do some racing, so the Spark will certainly stay in the fleet, but I also know, from having ridden it on my new trail system many times, that the bike isn't ideally suited to some of the rowdier, steeper trails in the area.
I want to stick with Scott and I'm considering a Ransom. My concern is this: will the Ransom be "too much bike" for me? I don't see myself riding chairlifts very often and my rides will often be longish outings with a bunch of climbing on both fire roads and singletrack. to access the long and steep descents. I guess you'd call it "BC cross country" but I also want to keep my options open and try out the gnarlier stuff too.
I don't have a lot of experience with this category of bikes, but I did recently do a short ride on a Ransom over some very rough (but mostly flatish) singletrack. I was impressed with how "small" this "big" bike rode. I expected it to pedal like a DH bike and it didn't seem to. The TwinLoc certainly helped here.
I have not ridden a Genius, but I worry that it will be too close in capability to my trusty Spark. Though I do see that Scott is spec'ing a Fox 36 on the Genius next year.
Sorry for the rambling... Any thoughts?
Now, I'm moving from Eastern Canada to British Columbia. I still intend to do some racing, so the Spark will certainly stay in the fleet, but I also know, from having ridden it on my new trail system many times, that the bike isn't ideally suited to some of the rowdier, steeper trails in the area.
I want to stick with Scott and I'm considering a Ransom. My concern is this: will the Ransom be "too much bike" for me? I don't see myself riding chairlifts very often and my rides will often be longish outings with a bunch of climbing on both fire roads and singletrack. to access the long and steep descents. I guess you'd call it "BC cross country" but I also want to keep my options open and try out the gnarlier stuff too.
I don't have a lot of experience with this category of bikes, but I did recently do a short ride on a Ransom over some very rough (but mostly flatish) singletrack. I was impressed with how "small" this "big" bike rode. I expected it to pedal like a DH bike and it didn't seem to. The TwinLoc certainly helped here.
I have not ridden a Genius, but I worry that it will be too close in capability to my trusty Spark. Though I do see that Scott is spec'ing a Fox 36 on the Genius next year.
Sorry for the rambling... Any thoughts?