{"id":16920,"date":"2017-03-24T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017\/03\/24\/bikes-of-the-epic-nino-schurter39s-scott-spark-rc-r6334\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:03:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:03:02","slug":"bikes-of-the-epic-nino-schurter39s-scott-spark-rc-r6334","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/bikes-of-the-epic-nino-schurter39s-scott-spark-rc-r6334\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes of the Epic: Nino Schurter’s Scott Spark RC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since throwing his leg over the new Scott Spark RC, Nino Schurter<\/a> has ridden to victory in the World Championships and Rio Olympics. As of this morning, Nino and the Spark RC now have an Absa Cape Epic stage win to their name and are wearing the overall leader’s jersey.<\/p>\n

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The announcement of the Spark RC<\/a> saw a number of changes over the previous Spark. Most noticeably was the geometry which saw the bike becoming longer and the angles slacker. The aim was to make the bike more capable on technical trails without losing any advantage in power efficiency and forward momentum. Looking at the team’s and Nino’s results, it is tempting to say that they might have got it right.<\/p>\n

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Scott-SRAM MTB Racing ride with RockShox suspension components. They use the new SID World Cup and the metric Deluxe shock. Both components are using a new damper that the team are calling Black Box. Despite our best attempts, the team were unwilling to reveal what the Black Box technology might be. The Scott TwinLoc remote system adjusts the fork and shock compression settings.<\/p>\n

With SRAM as a naming sponsor, it’s unsurprising that the team ride their state of the art XX1 Eagle drivetrain. Nino has opted to go with a 36 tooth chainring with a Quarq power meter. Like most pro teams, Scott-SRAM MTB Racing have opted to go with the attention-grabbing gold cassette and chain. Nino turns the cranks using a pair of Ritchey WCS v6 pedals.<\/p>\n

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The Scott-SRAM MTB Racing ride on DT Swiss wheels with Nino opting for the carbon XMC 1200 Spline set for Cape Epic. The rims have undergone a special Olympic gold medal decal treatment. Maxxis’s lightweight Aspen tyres are Nino’s choice for the eight days of Epic.<\/p>\n

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The cockpit features components from Scott’s Syncros range which includes carbon handle bar and seatpost, stem, saddle, and grips. There are mounts for a GoPro and his Garmin bike computer and a Topeak saddle bag that contains a tube.<\/p>\n

\nFor more information on the accessories, spares, and nutrition used by the Scott-SRAM MTB Racing team check out this article<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n

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  • Frame<\/span>Scott Spark RC 900 Carbon HMX SL Custom<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rear Shock<\/span>Rock Shox Deluxe Black Box \/ 100mm<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fork<\/span>Rock Shox SID World Cup Carbon \/ Charger Black Box Damper \/ Boost \/ 100mm<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Remote Lockout<\/span>SCOTT TwinLoc<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Headset<\/span>Syncros FL1.5 \/ TIB bearing<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Stem<\/span>Syncros XR1.5 \/ -17\u00b0 or -25\u00b0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Handlebar<\/span>Syncros FL1.0 SL Carbon T-Bar \/ +\/-5mm \/ 9\u00b0 \/ 680mm<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Grips<\/span>Syncros Foam<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Saddle<\/span>Syncros XR1.0 SL Carbon<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Seatpost<\/span>Syncros FL1.0 SL Carbon \/ 10mm seatback<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Brakes<\/span>SRAM Level Ultimate<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Shifter<\/span>SRAM XX1 Eagle<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rear Derailleur<\/span>SRAM XX1 Eagle<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Cassette<\/span>SRAM XX1 Eagle Gold \/ 10-50T<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Chain<\/span>SRAM XX1 Eagle Gold<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Crankset<\/span>Sram XX1 Carbon Eagle 175mm Q-168mm 36T<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Wheels<\/span>DT Swiss XMC 1200 Spline Carbon 29\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Tyres<\/span>Maxxis Aspen 2.25 x 29<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bottle Cage<\/span>Topeak shuttle cage carbon<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Computer<\/span>Garmin Edge 20<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pedals<\/span>Ritchey WCS v6<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Since throwing his leg over the new Scott Spark RC, Nino Schurter has ridden to victory in the World Championships and Rio Olympics. As of this morning, Nino and the Spark RC now have an Absa Cape Epic stage win to their name and are wearing the overall leader’s jersey. The announcement of the Spark […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[76,1513,24,280,138,672,1573],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-16920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-absa-cape-epic","tag-bikes-of-the-epic","tag-cape-epic","tag-nino-schurter","tag-scott","tag-scott-spark-rc","tag-spark-rc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16920"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=16920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}