Scott Spark RC Pro 2022 - Insights and Suggestions after 3000+ km on the Fully
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- Alright so.. Hello everyone. Its already going towards the second part of the season. A lot happened during these few months, and the time has come to do something new. Specifically - I get asked from time to time what is my opinion about full suspension Spark model of 2022 - because I ride one (we can count those 3 inquiries all-time as a lot, aren’t we? :D)
Its already 3000km+ on the bike in more than 5 months. I been training for and participating in various races from XC or XCO daily races, to my first ever 4 days solo stage race in the mountains, of Alpentour Trophy 2022 in Austria. Thus, the bike has seen quite a lot already and in this video I will share pros and cons I noticed during this time.
I am going to try to skip all the casual praises which everyone makes already without riding the bike in the first place - because its as clear as the fact that the sun goes up in the morning in the east, and goes down in the west. Frame-hidden rear shock, lots of travel, integrated headset - these are the things which are very nice to have, for both - your physical and mental pleasure. It will most likely going to be factors which you consider the most when choosing the bike off the shelf anyways. Below are practical notices I figured out in the process of owning, breaking apart and maintaining the bike on my own.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - First: Custom upgrades introduction
02:00 - Handlebars Syncros Fraser iC SL XC-WC Carbon
02:50 - Wheelset
03:20 - Chanks and pedals: avoid Garmin Rally XC 200 for fully
04:58 - A dropper seatpost, FOX Transfer SL Performance Elite
06:24 - Neat cable routing under the stem: Suggestion
07:52 - Get integrated Garmin mount: Suggestion SYNCROS IC IM FRONT COMPUTER MOUNT
08:42 - Make sure bottle cage fits frame: Suggestion
09:40 - Protect scratchy areas with tape: Suggestion
10:40 - Rear brake pads removal issue: Notice
12:20 - Knocking rear axle wrench-cap: Suggestion
13:05 - Clean under rear shock cover: Suggestion
14:45 - Swingarm bottom axle torque: Notice
16:59 - Fixing stem cover cap: Suggestion
18:12 - Whys and whos
19:15 - Final word from Tom10
2022 Season MTB Races Highlights with EN/LT Commentary:
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Strava Segments:
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After Stats:
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Review after 1 YEAR, 7k+ km on the Scott Spark RC Pro 2022: ua-cam.com/video/0V7B8Tq5cpE/v-deo.html
Nice detailed video with a lot of insights
Hope it helps - thanks, Egal! 🤘🏼
Thanks for the video bro, very nice bike 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Thank you, Enrique! 🫶🏻
Thanx for video
My pleasure, Anton! 👊🏻
Nice details . 🤙I put a small bit of wire on the door for the rear shock. Just the type of plastic coated wire used for twisting on plastic bags or plants. I will never loose it or put it somewhere.
Hey Phil, thanks as well, thats a nice thought to have some extra safety!
Hey I must say its a very good review and a lot of suggestions.
My add would be to grease all the pivots and bearings before going out since most of them come without any grease even on upper models AXS EVO(my case)
Thanks a lot, Nikica! And thanks for a new tip as well!!
I would also say that thread lock on bolts is kind of old and doesn't work as expected - I had multiple bolts which came out loose, and once I removed the bolts - stiff thread lock fall apart into pieces. Thus this should be not ignored and new thread lock to be added.
On the other hand, bicycle is soo fundamentally simple, but everyone faces their-kind-of problems. I wonder why this is in such way though!
I had 2018 Spark RC come with same dry bushings and bearings so I expected the same.
@@tom10crafted there are a lot of complain in the scott bike group regarding those bolts came out loose and damages the frame, I had Spark WC 900 Nino limited edition 2020 red no problem for me.
@@WeldyakPadyak Actually it seems that the problem is not in the bikes itself, but people! :) Simply because damaging doesn't happen in the blink of an eye - its a result of constant ignorance of "sounds" coming from the bike.
Thus that is how these damages happens - not taking care of things and expecting that making expensive purchase enables to skip maintenance, haha!
@@tom10crafted Precisely you are right, but unlike the previous model nothing like that, anyway to make it sure recheck everything before ride.
yo tengo una Spark RC Pro me hubiera gustado que trajera rines de carbono, por lo demás muy bien. Saludos..!!! Desde Colombia ❤👍
Indeed!! The wheels is the first thing to update it to roll faster. Cheers, mate!
Hi, nice review! One quick question - what is your tyres width - 2,25 or 2,35? I am asking for Racing Ray and Racing Ralph. Thank you in advance!
Hey Ivelin, thanks! While these are 2.25, it’s very important to also take into account rim’s internal width. Scope Offroad model has 24.5mm - thus 2.25 of Rays/Ralphs tyres are good for rolling and dry conditions. Whenever it gets technical or wet I prefer something more robust for front on these rims - either more rubber or wider width🤞🏻
Thanks for the response! In wet and mud conditions, which tyres are you recommending?
@@ivelinkralev1471 To be honest I didn't find tyres which would suit me well in such conditions! The thing is you always try on trial and error basis, and there are a lot of conditions into equation - tyres pressure, rain/mud ratio, etc.
But a rule of thumb anything which has less dense knobs on the center. Rocket Ron's from Schwalbe is somewhat OK choice. Its also important what race type it is - you don't want to add heavy tyres if its marathon.. Thus its always thin line of choices! :D
Truksta kaiščiuko galiniam suportui :)
Kaladėlių ašelei iš galo, varžtams ar dar kažkur kitur? :D
@@tom10crafted Kaladėlių ašelei trūksta
@@ceponispaulius weight gains, žinai! 😅 o jei rimtai, kadangi ašelė su sriegiu, o supporto nenuėmus neišsitraukia.. nėra ką pamest! 😂
For Race Face cranks better BB option is Ztto BB (two bearings on each side) than origional bb. Ztto lasts way longer and no crackling.
Thats interesting, thanks for sharing! The reason why I was not able to replace it 1:1, is because at the time no one in surrounding shops had anything with 30mm spindle and 41mm internal shell.
On the other hand, Race Face cranks, while lightweight, are not well suited for full suspension bikes IF Garmin XC200 rally are used together. Even though I rode with it for months, it was constant hustle not to hit the pedals everywhere :D
@@tom10crafted yes, with Garmin xc200 you should be carefuly not to hit them. For Race Face cranks best PM will be power2max spider PM.
@@oskarsflymen for now I made a swap and put RF cranks with XC200 into Scale hardtail - the bottom clearance when without suspension is a lot better and less exposed! As for power2max - how chainrings are then fitted on it? I assume spider added on original spindle crank and there is no space left for direct chainring mount? Curious!
@@tom10crafted yes, you need new 104bcd chainring which fits on P2M PM.
@@oskarsflymen Thats the thing when you have multiple brands cranks with multiple setups!! :D
Hello, I have a question. I have a Spark 2023 size large too. I came out of a specialized epic, and everything seems new to me. My Spark came with a 70mm -10 handlebar too. I have a slight feeling that it is short. I wanted to know If you had the same feeling, what do you think of the new handlebar? It got better. Another thing I have a question about is: what is your height and weight? I'm having a little trouble with the SAG. How many percent do you use on the front and rear shox?
Hey Samuel, what is your height?
I added -20 degrees with 10cm, and it improved the feeling significantly - it kind of affected handling slightly, but its fine. I am 185cm in height. Actually, it would be interesting to test -30 and a but shorted than 10cm:)
As for the suspension, i am 1.85/82kgs and for fork - I adjust suspension by feeling (as there is one extra token added, thus pressure is optional)
For rear, I keep it around 25% sag, with 180-185PSI.
Hi! Just curious how you find sizing. At 1.7m I feel like a small is quite tight but medium I see people taller than me riding…thanks!!
Hey, it all depends, but for 1.70m you will find S too small IMO. You can take two things into consideration - how comfy you feel on the ground, in other words if top-tube does not reach in-between the legs, and in general is the base if not too long:)
Sveikas,po kiek km keitei guolius pakaboje? ir butent siam modeliui pasireiskia tam tikru garsu klibejimu? maciau pas kazka irgi butent apatiniai klibejo
Labas, po kokių 2k jau buvo bildėjimas - bet manau tik todėl kad labai purvinom ir lietingom sąlygom daug teko važiuoti. Iš esmės gali bildėti ne tik guoliai apatiniai bet ir apatinės ašies įvorė (ji yra viduje, ir atsipalaiduoja,)
Great video. I am about 3cm taller; do you think you could have made the size L work for you if you were 188cm? Thanks!
I would strongly suggest XL, in order not to be crunched on the bike. Otherwise you will have to make compromises which will affect overall comfort. Unless you have a chance to test L and XL 🤞🏻
@@tom10crafted thanks! Sadly the XL size is hard to come by to I am trying to justify a size L. Thanks again.
@@joestankevicius2914 its very unlikely you will be good on L :(
Hi Tom, Wat is the weight with all this upgrades ? Thanks
Hey Florian, it was right around ~11kg with these wheels and tyres. With Dukes rims the bike got to ~10.8kg
Another mention in flaws section. No chainguide option on 2022 spark.
Spot on! Or at least... We might not been able to find it yet :D
I think there is one not sure they are selling it as i saw Nino running chain guide
@@Nikica358 I think it might be a custom one :)
How tall are you ? I thinking About -30 -9cm handlebar. I am 181 cm tall. Bike size L.
I am abour 184.5cm. Depends on what reach you have as well, but with your height, if -30, I would better consider 8cm, just to have that extra handling 🤞🏻
@@tom10craftedo you choose handlebar according to bikefitting ? I like extended possition, Spark is very short for me. 9cm -30 is shorter than 9cm -20 in the end.
@@filipvonsak9350 yes, at first original fraser XC felt too close and I had issues with the back (as being too close just arches you). Then after bikefitting we figured out its too close for me indeed.
While -30 could have worked as well I guess, I didn't wanted to risk putting too much tension on the wrists - as it makes really aggressive position.
You are right that 9cm -30 is going to be shorter in horizontal distance than 9cm -20. But apart from that, being lower kind of still increases the reach distance, just in a different way
Koks atsiliepimas apie Garbaruk kasetę?
Kolkas turiu apie 400km su ja - viskas ok. Reikėjo limit-screw pareguliuoti kad jungtų ant 52T. Šiek tiek kitoks perdavimas tarp didžiausių paskutinių kelių žvaigždžių. Na ir visai smagu kad monolitas. O kaip laikys bus matyt, nes metalas kitoks 👌🏼
@@tom10crafted papildomo garso neskleidzia?
@@ceponispaulius pati iš savęs? Aš keičiau kartu ir grandinę, gal todėl sklandžiai🤞🏻
@@tom10crafted taip. Kartais aftermarket kasetes skleidzia papildomus garsus, ne taip sklandziai ir garsiau persijungia pavaros ir tt. Tai dziugu jeigu si tvarkingai veikia ;)
@@ceponispaulius aš nesu labai didelis aftermarketų mėgėjas, bet tiesiog bandymas, nes XTR’as susivalgė akyse per purvus 😅 pavyzdžiui kiek keičiau kaladėles ne shimano (buvo žiaurus deficitas originalių resin narrow body), niekas neatstoja :) nei pigios, nei brangios