I count myself lucky that in the 22 years I have been in the cycle industry I have been able to ride, test and own many different types of hard tail and full suspension mountain bikes. A few of the odd ones really stick out for all the wrong reasons,  but there have been a couple that are so special I end up comparing everything else I ride against them.

 

The oddest bike must be the full suspension model that I tested in 1993 in Colorado Springs. The bike was locally made and used giant rubber bands for suspension. By changing the bands out or adding more you could “tune” the suspension. Fortunately some crazy ideas don’t make it to mass production; we can all breath a collective sigh of relief here!

 

However today was one of those days that I encountered a really special hard tail mountain bike. Today I got to ride a bike that all my future bikes will be judged by! Scott has unveiled one of the most technically advanced hard tail MTB bikes on the market. The full details as still hush-hush and no pictures were allowed but what I can say is that this bike will change the hard tail mountain bike market for racers and recreation riders alike. Riding the bike was fantastic; having committed myself to full suspension bikes some time ago I was really surprised that this hard tail made me want one again. Scott has raised the bar in this category and also unveiled a fantastic line-up across the board with some more exciting surprises but we will have to wait until July for the full reveal.