Affordable hardtails typically sit in a sub-family of their own in a brand’s hierarchy, borrowing design features from higher up the range and cutting costs on kit.
Scott’s Scale range is a little different. The 760 sits one rung from the bottom of the Scale line-up but it shares its cross-country race-inspired geometry, in every detail, with the top-end Scale 700 SL. Whether that’s a good thing – and how much has been lost in translation – is what we’re here to find out.
- Highs: True thoroughbred geometry inherited from XC race proven designs, reliable component choices mean no nasty surprises
- Lows: Too heavy to make the best of that race-bred geometry, beginners may take time to adapt to the low front end
Numbers on an engineering drawing aside, the Scale 760’s chassis is – as you’d expect – a world away from the super-light carbon concoction of the 700 SL. Good ol’ 6061 alloy is the frame material of choice here, served up with some neat design touches that help set it apart from the herd of ‘me too’ alu hardtails.
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Taking its inspiration from the XC race-bred Scale range-toppers, stiffness – in terms of both pedal input and steering accuracy – is the 760’s key attribute. To that end, Scott’s designers have built the frame around a massive oval down tube, which is welded to a notably short, tapered head tube.
The Scale frame is designed for brutally efficient transfer of pedal power
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