After years spent watching Scott’s pro riders fly about on a Voltage hardtail that wasn’t quite the same as the one in the shops, the Swiss firm has finally made it available to us mere mortals. Would it meet our expectations?
Massively stiff, but some unconvincing kit
Jump bikes still use 26in wheels and geometry only tends to vary by 10mm here and a degree there. A couple of things do make the Voltage stand out though. The seat tube ends in front of the BB shell, not on top of it, allowing for chainstays that are just 375mm long (with the hub slammed in the dropouts).
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The Shimano rear brake is pretty sketchy in operation
This makes for a back wheel happy bike – something we found a little tricky to get used to, coming off longer machines such as the NS Soda Slope. The Scott is super low too – the 261mm seat tube leaves plenty of room to boost hops and jumps, and adds to the massive overall stiffness of the bike.
It’s a good sign when you see a RockShox Pike on the front of a bike – it’s one less thing to worry about. Unfortunately the cheap Shimano rear brake’s lack of bite left us nervous that we’d loop out when manualling and the freehub felt like a bad freecoaster, with massive gaps between engagement.
Rear wheel-centric ride
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