Oh yeah. Sc didn't buy into those new shitty bb standards to make cheaper frames. You get threaded bb on even the carbon bikes. Bonus. But it does weigh a few more grams.
not true at allI love the tallboy...perfect bike for Iggy IMO. Dont compare it to a scalpel though...its not comparable....two different bikes meant to do two different things.
You wont get a tallboy within 5lbs of my scalpel...Which is not a knock on it, they are just not comparable bikes.
can you explain the difference between the scalpel and the tallboy? i love mine but sometimes wish the bike wasn't a 1000% race bike. would be cool to have 10% enduro bro bike. would this fit the bill?
WHY HASNT ANYONE ANSWERED MY QUESTION
In my experience, this is the bike if you want to both race and ride for fun. Just have a set of race wheels and fun wheels.
It's the only FS29er that gets gtluke approval
ok 3-4 lbs...and I dont NOT have to use egg beaters or ikons
Scalpel frame is 4lbs, tallboy is 5.3 according to SC website...but all of that is crap anyway because who knows whats on the frame when they are weighing it...I have weighed my scalpel frame totally bare with the shock, no bearings or brackets and its under 4. But still not the reason I would not buy a tallboy over my scalpel for xc racing.
Yes, it would...its less XC race and more AM than a scalpel...More slack head angle...so it wont turn like the scalpel, higher bb...so it will clear things easier...it wont have the same road bike feel the scalpel does going uphill....trade offs...We cant explain this to luke or matty since they dont race cross country and iggy stated in his first post that its a trade off he is willing to except. I dont because I have a second bike for play time, but if i couldnt have both, then I would seriously consider a tallboy.
@Chris26er s tallboy makes more noise than a box of hammers...send him the no creaking memo. lol
true. but at 20-23lbs for a race build how bad could it be?But...you don't race.
yes, i ran mine stock for a while, but recently switched it this year and i can notice a difference. i think kurt was the OG to swap it and kert is a god, so thats your answerDo all scalpels have the ability to move "the spacer" for more slack / less slack? and what is your preferred setup?
2015 yes. Looks like the 2016 is no from the on-line catalog:Do all scalpels have the ability to move "the spacer" for more slack / less slack? and what is your preferred setup?
true. but at 20-23lbs for a race build how bad could it be? has anyone raced a VPP FS bike? I'm sure a FSR with a brain is better, or a softtail like the scalpel is better, but the tallboy is probably the best race bike with a fully capable rear suspension that isn't a FSR epic in for warranty work.
Do all scalpels have the ability to move "the spacer" for more slack / less slack? and what is your preferred setup?