"I can't listen to this record anymore!", my brother grumbles when I once again pontificate about the advantages of the Scor, want to talk about the shortcomings of the enduro trend and conclude that my Scor with its extremely wide range of use is the best enduro in the classic sense, that I can really do everything with it, from epic riding to trail surfing to bike park shredding, deep dropping, monster gapping and Finn-Iles scrubbing ... and that there is hardly a bike that is more beautifully designed, and that ...
SHUT UP! That's how my brother usually ends the conversation. We brothers are allowed to talk to each other like that. I usually carry on talking anyway, because I want to talk about how I mastered the flash drop over the nasty rockfall while the buddies took the chickenway. And I want to talk about the awesome colour. The colour! Who paints their bike in such an unusual colour, and in matt too? "Piggy pink," says my friend Christian. "Like the Manner biscuit from Austria," says my colleague Lydia. "Salmon rolls," I say to my Scor myself. I mean it affectionately, because I find the colour extremely cool, just like the handling, the geo, the fact that the 29-inch bike glides over the trail as quietly as the stealth nuclear submarine Arktur through US waters. I love the wide cockpit with the stubby stem and of course the Rockshox Ultimate suspension, which is really plush for the travel.
I would buy it
I'm not exaggerating: if I lost my job tomorrow and had to buy a bike myself (I've never had to), I'd want the Scor. I probably wouldn't be able to afford it, because like everything that comes from Switzerland, it's too expensive for me lowlife.
Doubts
At first I was sceptical as to whether the suspension travel (150/140 mm) would be enough for me. But I only had to remember once: Enduros used to have much shorter suspension travel, even designated freeriders had less travel. But I quickly realised: The Scor flops comfortably through the terrain. The Rockshox Ultimate suspension responds sensitively, irons out a lot, cushions even flat landings and blunt drops, even on bumpy trails it generates an astonishing amount of comfort for the specified suspension travel. I supported this by putting on tough Goodyear tyres (Newton Trail) with more damping, but still good rolling behaviour. The Scor is agile, lively and puts a lot of pressure on the front wheel with its successful geometry. It steers precisely through winding alpine terrain. Great: the wide range of use. It ranges from trail to alpine rides to park. Failures? None in the first season, apart from the brake pads, which eventually came off, and the chain, which was thirsty for oil (it got some and it got it regularly!). After one bike season, the bike didn't make any noise, even though I used the stylish bike as a commuter bike as well as a sports bike. It wasn't until the winter was over and I had covered a lot of muddy kilometres that the Scor creaked a little, as if to warn me: "Hey buddy, the new season is coming, time for some love and attention! "
By the way: the carbon frame is quite compact above the bottom bracket. As a result, I was looked at obliquely at the summit as a supposed e-biker. The people, the people ... have no idea! The frame of the Scor could hardly be more elegant - carbon fibre in its most beautiful form.
Test of the Scor 4060 (FREERIDE 4/23)
Immediately obvious: the Score 4060 ST is a stylish bike with well-shaped carbon tubes and a clean look. However, the Yum Gum colour polarises opinion. Some say: hip, others say: a colour like pimple concealer. There is no alternative, because the high-end model of the Scor (€ 6899) is only available in Yum Gum. Only the model underneath (€4999) is painted in steel blue (Blue Steel). Also striking: the VTT kinematics with a low centre of gravity. The shock is nested above the bottom bracket. The carbon construction therefore looks quite massive and you have to defend yourself on the trail from time to time: No, this is not an e-bike! But appearances are deceptive: "Solid" there is nothing wrong with the handling of the Scor! Thanks to the short chainstays (433 mm), a quick flick of the wrists is enough and the Score rears up into the manual. It feels light and airy. When bunny-hopping, you even have to be careful not to knock your teeth out with the handlebars, the Scor bounces up so quickly. Top: the wide cockpit. It provides a lot of control and steering precision. The Score is positioned as a trail bike, but you can clearly feel its enduro DNA. This is because the rear can be set to 140 or 160 millimetres. On the enduro model LT, the manufacturer simply fits a fatter fork (RS Zeb 170 mm) in the head tube. This then flattens the steering angle to 63.8°. We like the fact that the bike is very quiet. The rear suspension is plush and harmonises with the Lyrik forks. The rider sits well-balanced on the bike and confidently takes the "hardline" into the valley and is happy to tackle the drops where other trail bikes don't. In medium, the Scor has a generous reach (461 mm), but it doesn't feel all that generous. We say: the bike shouldn't be any smaller for a 1.80 metre rider. The Scor accelerates lively on trail rides. The propulsion is only slowed down a little by the sticky tyres. If you calm the shock with the switchable compression damping, the bike jerks strangely like a rocking horse, so we preferred to leave the lever open. We would have liked a higher gear ratio for flat sections, because when you really get the steam going, the thighs rotate up and down like hummingbird wings. Clever: the details. For example, the adjustable steering angle or the storage space in the down tube. Here, the lid also serves as impact protection. If you want, you can mount water flats on the down tube and under the top tube.
Conclusion on the Scor 4060 ST GX
Awesome thing. Beautifully lively, light, manoeuvrable and yet powerful enough to take on all challenges on the trail. These attributes meant that at some point we even liked the colour.
Modifications for the endurance test
Dimi Lehner thought about suspension travel for a long time: more is more! Then his riding buddies, Laurin and Chris Schleker, told him that trail bikes are THE SHIT (i.e. super!) and that you should make up for the lack of suspension travel with skills. Tester: 1.80 m, 75 kg
- Bike: Scor 4060 ST GX
- Spring travel: 150 mm / 140 mm
- Frame size: Medium
- Reach / Stack: 457 mm / 616 mm
- Weight: 14.2 kilos (without pedals)
- Price: 6899 €
- Plus: Range of use, chassis, handling, quiet
- Minus: expensive
Condition after the endurance test: the medical file
- Chain worn according to chain gauge, gauge goes onto the chain with play
- Brake pads front + rear renewed (Trickstuff red)
- Brake discs front + rear ok: 1.75 mm thickness
- Brake lever pressure points: ok
- VR hub DT-Swiss 350: ok
- HR hub DT-Swiss 350: runs smoothly, but a little rough
- Spoke tension and concentricity of wheels ok
- Headset runs smoothly and without play
- DUB Pressfit bottom bracket: has play, crank wobbles slightly
- Rear wheel bearings run smoothly without play
- Seatpost without lateral play, extends with slight slurping noises
- Fork and shock function smoothly, no external signs of wear
Dimitri Lehner
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