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Scott has some neat new features for the 2019 Scott Genius range, including a new Nude T and Nude TR shock, which has a very clever little lever to adjust the shock's progression on the trail.
Check out all the details here: https://singletrackworld.com/2018/07/this-2019-scott-genius-has-a-very-clever-lever-on-the-rear-shock/
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hello everyone this is we'll hear from
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singletrack magazine we're here at Euro
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bike 2018 I'm in the Scott Sport booth
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again we're going to talk to you about
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the 2019 Scott genius which we've got
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here behind me four models here four
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models at the back here now
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fundamentally the genius platform
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doesn't have any huge changes the frame
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does remain the same
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the suspension travel remains the same
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with 150 millimeters on the front 150
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millimeters on the back and there is a
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new rear shock and this has got a pretty
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cool little gizmo that I want to give
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you a closer look at now Foxx and Scott
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work together on this shock it's called
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the nude shock this is a new version
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this this.what model is called the nude
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TR now for 2019 the shock volume
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actually gets bigger that's both the
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negative and the positive spring so
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Scott are chasing even more of a
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linnaeus kind of suspension feel overall
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the suspension design does provide a
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little bit of progression they want to
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create a really plush and smooth travel
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feel to the back of the genius what's
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cool on this bike though is if you look
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really closely there is now an external
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lever on the shock this is called ramp
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plus and it's basically a two position
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lever that allows you to externally
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adjust the volume of the rear shock now
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traditionally what you'd have to do is
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you have to depressurize a shock take it
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off the bike open up the air can and put
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spaces in or take spaces out if you want
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to change the volume of the shock why
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would you want to do that more volume
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equals a more linear stroke to the
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travel less volume equals more
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progressive feel to the travel what this
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lever does is it basically reduces that
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need to change spaces around and it
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gives you two positions you've got
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linear and progressive the idea being
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that you can actually change the shock
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behavior depending on where you're
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riding so if you're riding a trail that
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has lots of big jumps and drops where
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you need the suspension to be supportive
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you can put it in that progressive
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setting so you're gonna get more bottom
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out support so you're gonna less likely
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to run through the travel completely but
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then if you're riding more say you're
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doing more trail riding where you're not
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necessarily getting the wheels off the
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ground and you want a really plush feel
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and you want to use all the travel and
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you can flick it into that linear
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setting so that's a really neat little
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device there on the new nude shock
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the 2019 genius a few other changes
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we've got wider bars for 2019 so a
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little bit more width on there and we'll
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give you a bit of a closer look at the
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refined twin lock lever as well so
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you've still got the three position
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suspension adjustment so twin lock gives
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you open traction and a closed setting
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as well that's full lock out there and
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then you've got the release trigger
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there the whole remote has been refined
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considerably those we've got a nice
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little traction pad here it's better
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integrated it's all about making that
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more comfortable for your thumb and
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easier to reach a smaller detail here is
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the dropper post lever this is a Fox
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transfer dropper post lever it's closer
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now to the the twin lock so your thumb
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doesn't have to reach up as far to get
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to that lever it's a little bit closer
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now between the two so it gives you a
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little bit gives you a little bit easier
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access to that dropper post lever really
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small refinement you're not going to be
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able to see in this video but the
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tension bolt for adjusting the clamp has
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also been adjusted where that position
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sits so it's a little bit easier to
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rotate the whole thing too so a few
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small changes on the 2019 genius from
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Scott Sports let us know what you think
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about the the changes and particularly
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that little ramp + progression libo
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which is very very neat indeed alright
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thanks guys
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turu
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