Impressive!
31.08.2018
"The all-new Scott Ransom 900 Tuned was unanimously voted as the favorite of all six long-travel 29ers tested during round two of Bike’s Bible Summer Camp at Mammoth Mountain, California. It would have been impressive enough to walk away proclaiming the Ransom to be the best dual-lockout bike we've ridden, But no, the Ransom is one of the most impressive bikes, period."
And here's what the test panel had to say about it:
"(…) it's a bike that does everything extremely well. The 2.6 DHFs and 64.5 headtube kill it descending, plus it's light so you can throw it around. (…) I see it as a bike you could ride up a massive alpine peak on, and boss your way through anything on the way down. (…) It's an incredible bike." - WIll Ritchie
"(…) It never feels like too much bike. On trails that are beneath its capability (most trails) its ramp switch turns it into the perfect plaything. And then there's TwinLoc. Mistakenly branded a cross-country feature, TwinLoc belongs on the Ransom more than it does any other platform. Every bike in our test required us to reach down to flip a lever to properly climb in the steep-and-longs, but none do what Twinloc does. In its traction mode, the Ransom rides high and quick, but plenty sensitive to the small stuff. On long climbs, I'm not battling inefficiency, discomfort or suspension. Just gravity."- Travis Engel
"Choosing a favorite long-travel 29er, out of the six we had at Bible Summer Camp in Mammoth, though? That's easy as pie. The Scott Ransom stood out as my favorite before I even got around to messing with the new shock and its Ramp Control lever, which makes the Ransom ready for anything you throw at, with a flip of a switch. The Nude shock has been tuned for excellent bump control when descending and optimal pedaling support and traction while climbing, and the geometry makes the bike feels natural enough that there's no learning curve, other than discovering just how much it does well. I never would have guessed that a 170-mil-29er could be this rideable everywhere. But it is, and it rules."- Ryan Palmer