With 170mm of travel on tap and the ability to morph itself at the push of a lever, Scott’s new Ransom is the best all-mountain/enduro bike the company has created. It’s truly a blast to ride and handles so many scenarios well. Listen in as Vital MTB’s Product Editor, Brandon Turman, rallies down Purgatory Resort outside of Durango, Colorado, telling you everything he thinks about the orange machine.
For more tech details, be sure to visit Vital’s First Look article: http://bit.ly/scottransomtech
Ransom Highlights:
– One frame, two wheel sizes – 27.5 or 29-inch
– Carbon and aluminum frame options
– 170mm (6.7-inch) travel Descend mode, 120mm (4.7-inch) Traction Control, and Lockout via TwinLoc remote
– 170mm (6.7-inches) front travel
– Virtual 4 Link (VLK) suspension design with bearings throughout
– 205X65mm FOX NUDE TR EVOL Trunnion shock with Ramp Adjust feature
– Internal cable routing with access port under downtube
– Integrated downtube protection and noise-silencing chainstay/seatstay protector
– Geometry adjustment via flip chip in upper shock mount
– Press fit BB92 bottom bracket
– 27.5×2.8 and 29×2.6-inch tire clearance
– Boost axles front and rear
– Claimed frame weight: 2,650g (5.8-pounds, 700/900 model with shock and hardware)
– Claimed complete weight: 13.2kg (29.1-pounds, 700/900 Tuned model without pedals)
– Four builds ranging from $2,999 to $7,499 USD
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/page/ransom
Price: $1.29
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with the stock fox remote lockout you can have a pretty decent setup from a switches/controls point of view, as the 3pos fox lever is vertical, then the dropped can be horizontal (ie the inverse of what you have on this bike). Because the suspension lockout doesnt need as much pull as the dropper the 3pos level is much smaller and doesnt get in the way of the dropper paddle.
very good review i like the style
i tested genius 920 and twin lock in amazing for pedaling efficiency but this additional leaver on handlebars is pain in the ass. they shoould realy work on ergonomics
This guy should do more reviews!
more reviews from this guy!
Big thing is there is bearings in all the pivots vs bushings in the genius models.
13:02 that’s what she said
I want to see someone introduce 31” wheel bike so badly. Also with 115m boost front, some 155 rear, running 21 and 13mm axles, with 1.6” head tube. Lets throw in some custom handlebar and seatpost width and the package is full. Ah ye, new BB standard
Really good review from a good rider
i live in nz and they’re only bringing 4 of each size into the country for the first order, we dont even have this bike yet.
Excellent video
Ty
Brandon’s fast AF!
Great rideand review
Great Review ! Thats a dream bike for me right there.
Awesome review. Savage riding
прекрасный обзор, и просто невероятный байк.scott в очередной раз доказал что они точно знаю что и как нужно делать.
Hello VitalMtb from Milan, is it actually possible to change the shox (ex. Fox dhx2 or float x2) on ransom?
Always nice job!
Bye and keep shredding the gnar,
Filippo
Anyone wanna send me £7000
Anybody noticing the video lenght?
The want for this bike is very high…every review bike I have seen out there has chip marks all over it though…I may go for the alu model…
Very nice, but almost 8000 euro is absolutely ridiculous, there are many biks today equally good for half of this price… people must understand this.
Great review and nice bike, apart from the integrated bars
Thx for your thoughts. Looks like a sweet ride
What camera was this.. hero 4 black with gimbal or hero 7?
can you take the twin lock system off the bike ?
what psi do you run?
Still only two year warranty on the frame?
SICKEST Review ever! How tall is the rider, and what size did you ride?
Would it fall behind much in climbing compared to the genius? Also how does the standover height compare to the 2018 genius?
Great review. Any chance we can get the same guy to do one of the Aluminium Ransoms for comparison?
Hi there! I have a question. If i buy the low end ransom can i upgrade the shocks while keeping the twinlock or its fixed from factory?
Enough of the review I just want to watch this guy ride!
Which GoPro are u using or what camera?
awesome review! thanks guys
Dude, you’re riding is on point! so fun to watch. Any chance you can share your GoPro settings?
How does the twin-lock change the geometry 1,5 degrees without a shapeshifter like on the canyon strive?
Vital get this thing on some real trails. These smooth flow trails and ski slopes are laughable to “test” an enduro bike on.
Twinloc should just be one lever like the Box push push.
Is the Ransom noticeably better on descents than Genius?
Is that…a hanger ya handling?lmao
This guy needs to do all reviews. It would be a game changer for the channel! Great review!!
Best bike review I’ve seen
great review. great bike. can’t help but think americans would rather go for an american brand like yeti, which will get a cracked frame after 2 rides.
I really really loved to ride that bike. I thought the long travel would be an overkill but holy shit I never had so much fun on my local downhill traill. Wanna try the sb 150 next 😛
Great review and riding footage. That bike is sick but pricey.
Can you do a canyon torque review
briliant revievs, men good yob
Hey Brandon did you mess with removing any spacers from the Nude TR? Fox is shipping them with max volume spacers installed (8). With the ramp switch it seems like you could remove a couple and make it feel very coil like and then just flip a switch to make it more progressive. Did you mess with that at all? Removing spacers appears to be something you can do trail side with just a pick to remove the C clip.