By Tom Marvin

Published: Thursday, 03 November 2022 at 12:00 am


Scott has completely refreshed its trail-riding, all-mountain slaying Genius model. Taking inspiration from the enclosed shock of its cross-country-focused Spark, the bike gets a 150mm makeover.

Two models of the new bike will be available, with a standard Genius and a more aggressive Genius Super Trail that’s designed with descending in mind. Both get 160mm forks, but the Super Trail (ST) has burlier components.

In keeping with the rest of Scott‘s full-suspension range, the new Genius will be offered in three different frame materials. These are a high-end full-carbon frame, a combined carbon front and alloy rear using a cheaper-grade carbon, and a full-alloy bike.

All levels of frame construction enjoy the same features – geometry, kinematics and integration.

As such, the Genius is effectively an extension of the Spark family, which now also features a Super Trail version, meaning there’s a combined five levels of Spark and Genius bikes in the Scott range, from cross-country race bikes to almost enduro readiness.

Scott’s design philosophy for these two bikes is dubbed ‘Simplexity’ – bikes that look simple from the outside, with their enclosed shock and internal cables, but are complex on the inside in terms of the technology used.