Not bad kit by any means, but certainly not what you'd expect to see on an €8,999 bike.
#Unplugged bar bike pro
The slightly cheaper, but still expensive Pro model shares the same frame, but comes with SRAM GX AXS, Shimano SLX brakes and Fox Performance parts. Going between wheel sizes, Bold does a great job of keeping it consistent with only one or two dimensions changing, and when they do it's by as little as a millimeter. What this means is that as you click up the compression setting between open, traction and closed remote settings, you'll also be adjusting the volume of the air shock, meaning that it should ride higher in its travel and keep the seat tube angle steeper still.
It's also worth noting that this bike uses the same shock technology found on the latest generation of Scott bikes. This is quite on trend for an enduro bike although the geometry chart doesn't stipulate what BB mode that's running in. The seat tube angle is also given as 77.8 degrees. Although these figures are quite large, thanks to that high front, the effective top tube is relatively middle of the road in respect to its sizing. For small, medium, large and extra-large, the reach goes 425, 460, 490 and 520mm respectively. That large stack number is also paired with a long reach figure. This is comparatively high and when coupled with the shorter-than-some rear end of 437 mm it's likely going to be a bike that is very happy to weight the rear wheel, while also going to give the rider plenty of opportunity to scoop up the high front end. In fact, the figure that catches my eye is the 644 mm stack on the large, which is combined with a 25 mm rise bar in that size. Normally, when we're talking about new bikes we focus on the head angle, and although it can be as slack as 63.2 degrees it's not the figure that jumps out to me. The geometry of the Bold is quite aggressive, and not just in the most obvious ways. The shock in the frame is essentially a modified Fox Float X. From there, you can access the compression and rebound adjustment, as well as the valve to pump the shock up. In some ways, they've done a good job of placating those concerns with a button-operated hatch that opens up to reveal the head of the shock. Ensuring the correct preload on this assembly is vital and requires a special tool that comes with the bike.īold's design hopes to make accessing the shock easy enough to not put off those wary of over-complicated design. The main pivot rotates around the bottom bracket, and the three-piece lower assembly has a yoke that drives the rear part of the shock inside the frame. The frame's suspension design is referred to as Internal Suspension Technology Virtual Pivot, or IST VP, which focuses on keeping the frame weight low.
This bike has 160 mm of rear travel and is paired to a 170 mm fork, and is made of the same HMX carbon that you'll find on other Scott bikes. The piece on the upper right is for the non-drive side and has a small crevice to drive a magnet so you can see where your sag point is. The three-piece lower link that drives the shock inside the frame.
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