Comments on: All-New Scott Spark XC Bike Prototype in Nove Mesto Teases a Glimpse of Its Hidden Shock https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/ All the best cycling news, tech, rumors and reviews Wed, 27 May 2026 17:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Willy https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547420 Wed, 27 May 2026 17:59:16 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547420 And also…what about the new Trek model….could be the “Spacecaliber”?

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By: Willy https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547387 Tue, 26 May 2026 22:10:25 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547387 Sure it looks great…keeping the layout of the previous one.

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By: Cloxxki https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547337 Mon, 25 May 2026 22:15:10 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547337 In reply to Alex.

Sina Frei is 4’11”. Are there any shorter ones?
Perhaps she’s on the ideal wheel size for her height already and doesn’t need to follow the trend.
The whole notion of one wheel size for everyone is daft.
Physics seem to point to you riding the largest wheel size that doesn’t hold you bike.

While lots of BikeRumor readers are mentally held back by the mere existence for 32″, for normal people it’s just about what they prefer.
I do think for someone like Sina Frei, whose inseam appears well shorter than 29″, 32″ will probably be a game of a lot of diminishing returns.
S – 29″, winning World Cups with Sina who really might be an XS height rider
M – 32″
L – …
XL – 36″? My inseam is over 39″ and I ride XL bikes. I don’t think 36″ would be ideal for me though, but 32″ is a lot better than 29″ for me and doesn’t feel like it’s at the maximum I can handle.

Sina’s S Epic 9 has a longer than my daily XL hardtail. Relative bike size doesn’t appear to be much of a limitation on the World Cup.

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By: Greg https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547332 Mon, 25 May 2026 17:20:07 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547332 Not a four bar. Linkage driven swingarm

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By: Mike I https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547330 Mon, 25 May 2026 15:21:32 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547330 Nino’s doing BCBR this week. It isn’t a UCI race, but it is a race.

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By: Colin https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547329 Mon, 25 May 2026 13:21:48 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547329 In reply to Alex.

I don’t think the sub-five-inch height market is very big in cycling.

Unless you’re talking about another measurement… I fail to see how hand length has anything to do with cycling.

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By: mgs https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547327 Mon, 25 May 2026 10:41:03 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547327 This the best looking XC bike right now and seems to be performing very well. Can’t wait for it to be released.

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By: Alex https://bikerumor.com/unreleased-scott-spark-rc-prototype-world-cup-xc-race-bike/#comment-3547321 Sun, 24 May 2026 23:42:29 +0000 https://bikerumor.com/?p=418983#comment-3547321 I don’t care one bit about 32” but I’m fascinated to see what riders under 5” and their bikes will look like…

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