We’ve been building some new 2011 Scott Plasma 3’s and pulled one for a ride test and review. What better place to test it than the roads surrounding Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, where flight testing and training of some of the most advanced tactical aircraft in the world takes place. We hoped to borrow some of the karma and swagger from the A-10 Warthog drivers and flight instructors.
Here is my review from workstand to road of the new 2011 Scott Plasma 3:
from a purely aesthetic standpoint, i think that is one amazing looking rider
x2 on both points, but considering where the pedal is in the stroke and the angle of her leg, isn’t her seat way too high? (Admittedly this is a test ride not a dialed in fit, but still.)
Yes- Scott dealers have them in stock now. Size Medium was our first shipment with follow-on sizes coming. Dealers have recieved both framesets and bikes. Visit your local Scott dealer for the specifics.
I do not have accurate stack and reach. I wish I did. I’ll suggest “High and short” but I hesitate to delve too deeply into this becasue it is Slowman’s area of expertise. I do discuss head tube height, top tube length and actual center-to-top seat tube on the size Medium though as I did measure those.
FWIW I’ll suggest it runs a trifle to the large-ish.
I do not have accurate stack and reach. I wish I did. I’ll suggest “High and short” but I hesitate to delve too deeply into this becasue it is Slowman’s area of expertise. I do discuss head tube height, top tube length and actual center-to-top seat tube on the size Medium though as I did measure those.
FWIW I’ll suggest it runs a trifle to the large-ish.
Sigh…I thought they were going to “fix” this kludge of a cable entry decision prior to building?
I’ve been told that this particular part of a bike frame is *crucial *aerodynamically-speaking since it affects the flow down the entire downtube. It’s a shame that on a bike where the attention to integration was taken so far that they would have the cable enter THERE…
Other than that, yeah…it’s a pretty sweet looking bike
Tom A, I completely agree with you. I think we had this talk in the older Plasma 3 thread. I’m very confused why Scott would “gloss over” this particular aspect of the design. I thought Simon Smart was particular about his design? I don’t know Simon Smart, but it seems like the frames he has helped designed recently (Giant, Scott) have little things that lack attention to detail. Little details that if done correctly could make a big difference and put his design in a different league.
Look how much better this headtube/downtube section looks without the cable entering there.
The reason I call it a “kludge” is that apparently the frame was originally designed around Di2…and the Di2 wire doesn’t enter there. Putting the cable entries in that spot seems to have been done just for expediency when they decided to sell versions with normal shifting.
