This is a pretty nice looking TT bike and it looks like the first bike out there with a decent cockpit, but yikes the prices are just getting ridiculous.
8k frame. Lord have mercy.
I love that nobody looks at the main site.
https://www.slowtwitch.com/Products/Tri_Bike_by_brand/Scott/There_s_a_New_Scott_Plasma_8674.html
I agree the cockpit is a step in the right direction for aerobars. Full arm support, lots of fit/adjustment features.
However, How does a rider with wider shoulder witdth ride it it? There is not adjustment wing, only the cup has some adjustment, but otherwise the poles are fixed angle/length unless I am missing something.
I am happy to see brands stepping in this direction and hope my new designs can get OEM purchases in the future.
This is a pretty nice looking TT bike and it looks like the** first bike out there with a decent cockpit**, but yikes the prices are just getting ridiculous.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/plasma-tt
Ouch! This looks like a very good cockpit. But I think there are some other bikes out there with “decent” cockpits.
And it looks like the “frameset” includes a complete cockpit, so this is kind of similar to a $5K frame with a $3K high-end cockpit. Which makes the price look slightly more conventional by today’s standards.
It’s funny. The Venn diagram between Slowtwitch.com readers and “Slowtwitchers” (read as: forum members) are nearly two separate circles.
There’s a lot less overlap than people would think.
It’s funny. The Venn diagram between Slowtwitch.com readers and “Slowtwitchers” (read as: forum members) are nearly two separate circles.
There’s a lot less overlap than people would think.Which is why I, for one, really appreciate you signposting every main article here. Thank you.
This is a pretty nice looking TT bike and it looks like the** first bike out there with a decent cockpit**, but yikes the prices are just getting ridiculous.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/plasma-tt
Ouch! This looks like a very good cockpit. But I think there are some other bikes out there with “decent” cockpits.
And it looks like the “frameset” includes a complete cockpit, so this is kind of similar to a $5K frame with a $3K high-end cockpit. Which makes the price look slightly more conventional by today’s standards.
Agreed
As a reference a KU is $12500.
So to bring this bike to $12500 you need to add a groupset, wheels and saddle, which I suspect you can do for $4500 ?
Speed concept = $14500, so you have $6500 to spend
Not cheap but not crazy either.
It’s funny. The Venn diagram between Slowtwitch.com readers and “Slowtwitchers” (read as: forum members) are nearly two separate circles.
There’s a lot less overlap than people would think.
Wait…There’s a slowtwitch.com? Whoa…mind blown
Just kidding!
This is a pretty nice looking TT bike and it looks like the first bike out there with a decent cockpit, but yikes the prices are just getting ridiculous.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/plasma-tt
Didn’t Scott just release a tri bike about 18mo ago?
This is a pretty nice looking TT bike and it looks like the first bike out there with a decent cockpit, but yikes the prices are just getting ridiculous.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/plasma-tt
Didn’t Scott just release a tri bike about 18mo ago?
as i wrote about this bike on the front page, i don’t think this is a tri bike and scott doesn’t really think so either. but i do think it’s a platform for a future tri bike.
Is there the possibility in the future of a comment option at the base of each article?
I was reading an interesting one recently regarding selection of a frame based on stack/reach, and had a pretty basic question on it, but didn’t seem worthy of polluting the forum here with a new thread.
The Facebook comment plug in is fixed.
Again assuming that you have all cookies enabled.
Hooray third party data scripts in 2023.
The Facebook comment plug in is fixed.
Ah, I see, thanks. I’m not a facebook or twitter user, unfortunately.
No big deal, regardless.
This is a pretty nice looking TT bike and it looks like the first bike out there with a decent cockpit, but yikes the prices are just getting ridiculous.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/plasma-tt
Didn’t Scott just release a tri bike about 18mo ago?
as i wrote about this bike on the front page, i don’t think this is a tri bike and scott doesn’t really think so either. but i do think it’s a platform for a future tri bike.
They already have one Dan - The Plasma 6. That’s a tri bike, with disc brakes. Released not too long ago.
The “modeled†pic of this bike is one thing that drives me nuts about many of the new TT bikes. At that stack, reaching for and applying the brakes is not an inconsequential undertaking. That may be fine for racing when cross roads are closed/police controlled but try riding that on a Saturday morning in a typical area. The in/out of the cockpit frequency in an average ride is significant and looking at this modeled pic, looks ridiculous. I don’t know how anyone can ride such a set up in a non -closed (or extremely rural) environment.
Beautiful looking bike, and looks like Simon Smart pulled a lot of his work over from the Scott Foil road bike.
**Weight: **I’m curious how the weight of this thing stacks up compared to the Shiv TT.
Tire Clearance: The Shiv has a stated clearance for 28mm tires, the new Cannondale Superslice for 25mm tires, and this Scott has room for 30mm tires. Now, I don’t know if those stated clearances are width as measured, which would account for rim width… but 30mm on the Scott is still great to see.
Aerobars: those and the Canyon’s aerobars are definitely a step in the right direction, but I do almost wish they’d skip the R&D and not pass that expense on to the customer. For a frame of this quality and purpose, just design the basebar to work well with the slew of $2-3k aftermarket aerobars (listed here). I feel there’s an 80+% chance the rider is going to use one of those “super extensions” as it is, so maybe don’t sell them a set of very nice aerobars that most likely won’t be compatible with any other bike, making those aerobars essentially disposable.
**Aerobar poll: **that would be a good poll: record how many Giro riders in today’s TT were on stock vs super extension aerobars. Keep the list of riders in the order that they placed in today’s TT to see if that choice is evenly spread across the peloton or skews towards the top riders. Record if the riders’ teams outfitted the entire fleet of team bikes with a set of super extensions.
**Aerobar poll: **that would be a good poll: record how many Giro riders in today’s TT were on stock vs super extension aerobars. Keep the list of riders in the order that they placed in today’s TT to see if that choice is evenly spread across the peloton or skews towards the top riders. Record if the riders’ teams outfitted the entire fleet of team bikes with a set of super extensions.
Why wouldn’t you put the new Scott ones in the category of “super extensions?” It seems to have the characteristics of aero shaping, and the “pistol grips” at the end. Maybe lacking quite a a full “cradling” of the entire forearm.
We didn’t get a ton of imagery of this new bike at the Giro today just because DSM has few riders at the Giro that warrant assigning a camera bike to. But I thought Leknessund passed the eyeball test apparently using the stock bars. And, yes, I know DSM is gonna go stock at the behest of their sponsor.
I’m also not a huge fan of the every-increasing proprietary-ization of all racing bikes. TT and othewise. But I think Scott’s version here appears good on paper.
An obscene price with a dismal 5 year warranty…. Reduced to 3 years unless you get the bike serviced annually by an approved Scott dealer.
I can’t see any reason to choose this bike over a brand that offers a lifetime warranty on their bikes