Scott Spark DC Factory

The frame is Scott's Spark DC HMX Carbon Gen5, a carbon layup shared with the brand's World Cup-level Spark race bikes, fitted with CeramicSpeed bearings and a BSA bottom bracket with UDH interface for hanger compatibility. An adjustable head angle lets riders fine-tune the geometry between roughly 64.5 and 65.5 degrees, shifting the bike's character between quicker-handling XC manners and a more stable, descent-oriented stance. Suspension comes from RockShox: a Pike Ultimate fork up front with 140mm of travel and a SIDLuxe XL Ultimate shock out back at 138mm, both running RockShox's Flight Attendant electronic suspension control. Flight Attendant reads terrain input and pedaling effort in real time and automatically toggles the fork and shock between Open, Pedal, and Lock modes, so the bike firms up under hard pedaling efforts and opens back up the instant the trail turns technical, without the rider touching a lever.

Drivetrain and Braking

The build kit leans fully into Sram's wireless AXS ecosystem. A SRAM XX Eagle crankset with an integrated spindle power meter and 32-tooth chainring drives a SRAM XS-1299 12-speed cassette with a 10-52 tooth range, shifted through a SRAM AXS Rocker Pod. The built-in power meter isn't just training data — it's part of the same power feed that Flight Attendant uses to gauge how hard you're pedaling before deciding how firm the suspension should be. Braking comes from SRAM Motive Ultimate four-piston calipers on 180mm rotors, giving the kind of consistent stopping power that downcountry riding on steeper, faster trails demands. A RockShox Reverb AXS wireless dropper post rounds out the cockpit, letting…