| Mountain Biking is of course one of the greatest | | | | taking its fame to new heights. In 1992, SCOTT |
| delights and thrills of our times. This is a sport for | | | | carried its first full-suspension mountain bikes and |
| people of different age groups. You just have to | | | | later started a line of cycling shoes and helmets. |
| know how to ride a bike. There is obviously some | | | | SCOTT mountain bikes were there to stay. |
| risk pertaining to injuries and thus a mountain bike | | | | In 1995, SCOTT mountain bikes introduce its first |
| should not be bought without a helmet. The 'brain | | | | carbon mountain bike. It is what is called in biking |
| bucket' is essential as they say. Te following skills if | | | | lingo, a hardtail along with the various high points of a |
| learnt well will take your mountain biking career | | | | fully suspended frame. Due to several successes at |
| beyond the nervous starting points. Start with your | | | | the World Cup and at the Olympic Games, as well as |
| own backyard or a park. Of course if you collapse on | | | | great reporting in the media, the bike and the name, |
| grass it is easier to handle than a fall on the | | | | Endorphin, soon were household names. SCOTT |
| pavement. | | | | mountain bikes introduced the lightest full-suspension |
| SCOTT introduced itself to the motocross goggle | | | | mountain bike internationally. The name "G-Zero" |
| market with the first ever motocross specific goggle | | | | became a legend in the conception and evaluation of |
| and later started selling motocross boots, grips and | | | | the bike industry in 1998. In 2000, SCOTT booked |
| accessories by 1970. In 1986, SCOTT started the | | | | mountain bike legend Thomas Frischknecht. That |
| planet's most stylish ski pole factory and soon went | | | | very year, SCOTT took to professional sponsorship |
| on to become the global leader in ski pole production. | | | | of road racing. |
| That very year SCOTT brought out its first mountain | | | | By 2005 Scott started the Ransom, the bike that |
| bike. In 1989, SCOTT took the history of bicycling | | | | takes mountain biking to unattainable heights. The |
| for a toss with a very important introduction, that of | | | | anticipations of biking are minimized by this bike. The |
| the - the aerodynamic handlebar. The handlebar was | | | | Ransom has a sensible cumulative weight and boasts |
| tactically made useful by American Greg Lemond in | | | | of a clever, competent suspension style. This bike |
| his 1989 Tour de France victory. | | | | defines the backcountry bike experience, with a |
| In 1991, SCOTT ventured into the manufacture of | | | | frame that weighs under 7 lbs along with the rear |
| mountain bike suspension in association with Unishock. | | | | shock (3080 grams with the shock) and allowing |
| American Ruthie Mathes claimed victory in the MTB | | | | around 165 mm (6.5 inches) of riding. |
| World Championship with Unishocks that same year | | | | |