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    SCOTT GENIUS 720

    Dec 10, 2017 4 minutes
    Words Richard Birkby | Images Neil Kerr

    Scott positions the new Genius as the ultimate quiver killer. A big call perhaps, but it does present the rider with a multitude of potential options. If you’re struggling to determine which variant of the trail bike genre is for you, this is well worth a look.

    The Genius has featured adjustable travel since its introduction and the platform has seen several innovative, if perhaps idiosyncratic, suspension and shock designs. The 2018 version also features adjustable travel, albeit in a package that is conservative yet progressive.

    Scott’s latest design looks just like a ‘normal’ trail bike. There are no strange pull shocks and the rear end features a comfortingly familiar four-bar layout. But the conservative

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