Mountain Biking UK

KTM SCARP MASTER

KTM’s Scarp range is made up of six bikes. The third-from-top Master model boasts a full-carbon fibre frame with 95mm of rear travel, matched to a 100mm Fox fork.

THE FRAME

The incredibly svelte chassis has super-smooth tube junctions and some of the skinniest flex-seatstays we’ve seen. These run in line with the Fox shock, which is driven by a neat carbon swinglink. Seat tube and multiple down tube bottle bosses give ample hydration options. All cables, including that for the shock’s remote compression-damping lever,

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