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NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 V3

£499.99 (frame, headset) / 29in / nukeproof.com

Having spent 12 months on a V2 Scout 290 Pro longtermer, I was the ideal candidate to head out to a wet and wild Nukeproof launch in mid Wales. I went suitably equipped with a wish list of geometry tweaks, sizing updates and additional spec details that I felt would nudge the Scout one step closer to the perfect hardcore hardtail blueprint.

And while it would be easy to assume that the Scout sits in the shadows of the enduro-focused Giga and Megawatt e-bike, the Scout is one of Nukeproof’s best-selling models and is given the same love and attention when it comes to design and testing. So, although it shares a similar silhouette to the

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