£ 14,699 • 2 9 in • scott-sports.com
NEED TO KNOW
● New ultra-lightweight XC e-bike from Scott, just 15.6kg in size Small
● Lumen is based on the Spark XC race bike, with the same suspension design
● Powered by the TQ motor, with 50Nm torque and whisper-quiet ride
● Four carbon-fibre models in the range, including a Contessa 900 for ‘just’ £6,499
● Travel bumped up to 130mm from the 120mm-travel Spark, and with a 130mm-travel fork
There’s a new e-bike in town. It defines a whole new category, boasts a benchmark super-low weight, and is designed to tempt e-bike naysayers with the promise of extra power and a ‘natural’ ride feel. I’m talking about the Scott Lumen, a bike that’s all this and more. But I could just as easily be reading my old review of the Specialized Turbo Levo SL, launched in 2020 with the exact same fanfare.
I was there, man. I saw it all, rode the SL at the launch down in South Africa and came away buzzing
