2021 Scott Genius Review

#richdrew #scottgenius #bikereview

If you would've told me a 150mm bike would pedal this well I would've called you a bold faced liar! The ‪@scottsports‬ Genius is an uber efficient, trail slaying machine. I've spent a few weeks throughly getting acclimated with it all over Northwest AR and here are my thoughts: The bars are wacky, the paint is gorgeous, and it's one of the most versatile bikes I've ridden.

This is a size L, TUNED version of the Genius and I was certainly expecting a 9K bike to work pretty damn well! The fit on this thing seems pretty spot on for my 5'10 frame. It does take a bit of time to get used to the Syncros bar/stem combo and it felt STRANGE at first. It was almost as if the bars were down at my hips, however, after a few rides I was digging it!

My riding on this bike encompassed some of the gnarliest trails in the area (Buffalo Outdoor Center), some old school XC style trails and, of course, some sweet jump lines! The bike felt killer on all of these types of terrain. The Buffalo Outdoor Center was the first time I actually got it on the trail and I felt very comfortable immediately.

One thing that took me some time get used to was the dropper lever setup. With the Twin Loc lever down where the dropper would normally be, I had to orient my thumb to moving up to hit the dropper. It became second nature pretty darn quickly though. This is pretty much the only "negative" I really have about this bike.

I starting choosing this bike on the majority of my rides because it just seemed to fit my type of riding and I wasn't quite sure how long I'd have it ;)



Please shoot me any questions you have on this thing, I'm happy to answer.

Big thanks to @KOM Cyclery in Nolanville TX for hooking me up with this demo rig.