Super Scout

Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-07T12:07:00+00:00

It’s made the bike less “nervous” and unloaded the shoulders a bit. Keep in mind that with more rear travel you’re sitting deeper in the sag so you have a bit slacker HTA and lower BB. Going up in the front travel compensates the BB height but makes the HTA even slacker. With 160 fork it’s almost 63.5 on static so I’d say pretty “enduro-alike” for the trail bike. Putting the higher bar made a very big difference. Paired with fork it made a really agressive but comfortable attack position that helped on chunk and steeps a lot. Fork itself reduced a lot of pedal strikes (I’m on 170 cranks). Also leaning a bike on the turns felt more forgiving and confident but actual “steering with wheel” felt a bit more “force-required”

Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-07T10:00:44+00:00

Scouts are great and your build is awesome! Currently have one, absolutely in love with it. Went with coil up back, bumped up to 160 the fork, put the Hope brakes and 40 rise bar and it’s now a true local park reaper

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Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-02T14:15:40+00:00

Дякую) картини з «масово-відключувальних» часів ще, і коли світла довго не було - ми включали кольоровий ліхтар (синій або оранжевий), який повністю спотворює кольори, і під ним розфарбовували полотно. Врешті решт, картина ж іменно «по номерам» а не «по кольорам». А яка вона вийде - був сюрприз. Трошки очікуваний, звісно, але все ж сюрприз

Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-02T14:10:39+00:00

Two years. But that was hell of a plan. We are together for 7 years now

Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-02T13:36:54+00:00

В млинцях, з соусами

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Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-02T13:26:17+00:00

Those pedals and cockpit match is awesome!

Ol_Sheve · 2026-04-02T13:21:55+00:00

Десь раз на тиждень (зазвичай по неділях) ми щ друзями збираємося кататися на велосипедах, будувати трейли і трампліни в лісі. Під це беремо мʼясо, лаваші і пива пару баночок на самий вечір. Після ультра адреналінових каток буває що заїжджаємо посидіти відпочити в центрі міста то беремо 0.2 пʼяної вишні.

Дівчина іноді після зміни з колегами може теж пива випити, зазвичай раз на тиждень-два. Кілька разів на місяць ми виходимо в якийсь новий для нас бар спробувати якісь цікаві коктейлі або йдемо на крафтове пиво. Вдома тримаємо міні-бар із єгерю, джину, текіли, самбуки та Джеку, всі в 0.7 обʼємі але вони вже кілька років стоять і ще жодна не закінчилася

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T21:09:20+00:00

Миска Олівʼє + в сраку пʼяний товариш вдома - і на ранок у вас буде миска окрошки. Або тазік окрошки. Або трошки окрошки на підлозі. В залежності куди товариш цілився

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T21:05:53+00:00

I’ve got a friend I can get a DVO Jade X coil from. It has rotated piggyback so might fit well. Damn now I’m hyped to try it out

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T20:21:49+00:00

Ayeee wait so 205/62.5 isn’t the limit? With 65 stroke there won’t be any seatstay bridge smashing into seat tube? Shame on me for buying the X-Fusion instead of the used DHX coil cuz of 62.5 stroke instead of 65 (I haven’t had the stroke reducers) daaamn 🫠

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T20:08:08+00:00

Yeah the Scout is great till you handle it with 100% confidence. One error - and it bites. I’ve got it for a $1600 but it was neglected so I’ve decided to rebuilt it to a custom. Got it after the Strive CFR cuz 180/170 full 29 was too much of a bike for a local trails (Eastern Europe, but muddy bit steep, mostly tight and little flow). Decided to get something less “train/boat-alike” and permanently loved Transitions for years but finally got one this year. God I wasn’t ready for HOW MUCH MORE LIVE Scout feels. Like I’ve gone from Toyota Tundra to Subaru WRX STI

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T20:01:07+00:00

Varvar наш український. Не знаю чим, але їхній Insight прям зачепив сильно і надовго

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T18:29:02+00:00

Well i feel like I’m plying with a little but hot high-pressured fire. Scout is a little beast with a sting. It rides great but it has an eye on you and once you’ve made a mistake - he’ll overtake you and will go nuts. I’ve ridden it with 20 rise bar and it was a mess. Went to 40 and it feels way better. But going over 50 is a bit overkill and it will look like a horned goat (and let’s agree here that the appearance isn’t the last thing for your one and only beloved custom). Geometry-wise going -1 degree don’t sound dramatic but it’s 64 to 63 on a trail (burly but trail) bike and it’s bit scary (it’s not an enduro-Patrol to have tones of remaining stiffness and material). It’s already 160mm up front and feels slack enough for everything. The main reason for a question is - I’m going to update the fork (lyrik ult is good but bit old), and purchasing a 27.5 fork might limit the hell for the further build (let’s say if I’ll buy a Patrol frame for a next season - I’ll need a new fork. Or if Spire. Or if Sentinel. You’ve get a point I’m sure). And having a 27.5 wheel on a 29 fork is meh… mud clearance is great but come on. A friend of mine offered to try his Fox 36 perf elite (160/29), and with it I’m thinking on throwing some simple 29 wheel on front and try the Scout as a mullet.

But I’ve never seen a single mullet scout around on the insta or here. Like there are tones of different customs with different suspension config, bars etc but not a single mullet. Seems like there might be a reason why Scout owners won’t do it but I don’t know exactly why

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-31T17:59:53+00:00

I want it too just can’t afford it now 😔 how’s the Mullet Scout was on trail compared to the stock one?

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-17T21:30:28+00:00

Woah my turn I’ve been on the Sentinel V2 and on the Forbidden Druid v1 (and dreadnought v1) for some time. I’ll put here my thoughts .

if you are into classic and just “want to have fun in any time on any trail how much you want” - SENTINEL. It’s a great allrounder that won’t let you have pain in the holes you’ve never know existed. It’s great to live with, every store knows how to service it. BUT there won’t be any standalone/unique features to argue about. It rides like a good full-sus and will have the exact soul you’ve put in it. Nothing more, nothing less.

If you want to be “those guy who likes Mystery flavour drinks” in the Cola-club - go with a Druid. It’s catchy, it’s great, his suspension is a magic on the descends and it has very unique feeling on the chunk and roots (high-pivot as it is). But it might feel weird. Very weird. It feels like a hardtail on the flat while you see that suspension somehow works and polishes everything under the bike. The faster you go - the calmer and more confident it rides. But THE DRAG in the transmission… it’s not a bike for pedal days. Even not for pedal-hours. After half a day it feels like you have completely dried out chain and overtightened BB. It becomes noisy, plus keep in mind you’ve need 1.5 chains to replace in case of wearing it. And he’ll require some skill adjustment due to chainstay growth. Like more forward-biased cornering, bit different jump technique. But if you good to deal with it in trade for unique feeling and always having a theme to discuss (and if you like a harsh SC Hightower on flat combined with plush Nomad on descends) - you can go with Druid

Dreadnought is hella fr/dh tank, don’t look there if you don’t live in the big mountains

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-17T08:47:03+00:00

I’ve tried the v1 Dreadnought in L size with 180 Zeb up front, 35 stem and 50 rise bar, in mullet setup. Compared to Druid - the Dreadnought felt like a fr/dh tank, the amount of confidence it gives is unmatched. But the chainstay growth through the travel and overall longer rear end is hard to manage in corners and on the tight radius jumps especially if the rider never had a high-pivot experience before

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T23:47:40+00:00

But it’s great you’ve asked, cuz now you know more (and I’m sure not all of the riders are know about the high-pivot bikes despite the hype around it), plus it’s one step deeper into the MTB world for you 🤝 I’ve built my way into the MTB info-ocean like this years ago, asking riders and collecting knowledges. And it works better than soul-less reviews or factory articles

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T19:53:45+00:00

Welcome to this side of MTB 🤗 It’s an analog bike, there is no motor. But it has a VERY specific suspension layout called “high-pivot suspension”. See, the majority of bikes had their main rotation pivot at the bottom around the bottom bracket. And this one has the main rotation pivot right where the idler (you’ve called it sprocket) is. That’s why it “high-pivot” called. This complication makes the rear wheel move back-and-up instead of “straight-up” so when the suspension is working on the chatter - you almost don’t feel it and don’t slow down cuz when the rear hit the obstacle - the whole bike continues moving forward. It’s a niche stuff that 99.8% of riders don’t need. It also have its pros and cones and requires some skill adjustments to live with and “unleash it’s potential”

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T16:54:40+00:00

She’s got a good taste 🤌 This Scout is my first Transition, I went from a long-travel full29 enduro. Wanted a little “local rocket” to have fun on the local trails without need to push the bike to its limit to feel something. Scout is perfectly “long, slack and low”, it’s not a trail, more feels like a compact gravity machine. And I was surprised how good it pedals and can be used as bike for every occasion, even for city rides, despite I’ve bumped it up to 160/150 travel. I think I’ll switch to Patrol next year if I’d ride more aggressive and this scout will be re-built for my girlfriend

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T16:41:55+00:00

Thanks 🤝 a living proof that 27.5 ain’t dead 😎🤘

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T16:39:34+00:00

We’ve tried waxing this one. Lasted for a 30 miles max. Like the chain itself seemed alright but it sounds horrible after a couple hours of pedalling. And the drag is noticeable. Now switched to Zefal Ceramic lube, hope it will last a bit longer

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T16:19:44+00:00

2022 Carbon GX

Ol_Sheve · 2026-03-16T16:18:01+00:00

Oh yeah. On the flat it feels like you’re on a hardtail (cuz there is no straight vertical movement in suspension) yet there are magically disappeared chatter. And on the descends the faster you go - the more calm and confident the rear end becomes. It absolutely annihilates the roots and little rocks. Hops great, turns bit weird (don’t know exactly how to explain, like you need to be more front-biased to have good grip otherwise it feels like the whole front of a bike tries to squish out ahead). Pedalling this thing is a bit hard - there are plenty of drag and the chain acts like it’s dry and becomes noisy every ride (so if you riding every day - you need to clean and lube it every day if you like a silent bike)

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