SCOTT-SPORTS.COM SCOTT GENERAL INFO ISO 4210:2014 / ISO 8098:2014 OWNER`S SHORT MANUAL SCOTT

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1 SCOTT-SPORTS.COM SCOTT ENERL NFO SO 4210:2014 / SO 8098:2014 OWNER`S SHORT MNUL SCOTT

2 ENLSH V ENLSH V Frame: 1 Top tube 2 Down tube 3 Seat tube 4 Chainstay 5 Seat stay 6 Hea tube 7 Rear shok Suspension fork: Fork rown Stanhion tube Lower leg V Drop-out 1 Sale 2 Seat post 3 Seat post lamp 4 Pannier rak 5 Rear light 6 Brake rear 7 Rotor 8 Front erailleur 9 Cassette sprokets 10 Rear erailleur 11 Kikstan 12 Chain 13 Chainring 14 Crank 15 Peal 16 Stem 17 Bell 18 Hanlebars 19 Brake lever 20 Shifter 21 Brake lever/shifter 22 Heaset 23 Front lamp 24 Brakront 25 Rotor 26 Fork 27 Hub ynamo Wheel: 28 Quik-release/ thru axle 29 Spoke 30 Rim 31 Refletor ring 32 Tyre 33 Hub 02 03

3 ENLSH ENLSH The present SCOTT short manual is meant as start assistane. Together with your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD this first start assistane is part of a system. Rea at least pages 9-25 before your first rie! Perform thuntional hek on pages before every rie! Observe the hapter ntene use of your SCOTT bike, the SCOTT servie plan, the SCOTT bike ar an the SCOTT hanover report! Your bike an the translation of these original operating instrutions omply with the requirements of the SO stanars 4210:2014 Cyles Safety requirements for biyles an 8098:2014 Cyles Safety requirements for biyles for young hilren. f you o not fin answers to all your questions in this start assistane an before oing any ajustment whatsoever, rea the other owner s manuals or ask your SCOTT ealer for avie. g Register your SCOTT bike on within 10 ays as of the ate of purhase. Your referenes may also help safeguar your safety, as we an inform you about measures to be taken, if neessary. CUTON! t is essential to also observe the etaile SCOTT owner s manuals an the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. The present owner s manual is subjet to European law an EN/SO stanars. f elivere to ountries outsie Europe, supplementary information has to be provie by the importer of the SCOTT bike, if neessary. nform yourself on mprint: V 5.0, January 2015 Tehnial etails in the text an illustrations of this manual are subjet to hange. No part of this publiation may be reprinte, translate, opie or transmitte in any form or by any means, eletroni, mehanial, by han or otherwisor another business purpose without prior written permission of Zeler nstitut für Fahrratehnik un -Siherheit mbh. Text, onept, photos an graphi esign Zeler nstitut für Fahrratehnik un -Siherheit mbh an SCOTT-SPORTS S 04 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 05

4 TBLE OF CONTENTS ENLSH SOME NOTES ON THS SCOTT SHORT MNUL BRKES ENLSH SFETY ND BEHVOUR ERS NTENDED USE OF YOUR SCOTT BKE TESTS FTER N CCDENT TESTS BEFORE YOUR FRST RDE CRBON PRTCULR MTERL TESTS BEFORE EVERY RDE USN QUCK-RELESES ND THRU XLES Quik-releases on the SCOTT bike Safastening of a omponent with a quik-release Thru axles on the SCOTT bike Safe mounting of wheels with thru axles DJUSTN THE SCOTT BKE TO THE RDER justment of the sale to the orret height justment of the height of the hanlebars Stems - onventional Stems - ajustable Stems for threaless systems heaset What to bear in min with SCOTT bikes with arbon steerer Sale ajustment fore-to-aft position an horizontal tilt justment of sale position an tilt Cokpit ajustment Brake lever reah ajustment on SCOTT roa raing an ylo-ross bikes justment of hanlebar tilt an brake lever/shifter units on SCOTT roa raing an ylo-ross bikes What to bear in min with SCOTT aero bars on SCOTT triathlon bikes an time trial mahines Brake lever reah ajustment on SCOTT ity, trekking, ross, kis an mountain bikes justment of hanlebar tilt an brake levers on SCOTT ity, trekking, ross, kis an mountain bikes Bar ens ENERL NOTES ON CRE ND SERVCN Maintenane an serviing your SCOTT bike Cleaning an aring for your SCOTT bike Sheltering an storing your SCOTT bike SCOTT SERVCE ND MNTENNCE SCHEDULE RECOMMENDED TORQUE SETTNS FOR YOUR SCOTT BKE Reommene torque settings for is brakes an hyrauli rim brakes on your SCOTT bike WRRNTY ND URNTEE Notes on wearing parts URNTEE ON SCOTT BKES SERVCE PLN BKE CRD HNDOVER REPORT SUSPENSON ON SCOTT BKES Front suspension Rear suspension SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 07

5 ENLSH SOME NOTES ON THS SCOTT SHORT MNUL The illustrations on thirst pages of the SCOTT short manual show typial SCOTT ity/trekking bikes, SCOTT roikes an SCOTT mountain bikes. One of these SCOTT bikes looks similar to the SCOTT bike you have purhase. Toay s bikes ome in various types that are esignor speifi uses an fitte aoringly. The present SCOTT short manual inlues thollowing biyle types: Roikes (a), triathlon bikes an time trial mahines ylo-ross bikes/roa raing mahines City, trekking (b), fitness an kis bikes Mountain bikes () (ross, ross-ountry, marathon an tour mountain bikes, enuro an all mountain bikes, irt an freerie bikes) This SCOTT short manual is not appliable to any other than the isplaye biyle types. This manual is not intene to help you assemble a SCOTT bikrom iniviual omponents, to repair it or to make a partly assemble SCOTT bike reay for use. Pay partiular attention to thollowing symbols: This symbol iniates an imminent risk to your life or health unless you omply with the instrutions given or take preventive measures. The esribe possible onsequenes will not be repeate in the SCOTT short manual every time one of the symbols appears. The present SCOTT short manual together with the enlose SCOTT info CD omplies with the requirements of the SO stanars 4210:2014 for ity an trekking, young ault, mountain an raing biyles as well as the SO stanar 8098:2014 for biyles for young hilren. t is essential to also observe the etaile SCOTT owner s manuals an the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. ENLSH SFETY ND BEHVOUR Dear SCOTT Customer, Congratulations on your purhase of a new SCOTT bike. We are onfient that the bike will exee your expetations for quality, funtioning an riing harateristis. Our SCOTT frames an omponents are ustomize an ajuste to suit the nees of the users to enhane your joy when riing on your new SCOTT bike whether you are eginner or a non-professional roa raer or not! CUTON! This symbol warns you of wrongoings whih may result in amage to property an the environment. This symbol provies you with information about how to hanle the prout or refers to a passage in the SCOTT owner s manual that eserves your speial attention. To ensure that you rie safely an with joy, we strongly enourage you to take the time to rea this SCOTT short manual thoroughly. f you have purhase a SCOTT bikor your hil, make sure he/she unerstans the information ontaine in this manual an an hanle the new SCOTT bike aoringly. n purhasing this SCOTT bike (-f) you have hosen a prout of high quality. Eah omponent of your new SCOTT bike has been esigne, manufature an assemble with great are an expertise. Your SCOTT ealer gave the bike its final assembly an mae a funtional hek. This guarantees you pleasure an a sense of onfienrom the very first turn of the peals. 08 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 09

6 ENLSH This SCOTT short manual ontains a wealth of useful fats on the proper use of your SCOTT bike, its maintenane an operation as well as interesting information on bike esign an engineering. Rea this SCOTT short manual thoroughly. We are sure that even if you have been yling for many years you will fin it worthwhile. Bike tehnology has evelope at a rapi pae uring reent years. Pleasin the etaile SCOTT owner s manuals, the manuals of the omponent manufaturers an the relevant web links on the SCOTT info CD enlose with this SCOTT short manual. ENLSH Therefore, before setting off on your new SCOTT bike, you shoul rea at least the hapter Tests before your first rie. Before you set off, let us point out a few things to you that are very important to every ylist: Never rie without a properly ajuste helmet an without glasses (). To ensure as muh fun an safety as possible uring yling, be sure to arry out thuntional hek esribe in the hapter Tests before every rie before setting off on your SCOTT bike. Even a manual as etaile as an enylopaeia oul not esribe every possible ombination of available biyle moels an omponents. The SCOTT short manual thereforouses on your newly purhase SCOTT bike an stanar omponents an provies useful information an warnings. When oing any ajusting an serviing (a), be aware that the etaile instrutions provie in your manual only refer to this SCOTT bike. The information inlue here is not appliable to any other biyle type. s biyles ome in a wie variety of esigns with frequent moel hanges, the routines esribe may require omplementary information. t is essential to also observe the etaile SCOTT owner s manual an the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Be aware that these instrutions may requirurther explanation, epening on the experiene an/or skills of the person oing the work. For some jobs you may require aitional (speial) tools (b) or supplementary instrutions. Make sure to wear suitable, bright lothing, as a minimum you shoul wear straight ut trousers an or leg bans an shoes fitting the peal system (). lways rie arefully on publi roas as well as off-roa an observe the traffi rules so as not to enanger yourself or others. This manual annot teah you how to rie. Please be aware that yling is a potentially angerous ativity that requires the rier to stay in ontrol of his or her SCOTT bike at all times. f neessary, atten eginners oursor ylists, as offere here an there. Like any sport, yling involves the risk of injury an amage. By hoosing to rie ike, you assume the responsibility for the risk. Please note that on ike you have no protetion tehnique aroun you like you have in a ar (e.g. boywork, BS, airbag). Therefore, always rie arefully an respet the other traffi partiipants. Never rie uner the influene of rugs, meiation, alohol or when you are tire. Do not rie with a seon person on your SCOTT bike an never rie without having both hans on the hanlebars. This manual annot teah you the skills of iyle mehani. Observe the legal regulations onerning off-roa yling an publi roas. These regulations may iffer in eah ountry. Respet nature when riing through thorest an in the open ountrysie. Only use your bike on signposte, well maintaine trails an har-surfae roas (e+f). a b e f 10 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 11

7 ENLSH f you purhase a SCOTT kis bike (a), observe the hapter SCOTT kis bikes in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD before your hil sets off on it for thirst time. There are speial traffi regulations for hilren in some ountries. First, we woul like to familiarize you with the various omponents of your SCOTT bike. Please unfol the over of the SCOTT short manual. There you will fin a SCOTT ity/trekking (b), SCOTT mountain bike an a SCOTT roike () showing all the essential omponents. Leave the page unfole as you rea so that you an easily loate the omponents as they are referre to in the text. For your own safety, never o any work or ajusting when serviing your bike unless you feel absolutely sure about it. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. Note: Do not hith yourself an your bike to a ar. Do not rireehan. Only take your feet off the peals, if require by the onition of the roa. SCOTT NO SHORTCUTS NTENDED USE OF YOUR SCOTT BKE Your SCOTT bike was esigne by our engineers for a speifi use. Be sure to use your SCOTT bike only aoring to its intene use, as it may otherwise not withstan the stress an oul fail an ause an aient with unforeseeable onsequenes! ny use ontrary to the intene purpose will rener the warranty null an voi. nform yourself at to whih ategory your new SCOTT bike belongs. There is no biyle type whih is suitablor all purposes. Your SCOTT ealer will be please to help you fining the right SCOTT bikor your nees. He will also explain you the limits of the ifferent types of biyle. Category 1: SCOTT roa raing an triathlon bikes as well as time trial mahines f you want to use SCOTT roa raing () an triathlon bikes (e) as well as time trial mahines (f) on publi roas, these bikes must bitte with the presribe equipment. Observe the traffi rules when riing on publi roas. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. ENLSH For SCOTT roa raing an triathlon bikes as well as time trial mahines, trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks are not permitte. Note that SCOTT will not assume liability for the use of trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks. Suh a use woul rener the warranty null an voi. SCOTT bikes of the ategory 1 are not suitablor off-roa, jumps, slies, stair riing, stoppies, wheelies, triks et.! V SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 13

8 ENLSH SCOTT roa raing an triathlon bikes as well as time trial mahines are exlusively esignor riing on har-surfae paths an roas with tarre or pave surfae. The tyres must remain in onstant ontat with the groun. These biyles are not suitablor off-roa an ylo-ross use or for touring with pannier raks an bags. SCOTT-Bikes ero, Lightweight, Enurane Comfort an Contessa Roelong to this ategory. These biyles are not suitablor off-roa, ylo-ross or mountain bike use or jumps an ompetitive use of any kin whatsoever. The SCOTT bikes Trekking an City/Streets belong to this ategory. The permissible overall weight (rier inl. luggage an biyle) shoul not exee 143 to 150 kg / 315 to 330 lbs (aoring to moel). Uner ertain irumstanes this permissible overall weight an burther limite by the omponent manufaturers reommenations for use. ENLSH The permissible overall weight (rier inl. luggage an biyle) must not exee 117 to 120 kg / 257 to 264 lbs (aoring to moel). Uner ertain irumstanes the permissible maximum weight an burther limite by the omponent manufaturers reommenations for use. Category 2: SCOTT ity, trekking an urban bikes, SCOTT kis bikes an SCOTT ylo-ross bikes Due to their esign an fittings, SCOTT ity (a), trekking (b) an urban bikes (), SCOTT kis bikes () an SCOTT ylo-ross bikes (e) are not always suitablor being use on publi roas. f you want to use them on publi roas, these bikes must bitte with the presribe equipment. Observe the traffi rules when riing on publi roas. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Category 2.1: SCOTT ity, trekking an urban bikes SCOTT ity, trekking an urban bikes are esignor riing exlusively on har-surfae terrain, i.e. on tarre roas an biyle lanes or gravel fiel traks. The tyres must remain in onstant ontat with the groun. g For SCOTT ity, trekking an urban bikes, trailers an hil arriers are permitte. Note that SCOTT will not assume liability for the use of these trailers an hil arriers beause of the wie variation in fixation systems, the tehnial etails of these systems an any assoiate problem with thesixation systems. The use of pannier raks is permitte on SCOTT ity, trekking an urban bikes, if the rear stays an the rop-outs of your SCOTT bike havastening evies for pannier raks. n this ase mounting a suitable pannier rak is permitte. Contat your SCOTT ealer before mounting. SCOTT bikes of the ategory 2.1 are not suitablor off-roa use, jumps, slies, stair riing, stoppies, wheelies, triks et.! Category 2.2: SCOTT kis bikes SCOTT kis bikes (f) are esignor riing exlusively on tarre roas an biyle lanes or gravel fiel traks. The tyres must remain in onstant ontat with the groun. These biyles are not suitablor off-roa an ompetitive use of any kin whatsoever. SCOTT bikes Junior belong to this ategory. 14 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 15

9 ENLSH The permissible overall weight (hil inl. luggage an biyle) shoul not exee 50 kg / 110 lbs. Chilren shoul not rie near preipies, stairases or swimming pools as well as on paths use by automotive mobiles. SCOTT kis bikes are suitablor mounting training wheels. For SCOTT kis bikes trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks are not permitte. g SCOTT kis bikes whih look like a BMX bike must be use in aorane with the intene usor bikes of the ategory 2.2. SCOTT bikes of the ategory 2.2 are not suitablor off-roa use, jumps, slies, stair riing, stoppies, wheelies, triks et.! Category 2.3: SCOTT ylo-ross bikes SCOTT ylo-ross bikes - CX (a+b) are esignor riing on har-surfae terrain, i.e. on tarre roas an biyle lanes or gravel an grass traks. The tyres must remain in onstant ontat with the groun. n aition, they are well suitor well pave gravel paths an forest roas as well as off-roa trails with a slight slope where a temporary loss of tyre ontat with the groun ue to small steps may our. n aition, they are suitablor use on easy terrain an in ylo-ross ompetitions. These biyles are not suitablor off-roa use, suh as mountain bike use, namely all mountain, enuro, ownhill (DH), freerie, ual slalom, ownhill/freerie parks, jumps, rops an in bike parks et. For SCOTT ylo-ross bikes trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks are not permitte. Note that SCOTT will not assume liability for the use of trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks. Suh a use woul rener the warranty null an voi. SCOTT bikes of the ategory 2.3 are not suitablor riing over hallenging an bloke terrain, jumps, slies, stair riing, stoppies, wheelies, triks et.! Category 3: SCOTT ross-ountry, marathon an hartail bikes SCOTT ross-ountry (), marathon () an hartail bikes (e+f) are esigne for use on surfaes permittor bikes of the ategories 1 an 2 an in aition suitablor rough an unpave terrains. Sporai jumps up to a maximum height of 0.5 m are also inlue in thiel of use of these SCOTT biyles. n aition, they are intenor ross-ountry use an raes on surfaes from easy over meium hallenging to aggressive surfae (e.g. hilly with small obstales, suh as roots, roks, loose an har surfaes as well as ents). But partiularly inexperiene riers oing jumps may lan inappropriately, thus inreasing the ating fores signifiantly whih may result in amage an injuries. SCOTT reommens that you train your skills in a riing tehnique ourse. f neessary, ask your SCOTT ealer to inspet your SCOTT bike at shorter intervals than aoring to the SCOTT servie an maintenane sheule. ENLSH SCOTT bikes CX belong to this ategory. The permissible overall weight (rier inl. luggage an biyle) must not exee 117 to 120 kg / 257 to 264 lbs (aoring to moel). Uner ertain irumstanes the permissible maximum weight an burther limite by the omponent manufaturers reommenations for use. 16 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 17

10 ENLSH These biyles are, however, not suitablor use on bloke terrain, triks, stair riing, et., training an ompetitive use in the ategories freerie, irt, ownhill as well as harest freeriing, extreme ownhill, irt jump, slope style or very aggressive or extreme riing. Due to their esign an fittings, SCOTT ross-ountry (a+b), marathon an hartail bikes () are not always suitablor being use on publi roas. f you want to use them on publi roas, these bikes must bitte with the presribe equipment. Observe the traffi rules when riing on publi roas. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. SCOTT bikes XC, Trail an Contessa Mountain belong to this ategory. The permissible overall weight (rier inl. luggage an biyle) must not exee 119 to 128 kg / 262 to 282 lbs (aoring to moel). Uner ertain irumstanes this permissible overall weight an burther limite by the omponent manufaturers reommenations for use. For SCOTT ross-ountry, marathon an hartail bikes trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks are not permitte. Exeption: Mounting a suitable pannier rak is permitte, if the rear stays an the rop-outs of your SCOTT bike havastening evies for pannier raks. Contat your SCOTT ealer before mounting. Note that SCOTT will not assume liability for the use of trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks. Suh a use woul rener the warranty null an voi. SCOTT bikes of the ategory 3 are not suitablor use on bloke terrain, high an far jumps (), slies, stair riing, stoppies, wheelies, triks et.! Category 4: SCOTT enuro an all mountain bikes SCOTT enuro (e+f) an all mountain bikes are esignor off-roa use (lpross et.). SCOTT biyles of this ategory an be use on surfaes permitte for biyles of the ategories 1, 2, an 3. Furthermore, SCOTT biyles of this ategory are suitablor very rough an partly bloke terrain with steeper slopes an higher spees as a result thereof. Regular jumps by experiene riers are no problem for these SCOTT biyles. The regular an urable use of these SCOTT biyles in bike parks, is however exlue by SCOTT. These SCOTT biyles are not suitablor triks, stair riing, for the extreme jumps/riing, suh as harest mountain biking, freeriing, ownhill, on North Shore trails, irt jumping, huking, training an ompetitive use of the ategories freerie, irt, ownhill. Due to their esign an fittings, SCOTT enuro an all mountain bikes are not always suitablor being use on publi roas. f you want to use them on publi roas, these bikes must bitte with the presribe equipment. Observe the traffi rules when riing on publi roas. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. SCOTT bikes ENDURO belong to this ategory. The permissible overall weight (rier inl. luggage an biyle) must not exee 119 to 128 kg / 262 to 282 lbs (aoring to moel). Uner ertain irumstanes this permissible overall weight an burther limite by the omponent manufaturers reommenations for use. For SCOTT enuro an all mountain bikes trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks are not permitte. Note that SCOTT will not assume liability for the use of trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks. Suh a use woul rener the warranty null an voi. Due to the higher stresses, these SCOTT bikes of ategory 4 shoul be hekor possible amage after every rie. Two inspetions per year at least arrie out by your SCOTT ealer are obligatory. ENLSH 18 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 19

11 ENLSH Category 5: SCOTT gravity, freerie, ownhill an irt jump bikes Due to their esign an fittings, SCOTT gravity, freerie, ownhill an irt jump bikes are not always suitablor being use on publi roas. f you want to use them on publi roas, these bikes must bitte with the presribe equipment. Observe the traffi rules when riing on publi roas. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. For SCOTT gravity, freerie, ownhill an irt jump bikes trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks are not permitte. Note that SCOTT will not assume liability for the use of trailers, hil arriers an pannier raks. Suh a use woul rener the warranty null an voi. Due to the higher stresses, these SCOTT bikes of ategory 5 shoul be hekor possible amage after every rie. Three inspetions per year at least arrie out by your SCOTT ealer are obligatory. Category 5.2: SCOTT irt jump bikes SCOTT irt jump bikes are esignor jumps, jumps from obstales, high spees or aggressive riing over rough surfaes or laning on uneven surfaes. This kin of riing is, however, extremely angerous an introues unforeseeable fores on iyle whih an overstress thrame, thork or the omponents. f you eie to rie off-roa on a SCOTT bike of the ategory 5.2, you have to take appropriate safety measures, suh as morrequent serviing of your biyle an the replaement of fittings an equipment. You shoul also wear omprehensive safety equipment, suh as a full-fae helmet, protetion pas an boy protetors. SCOTT irt jump bikes (e+f) are esignor man-mae irt jumps, ramps, skate parks an other preitable obstales an terrains whih are rather a hallenge to the rier s skills an his ontrol of the bike than to suspension features. SCOTT irt jump bikes are use like heavy-uty BMX bikes. SCOTT irt jump bikes are, however, not esignor terrain, slopes or lanings whih require long suspension travels to ompensate the shoks of the laning an to keep ontrol. ENLSH Category 5.1: SCOTT gravity, freerie an ownhill bikes SCOTT gravity, freerie (a+b) an ownhill bikes () are esignor jumps, jumps from obstales, high spees or aggressive riing over rough surfaes or laning on uneven surfaes. This kin of riing is, however, extremely angerous an introues unforeseeablores on iyle whih an overstress the frame, thork or the omponents. f you eie to rie off-roa on a SCOTT bike of the ategory 5.1, you have to take appropriate safety measures, suh as morrequent serviing of your biyle an the replaement of fittings an equipment. You shoul also wear omprehensive safety equipment, suh as a full-fae helmet, protetion pas an boy protetors (). SCOTT bikes DRT belong to this ategory. g For your own safety, o not overestimate your riing skills. Note that though looking easy the triks of a professional are hazarous to your life an limb. lways protet yourself with suitable lothing. SCOTT gravity, freerie an ownhill bikes are esignor use on most hallenging terrain, e.g. on North Shore trails an slope style, but only by highly skille an experiene riers. SCOTT DH / FR bikes belong to this ategory. 20 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 21

12 ENLSH TESTS BEFORE YOUR FRST RDE 1. f you want to use your bike on publi roas, it has to omply with legal requirements. These requirements may vary in eah ountry. Thittings of your SCOTT bike are, therefore, not neessarily omplete. sk your SCOTT ealer onerning the laws an regulations appliable in your ountry or in the ountry you inten to use your SCOTT bike. Have your SCOTT bike equippe aoringly before using it on publi roas. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 2. re you familiar with the brake system (a)? Have a look at the SCOTT bike ar an hek whether the brake lever of thront brake is on the sie you are use to (right or left). f it is not, ask your SCOTT ealer to swith the brake levers before you set off for thirst time. Your new bike is equippe with moern brakes whih may bar more powerful than those you were use to so far. Be sure to first pratise using the brakes on a level, non-slip surfae off publi roas! Slowly approah higher brake performanes an spees. For more information see the hapter Brakes in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 3. re you familiar with the type an funtioning of the gears (b)? sk your SCOTT ealer to explain you the gear system an make yourself familiar with your new gears in an area free of traffi, if neessary. 4. re sale an hanlebars properly ajuste? The sale shoul be set to a height from whih you an just reah the peal in its lowest position with your heel. The hips shoul remain horizontal (). Chek whether your toes reah to thloor when you are sitting on the sale () (exeption: full suspension SCOTT bikes). Your SCOTT ealer will be please to help you, if you are not happy with your seating position. For more information see the hapter justing the SCOTT bike to the rier in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 5. f your SCOTT bike is equippe with lipless or step-in peals (e): Have you ever trie yling with the respetive yling shoes? First pratie loking one shoe onto a peal an isengaging it while staning on the other leg. sk your SCOTT ealer to explain you the peals an to ajust them to your nees. For more information see the hapter Peals an shoes in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 6. f you purhase a SCOTT bike with suspension (f), you shoul ask your SCOTT ealer to ajust the suspension settings to your nees. mproperly ajuste suspension elements are liable to malfuntion or amage. n any ase they will impair the performane of your bike as well as your safety an joy whilst riing. For more information see the hapters Front suspension, Rear suspension an Suspension seat posts in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. ENLSH For more information see the hapter ears in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Be aware that the istane you nee to stop your bike inreases, when you are riing with your hans on aero bars, on bar ens or on multi-position hanlebars. The brake levers are not always within easy reah. 22 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 23

13 ENLSH Be sure to use your SCOTT bike only aoring to its intene use, as it may otherwise not withstan the stress an fail. Risk of falling! Make partiularly sure there is enough spae between your roth (a) an the top tube so that you o not hurt yourself, if you have to get off your peele quikly. Note that both braking effet an tyre grip an be reue rastially in wet onitions. Look well ahea when riing on wet roas an go well below the spee you woul rie at in ry onitions. Due to their speifi intene use, some SCOTT irt bikes aritte with only one brake. There is, however, always a seon brake supplie whih an be mounte, if neessary. Do not rie these SCOTT bikes on publi roas, but only on enlose terrain. lak of pratie when using lipless peals or too muh spring tension in the mehanism an lea to a very firm onnetion, from whih you annot quikly step out! Risk of falling! n ase you ha a rash with your SCOTT bike, perform at least the hek esribe in the hapters Tests before every rie an Tests after an aient. Only rie bak very arefully on your SCOTT bike, if it passe the tests without any problems. Do not aelerate or brake har an o not rie your bike out of the sale. f you are in oubt, have yourself pike up by ar, instea of taking any risk. Bak home you nee to hek your SCOTT bike thoroughly one again. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer! CUTON! Before towing a trailer with your SCOTT ity bike (b), SCOTT trekking bike or SCOTT hartail mountain bike ontat your SCOTT ealer. CUTON! Before mounting a hil arrier, hek whether your SCOTT bike is permitte for hil arriers. You will fin the respetive information in the hapter ntene use of your SCOTT bike or in the SCOTT bike ar. Contat your SCOTT ealer. We reommen that you take out a private liability insurane. Make sure that overagor biyle amage is provie by your insurane. Contat your insurane ompany or ageny. TESTS BEFORE EVERY RDE Your SCOTT bike has unergone numerous tests uring proution an a final hek has been arrie out by your SCOTT ealer. Nevertheless, be sure to hek thollowing points to exlue any malfuntioning that may be ue to the transport of your SCOTT bike or to hanges a thir person may have performe on your SCOTT bike before elivery: 1. re the quik-release levers (), thru axles or nuts of thront an rear wheel, the seat post an other omponents properly lose? For more information see the hapter Using quik-releases an thru axles in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 2. re the tyres in goo onition an o they have suffiient pressure ()? The minimum an maximum pressure (in bar or PS) is iniate on the tyre sie (e). For more information see the hapter Wheels an tyres in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 3. Spin the wheels to hek whether the rims are true. f you have is brakes, wath the gap between frame an rim or tyre an, if you have rim brakes, between brake pa an rim (f). Untrue rims an be an iniation of tyres with rupture sies or broken spokes. ENLSH 24 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 25

14 ENLSH For more information see the hapter Wheels an tyres in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 4. Test the brakes in stationary by firmly pulling the brake levers towars the hanlebars (a). The brake pas of rim brakes must hit the rim evenly with their entire surfae without touhing the tyre uring braking, in open onition or in between. Make sure you annot pull the brake levers all the way to the hanlebars an hek the hyrauli brake ables for oil or braklui leaks! Chek the thikness of the brake pas, as well. With is brakes you shoul have a stable pressure point at one. f you have to atuate the brake lever more than one to get a positive braking response, have the SCOTT bike heke by your SCOTT ealer immeiately. For more information see the hapter Brakes in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 5. Let your SCOTT bike boune on the groun from a small height (b). f there is any rattling, hek where it omes from. Chek the bearings an bolte onnetions, if neessary. Tighten them slightly, if neessary. 6. n ase you have a SCOTT bike with suspension, press own on your SCOTT bike an see whether the spring elements retrat an exten as usual (). For more information see the hapters Front suspension, Rear suspension an Suspension seat posts in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 7. f your bike has a kik-stan, make sure it is fully raise () before you set off. Risk of falling! 8. Do not forget to take a high quality D- (e) or hain lok with you on your rie. The only way to effetively protet your SCOTT bike against theft is to lok it to an immovable objet. 9. f you want to rie on publi roas, make sure your SCOTT bike is equippe aoring to the appliable regulations of your ountry (f). Riing without lights an refletors in ark or im onitions is very angerous, beause you will be seen too late or not at all by other roa users. set of lights that orrespons to the regulations is a must on publi roas. Turn on the lights as soon as usk sets in. For more information see the hapter Legal requirements for riing on publi roas in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Do not use your SCOTT bike, if it fails at one of these points! efetive SCOTT bike an lea to serious aients! f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. mproperly losastenings, e.g. quik-releases, an ause parts of your SCOTT bike to ome loose an result in serious aients! Be aware that the istane you nee to stop your bike inreases, when you are riing with your hans on aero bars, on bar ens or on multi-position hanlebars. The brake levers are not always within easy reah. During use your SCOTT bike is unergoing stress resulting from the surfae of the roa an from the rier s ation. Due to these ynami loas, the ifferent parts of your bike reat with wear an fatigue. Please hek your SCOTT bike regularly, i.e. aoring to the SCOTT servie an maintenane sheule, for wear marks, srathes, eformations, olour hanges an any iniation of raking. Components whih have reahe the en of their servie life may break without previous warning. Let your SCOTT ealer maintain an servie your SCOTT bike regularly. n ases of oubt it is always best to replae omponents. ENLSH 26 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 27

15 ENLSH USN QUCK-RELESES ND THRU XLES QUCK-RELESES ON THE SCOTT BKE Most SCOTT bikes aritte with quik-releases to ensurast ajustments, assembly an isassembly. Be sure to hek whether all quik-releases are tight before you set off on your SCOTT bike. Quik-releases shoul be hanle with greatest are, as they affet your safety iretly. Pratie the proper use of quik-releases to avoi any aients. Quik-release retention mehanisms essentially onsist of two operative elements (a): 1. The han lever on one sie of the hub whih reates a lamping fore via a am when you lose it. 2. The tightening nut on the other sie of the hub with whih the preloa on the threae ro (quik-release axle) is set. When ontinuing to lose the lever the resistane you feel shoul inrease signifiantly an towars the en even more strength is require to lose the lever. Use the ball of your thumb while your fingers pull on an immovable part, suh as thork () or a rear stay, but not on rake is or spoke, to push it in all the way. n its en position, the lever shoul be at a right angle to the quik-release axle (e), i.e. it shoul not stan out. The lever shoul lie lose to thrame or thork so that it annot be opene aientally. Make sure, however, that the lever is easy to hanlor atual quik use. ENLSH Do not touh the brake is iretly after having stoppe, e.g. after a long own-hill rie, you may burn your fingers! lways let the brake is ool own before opening the quik-release. To hek whether the lever is seurely loke apply pressure to the en of the han lever an try to turn it while it is lose (f). f you an turn the lever aroun, open it an inrease the preloa. Srew the tightening nut on the opposite sie lokwise by half a turn. Close the quik-release lever an hek it again for tightness. Finally lift the bike a few entimetres, so that the wheel no longer touhes the groun an hit the tyrrom above. f it is properly fastene, the wheel will remain firmly fixe in the rop-outs of thrame or fork without prouing any rattling. f your seat post is equippe with a quik-release mehanism, hek whether the sale is firmly fixe by trying to twist it relative to thrame. Safastening of a omponent with a quik-release Open the quik-release. You shoul now be able to rea Open (b) on the lever. Make sure the omponent to bastene is in the aurate position. For more information see the hapters justing the SCOTT bike to the rier an Wheels an tyres in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. There you will also fin information on the RWS system from DT-Swiss. Move the lever bak, as if to lose it. Now you shoul be able to rea Close on the outsie of the lever. When you start losing the lever you shoul feel virtually no resistane with your han until the lever is at a right angle to thrame/ fork (). Make sure the levers of both wheel quik-releases are always on the sie opposite to the hain. This will help you to avoi mounting thront wheel aientally the wrong way roun. n the ase of SCOTT bikes with is brakes an quik-releases having a 5-mm-axle, it may be reasonable to mount both quik-releases with the lever on the sie of the hain rive. This helps you not to ome into ontat with the hot brake is an prevents you from having your fingers burnt. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. Never rie your SCOTT bike without having hekirst, whether the wheels are seurely fastene. With an insuffiiently lose quik-release the wheel an ome loose, thus reating a serious risk of aient! SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 29

16 ENLSH CUTON! f your SCOTT bike is equippe with quik-releases, be sure to lok the frame to an immovable objet together with the wheels when you leave it outsie. nti-theft protetion! To be on the safe sie you an replae the quik-releases by speial loks. They an only be opene an lose with a speial, oe key or an llen key. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. THRU XLES ON THE SCOTT BKE CUTON! Chek thixing after thirst one to two hours of use an subsequently every 20 hours of use. CUTON! To mount the axle only use the tools reommene by the manufaturer. Use a torque wrenh whenever possible. Tighten arefully by approahing the presribe maximum torque value in small steps (0.5 Nm inrements) an hek in between the proper fit of the omponent. Never exee the maximum torque value iniate by the manufaturer! too tight fixing of the axle an amage the axle or thork leg. ENLSH Thru axles (a+b) are mounte when SCOTT bikes have to withstan high stress. On forks an in partiular together with is brakes they makor extreme stiffness. DJUSTN THE SCOTT BKE TO THE RDER Safe mounting of wheels with thru axles There is a wie range of thru-axle systems available now. Some systems are tightene with quik-releases. Other systems may require speial tools for assembly or isassembly. Rea therefore in any ase the hapter Using quik-releases an thru axles in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the suspension fork, thru axle an wheel manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD before removing the wheel or oing any maintenane work an mounting a fork/wheel ombination with thru-axle system. There the systems are esribe in etail. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. mproperly mounte wheels may throw you off your bike or result in serious aients! sk your SCOTT ealer to show you how to hanle the thru-axle type you have. Your boy height an proportions are eisivor thrame size of your SCOTT bike. Make partiularly sure there is enough spae between your roth an the top tube so that you o not hurt yourself, if you have to get off your bike quikly (). By hoosing a speifi type of biyle you roughly etermine the posture you will be riing in (+e). However, some omponents of your SCOTT bike are espeially esigne so that you an ajust them to your boy proportions up to a ertain egree. This inlues the seat post, the hanlebars an the stem as well as the brake grips or brake levers/shifters. s all works require know-how, experiene, suitable tools an skills, you shoul restrit yourself to ajusting your seating position. Contat your SCOTT ealer, if you are not happy with your seating position or if you want something hange. They will see to your wishes the next time you leave your SCOTT bike at the workshop, e.g. for thirst inspetion. fter any ajustment/assembly work, be sure to make a short funtional hek as esribe in the hapter Tests before every rie an o a test rie on your SCOTT bike in an area free of traffi (f). 30 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 31

17 ENLSH f you have a very small frame, there may be the anger of your foot olliing with thront wheel. Therefore, make sure your leats are properly ajuste. ll tasks esribe in thollowing require the know-how of a mehani an appropriate tools. Make it a rule to tighten the bolte onnetions always with greatest attention. nrease the torque values bit by bit an hek thit of the omponent in between. Use a torque wrenh an never exee the maximum torque values! The torque values are given in the hapter Reommene torque settings for your SCOTT bike in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual, iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. The seating position epens highly on how you want to use the SCOTT bike. sk your SCOTT ealer or your trainer for help. The avies given below are suitablor typial SCOTT roa, SCOTT ity, SCOTT trekking an SCOTT ross-ountry/marathon bikes. f sitting on the sale auses you trouble, e.g. beause it numbs your roth, this may be ue to the sale. Your SCOTT ealer has a very wie range of sales available an will be please to avise you. DJUSTMENT OF THE SDDLE TO THE CORRECT HEHT The orret sale height epens on the length of your legs. When pealling, the ball of your foot shoul be positione above the entre of the peal axle. With your feet in this position you shoul not be able to streth your legs ompletely straight at the lowest point (a), otherwise your pealling will beome awkwar. Chek the height of your sale with flat-sole shoes. This is best one with suitable yling shoes. Sit on the sale an put your heel on the peal at its lowest point (b). Your leg shoul bully strethe an your hips shoul remain horizontal. To ajust the sale height loosen the quik-release lever (see hapter Using quik-releases an thru axles ) or the biner bolt of the seat post lamp at the top of the seat tube (). The latter requires suitable tools, e.g. an llen key, with whih you turn the bolt two to three turns antilokwise. Now you an perform the vertial ajustment of the seat post. Be sure not to pull out the seat post too far the mark on the seat post (en, max., min., stop or the like) shoul always remain within the seat tube () an always grease the part of an aluminium or titanium seat post that is inserte into a seat tube mae of aluminium, titanium or steel. Do not grease arbon seat posts an/or arbon seat tubes in the lamping area! Use speial arbon assembly paste instea. lign the sale with thrame by using the sale nose an the bottom braket or top tube as a referene point (e). Clamp the seat post tight again by losing the quik-release, as esribe in the hapter Using quik-releases an thru axles or by turning the seat post biner bolts lokwise in half turns or better in steps of 0.5 Nm inrements starting at 3 Nm. You shoul not nee muh strength in your hans to lamp the seat post suffiiently tight. Otherwise the seat post oes not math thrame. Verify in between that the seat post is suffiiently tight by taking hol of the sale at both ens an then trying to rotate the seat post insie the seat tube (f). f it oes rotate, gently retighten the biner bolt of the seat post lamp by half a turn or better by a quater turn or in steps of 0.5 Nm inrements an o the hek again. Does the leg streth test now proue the orret result? Chek by moving your foot an peal to the lowest point. When the ball of your foot is exatly above the peal entre in the ieal pealling position, your knee shoul be slightly bent. f this is the ase, the sale height is ajuste to the orret height. ENLSH 32 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 33

18 ENLSH Chek whether you an touh the groun safely while sitting on the sale by strething your feet to thloor (a). f not, you shoul lower the sale until you an, at least to begin with. Never apply grease or oil into a seat tube of a frame mae of arbon unless an alloy sleeve is insie thrame. f you mount a arbon seat post, o not put any grease on it, even if thrame is mae of metal. One grease, arbon omponents may never again ensure reliable lamping! Use speial arbon assembly paste instea (b). When riing steep ownhill ourses on your SCOTT mountain bike, a lower sale height is often better for some riing manoeuvres. This allows a better ontrol of the SCOTT bike. Make sure not to overtighten the biner bolt of the seat post lamp. Otherwise you may amage the seat post or thrame. Risk of aient! Never rie your bike with the seat post rawn out beyon the limit, maximum, or stop mark! The seat post might break or ause severe amage to thrame. n the ase of frames with seat tubes that exten beyon the top of thrame s top tube the seat post shoul be inserte into the seat tube at least below the bottom of the top tube an below the top of the rear stays! f seat post an frame require ifferent minimum insertion epths, you shoul opt for the eeper insertion epth. CUTON! f the seat post oes not move easily insie the seat tube or if it annot be tightene suffiiently, ask your SCOTT ealer for avie. Do not use brute fore! CUTON! Tighten arefully by approahing the presribe maximum torque value in small steps (0.5 Nm inrements) an hek in between the proper fit of the omponent. Never exee the maximum torque value iniate by the manufaturer! Chilren an aolesents nee to have the sale height an the position of sale an hanlebars heke at least every three months! f your SCOTT bike has a ropper seat post (), you fin more information in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. DJUSTMENT OF THE HEHT OF THE HNDLEBRS The height of the hanlebars ompare to the sale an the istane between sale an hanlebars etermine how muh your upper boy will be inline forwar. Lowering the hanlebars gives you a streamline position an brings more weight to bear on thront wheel. However, it also entails an extremely forwar leaning posture whih is tiring an less omfortable, beause it inreases the strain on your wrists, arms, bak, upper boy an nek. There are three ifferent stem systems that allow vertial ajustment of the hanlebars, the onventional (), the ajustable (e) an the heaset -stem (f). These systems require speial knowlege. n this regar, the esriptions hereafter may be inomplete. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. The stem is one of the loearing parts of your SCOTT bike. Changes to it an impair your safety. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer! These routines require a ertain amount of manual skill an (speial) tools. sk your SCOTT ealer to explain you both funtion an ajustment of your stem or let him o that work. ENLSH 34 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 35

19 ENLSH The bolte onnetions of stem an hanlebars have to be tightene to the presribe torque values. f you isregar the presribe values, the hanlebars or stem may ome loose or break. Use a torque wrenh an never exee the maximum torque values! The torque values are given in the hapter Reommene torque settings for your SCOTT bike in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual, iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Stems ome in varying lengths (a) as well as shaft an biner tube iameters (b). stem of inappropriate imension an beome a soure of anger: Hanlebars or stems an break, resulting in an aient. When replaing any parts, be sure to only use parts that bear the appropriate mark an, to be on the safe sie, original spare parts. Your SCOTT ealer will be please to help you. CUTON! Make sure the hanlebar-stem ombination is approve by the hanlebar an/or stem manufaturer. CUTON! Make sure the hanlebar lamping area is free of sharp eges. Stems - onventional Hanlebars with onventional stems allow limite vertial ajustment. This is one by moving the stem up or own insie thork steerer tube (). Never rie a SCOTT bike with a stem that has been rawn out beyon the mark for the maximum permissible height ()! Chek all bolte onnetions an test your brakes before you set off! CUTON! Never try to unsrew the top rae of the heaset when you only want to ajust the stem, as you will otherwise alter the bearing play! Stems - ajustable There are various solutions for ajusting the tilt of thront part of ajustable stems: Some esigns use bolts on the sies of the joint (), others have bolts oming from above or below, an others again are equippe with aitional loking mehanisms or ajusting bolts. sk your SCOTT ealer to explain you both funtion an ajustment of your stem or, still better, let him o that work. For more information see the hapter justment of the height of the hanlebars in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. CUTON! Keep in min that reajusting the position of the stem hanges the position of hanlebars, brake levers an shifters. Reajust these omponents, as esribe in the hapter justment of the hanlebar tilt an the brake levers. Stems for threaless systems heaset ENLSH sk your SCOTT ealer to explain you both funtion an ajustment of your stem or, still better, let him o that work. For more information see the hapter justment of the height of the hanlebars in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. n the ase of SCOTT bikes with heaset heasets the stem also serves to ajust the bearing preloa. f you hange the position of the stem you have to reajust the bearing play (see the hapter Heaset in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD). The vertial setting range is etermine by the intermeiate rings, also referre to as spaers (e). n the ase of flip-flop stem moels (f) the stem an be mounte the other way roun to ahieve a ifferent hanlebar height. 36 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 37

20 ENLSH sk your SCOTT ealer to explain you both funtion an ajustment of your stem or, still better, let him o that work. n the ase of turne stems, it is possible that the ables are too short. n this ase riing an be unsafe. f in oubt, ask your SCOTT ealer. When removing spaers (a) thork steerer tube must be shortene. This hange is irreversible. The shortening shoul be arrie out by your SCOTT ealer, but only after you havoun your preferre position. What to bear in min with SCOTT bikes with arbon steerer lways make sure before assembly to use a heaset ompatible with the stem. We reommen the use of a SYNCROS stem an heaset when mounting a SCOTT/SYNCROS arbon fork, as they are esigne to work together. f you hoose to use the prout of another manufaturer, make sure it is ompatible with the SCOTT/SYNCROS fork. SCOTT assumes no responsibility for problems resulting from the use of non-scott/syncros prouts. Never use more than 40 mm stak height of spaers between heaset an stem (b). 4. pply a thin an even layer of grease on the bearings before mounting the fork in thrame. Make sure the lamping surfaes of the stem remain lear of grease. Otherwise there is the risk that a seure lamping of the stem is no longer possible. pply speial arbon assembly paste on the insie of the stem as well as on thork steerer insie an outsie in the area of the lamping. This inreases thrition an ensures a seurit. 5. Slie the expaner into the arbon steerer until it is flush with the top of the steerer. 6. Tighten the expaner by using an 8-mm llen key to a maximum torque value of 4-5 Nm making sure that the expaner stays flush to the top of the steerer an oesn t lift slightly (e). Make sure there is no more than 2.5 mm between the top of the stem lamp an the top of the steerer as shown on the illustration. Hanlebar stem Steerer tube Top ap max. 2.5 mm ENLSH Never use more than 5 mm stak height of spaers above the stem between the top ap of the heaset an the stem (b). Spaers Do use minimum 5 mm stak height of spaers below the stem between the ap of the heaset an the stem. 1. Thork steerer, espeially in ase of a arbon steerer, must be assemble with the originally supplie internal expaner wege. Never use a stanar star flange nut on arbon fork steerers (). 2. When utting the steerer tube use hantools only. Do not use a power saw or a spee utter, but use a han saw with a fine blaor metal utting () an a saw guie. 3. One you have ut the steerer tube to the esire length, remove all burrs at the top of the steerer tube. Make sure to wear appropriate safety protetion, safety goggles, gloves an breathing mask. voi inhaling the arbon ust. Do not blow or sweep the ust off, but remove it with a moist rag. Dispose of it immeiately. 7. Clamp the stem onto the steerer tube with a maximum of 6 Nm (f) an also respet the maximum torque value of the stem manufaturer. The lower value iniate on these omponents has to be aepte as a maximum torque value. Do not overtighten! 8. Make sure the stem has no sharp eges on the ontat area for the steerer or the hanlebar. This oul result in serious aients. n ase you hange your stem to another moel or bran, please ontat your authorize SCOTT/ SYNCROS ealer. SCOTT will not be liable in ase a not originally provie SCOTT or SYNCROS stem is use on the bike assembly. n ase of further questions, please ontat your authorize SCOTT/SYNCROS ealer or the national istributor of SCOTT/SYNCROS. a b e f 38 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 39

21 ENLSH Moifiations in the area of the arbon forks are jobs whih shoul be left to a skille two-wheel/biyle mehani. SCOTT therefore reommens that you ask your SCOTT ealer to o any work on the arbon fork, whenever neessary. Wrong proessing an unfavorable stems may lea to breakage. Risk of aient! Sawust from utting arbon omponents has a reputation of ausing aner. Therefore, o not blow or sweep the ust off, but remove it with a moist rag. Dispose of it immeiately. Sale ajustment fore-to-aft position an horizontal tilt The inlination of your upper boy (a), an hene your riing omfort an pealling power, are also influene by the istane between the grips of the hanlebars an the sale. This istane an be altere slightly by hanging the position of the sale rails in the seat post lamp. However, this also influenes your pealling. Whether the sale is positione more to thront or to the bak of the bike will alter how rearwar the pealling position of your legs is. Make sure the sale is lampe within the range of the marking on the sale rail, i.e. on the straight part of the rail, never in the urve setions. You nee to have the sale horizontal in orer to peal in a relaxe manner. f it is tilte, you will onstantly have to lean against the hanlebars to prevent yourself from slipping off the sale. Make sure the sale is lampe within the range of the marking on the sale rail () an not in the urve setion of the sale rails. Otherwise the sale rail an fail! Chek the bolts by using a torque wrenh one a month aoring to the presribe values. The setting range of the sale is very small. Replaing the stem allows you to makar bigger ajustments to the rier s fore-to-aft position, as stems ome in ifferent lengths (). n oing so you may ahieve ifferenes of more than ten entimetres. n this ase you usually woul have to ajust the length of the ables a job best left to your SCOTT ealer! The manufaturers of sales eliver their prouts with etaile manuals. You fin these manuals on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Rea them arefully before ajusting the position of your sale. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. ENLSH The bolte onnetions of the seat post have to be tightene to the presribe torque values (b). Use a torque wrenh an never exee the maximum torque values! The torque values are given in the hapter Reommene torque settings for your SCOTT bike in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual, iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. justment of sale position an tilt With patent seat posts (e) one or two bolts fix the lamping mehanism, whih ontrols the tilt an the horizontal position of the sale. Some seat posts have two bolts sie-by-sie. Release the bolt(s) at the top of the seat post. Release the bolt(s) two to three turns antilokwise at the most, otherwise the whole assembly an ome apart. Move the salorth or bak, as esire. You may have to give the sale a light blow to make it move. Please observe the markings on the sale rail. Make sure the seat of the sale remains horizontal (f) as you retighten the bolt(s). Your SCOTT bike shoul stan on level groun while you ajust the sale. 40 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 41

22 ENLSH Having foun your preferre position, make sure both lamp halves fit snugly aroun the sale rails before tightening the bolt(s) to the orret torque value as presribe by the seat post manufaturer. Retighten the bolt(s) with a torque wrenh aoring to the manuals of the manufaturer. fter fastening the sale, hek whether it resists tilting by bringing your weight to bear on it one with your hans at either en of the sale (a). Poorly tightene or loosening bolts an fail. Risk of aient! Chek the bolts by using a torque wrenh one a month aoring to the values iniate iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Clamping with two bolts in line (b): release both bolts two to three turns antilokwise, otherwise the whole assembly an ome apart. Move the sale forwar or bakwar as esire to ajust the horizontal position. You may have to give the sale a light blow to make it move. Please observe the markings on the sale rail. Chek the bolts by using a torque wrenh one a month aoring to the values iniate iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Poorly tightene or loosening bolts an fail. Risk of aient! f you have a single bolt system (), unsrew thixing bolt as far as possible without loosening the lok nut on the outer sie of the lamping evie (e). n general, it is not neessary to take the mehanism ompletely apart, if it is alreay equippe with the orret outer lamps for your sale. f you o fin it neessary to unsrew the singlixing bolt ompletely, remove it from the lamping evie. This releases the outer lamping parts. The inner lamping parts are typially hel in position with a rubber retention plate. Mount the sale rails into the inner lamping parts, a the outer parts an re-insert thixing bolt. f the with of the sale rails oes not fit exatly into the lamp grooves, o not try to fore them in. The lamping mehanism or the sale rails oul break an result in an aient an/or injuries to the rier. Use a ifferent sale moel (f) or ontat your SCOTT ealer. ENLSH Having foun your preferre position, make sure both lamp halves fit snugly aroun the sale rails before tightening the bolt(s) to the orret torque value as presribe by the seat post manufaturer. Tighten both bolts evenly so that the sale remains at the same angle. f you wish to lower the nose of the sale a little, tighten thront bolt lokwise. You might have to loosen the rear bolt a little as well. To lower the rear part of the sale, the rear bolt has to be tightene lokwise () an thront bolt has to be release, if neessary. fter fastening the sale, hek whether it resists tilting by bringing your weight to bear on it one with your hans at either en of the sale. When hoosing another sale, observe that there are roun an ovalize rails. Replae thitting piees of the lamp aoringly. 42 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 43

23 ENLSH f the sale rails fit into the lamp grooves, slie the sale on the seat post an ensure that the lamp is positione miway along the total length of the rails (a). Position the sale so that its upper surfae is parallel to the groun. Tighten the bolt graually an make sure 1) the lamping evie is still aurately mounte on the arbon seat post hea an 2) the lamp is tightening evenly aroun eah rail. One there is uniform hol on both rails, tighten the bolt graually with a torque wrenh (b) until you have reahe the maximum torque value iniate in Newton metres (Nm) on the seat post. Have the lever reah ajuste an make sure thirst phalanx of the inex finger reahes aroun the brake lever/shifter. Chek the proper ajustment an funtioning of the brake system subsequently, as esribe in the hapter Brakes in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Some manufaturers offer brake levers/shifters whih are suitablor small hans. f you have any problems with the brake lever reah, ontat your SCOTT ealer. ENLSH Chek the bolts by using a torque wrenh one a month aoring to the values iniate iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Poorly tightene or loosening bolts an fail. Risk of aient! justment of hanlebar tilt an brake lever/shifter units on SCOTT roa raing an ylo-ross bikes The straight extensions below the rops shoul be parallel to the groun or point slightly ownwars towars the rear (e). The grips of the brake lever/shifter units are horizontal or point slightly upwars. The ens of the brake lever/ shifter units shoul meet an imaginary extension of the bottom line of the rops. Shifting the brake levers/shifters is a job best left to your SCOTT ealer, as it involves retaping the hanlebars afterwars. COCKPT DJUSTMENT Brake lever reah ajustment on SCOTT roa raing an ylo-ross bikes To ajust the tilt of the hanlebars, release the llen bolt(s) on the unersie or front sie of the stem. Turn the hanlebars to the esire position. Make sure the hanlebars are aurately entre in the stem. n partiular, riers with small hans shoul ask their SCOTT ealer to ajust the brake lever position (), i.e. the position where the brake starts to be effetive, to the length of the rier s fingers immeiately on purhase. Some moels of various brans allow an ajustment at the brake lever/shifter, e.g. by means of ajusting bolts or spaers (). n the ase of the other moels the brake ables are lampe aoring to your wishes at the brake boies. justing bolts loate in this area only serve to ompensate brake pa wear. Carefully retighten the bolt(s) with the torque wrenh. Make sure the upper an lower lamping slots of the stem are parallel an iential in with. f you have a stem with several bolts, tighten them evenly in a ross pattern by using a torque wrenh an observe the reommene torque values. Chek by trying to rotate the hanlebars relative to the stem (f) an tighten the bolt a little more, if neessary. 44 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 45

24 ENLSH Use a torque wrenh an never exee the maximum torque values given in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual, iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. What to bear in min with SCOTT aero bars on SCOTT triathlon bikes an time trial mahines n triathlon sport an time trial, where a partiularly aeroynami seating position is important, so-alle aero bars are ommonly use. With these aero moels the shifters are often positione at the hanlebar ens, the brake levers at the ens of bull-horn hanlebars. When you rie with your bak in a horizontal position, the brake levers are out of reah (a) an the reation time is longer, whih makes your stopping istane longer. For this reason it is very important to antiipate problems when riing. Within ertain limits the position of the hanlebars an be ajuste aoring to your personal preferenes. That means that the straight part of the aero bars shoul point ownwars or upwars to an only minor egree. The basi hanlebars shoul be parallel to the groun or point slightly upwars. Make sure your forearms are always omfortably reste, i.e. your elbows shoul projet beyon the armrests a little towars the rear. Bring the armrests in a position whih allow you to breathreely. Note that the istane you nee to stop your bike inreases, while riing with the hans on the top hanlebars or in aeroynami position. The brake levers are not always within easy reah. Brake lever reah ajustment on SCOTT ity, trekking, ross, kis an mountain bikes With most brake systems the istane between the brake levers an the hanlebar grips is ajustable. This gives in partiular riers with small hans (b) the onveniene of bringing the brake levers loser to the hanlebars. On most bikes there is a small ajusting srew near the point where the brake able of a able brake enters the brake lever unit or at the lever itself. Turn this bolt lokwise () an wath how the lever ajusts as you o so. Hyrauli brakes are also fitte with ajusting evies at the brake lever. There are ifferent systems. sk your SCOTT ealer for avie or rea the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. When ajusting the lever reah, make sure thirst phalanx of the inex finger reahes aroun the brake lever (). Chek the proper ajustment an funtioning of the brake system subsequently, as esribe in the hapter Brakes in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Make sure your hil annot pull the brake levers all the way to the hanlebars. Your maximum braking fore must be reahe short of this point. n the ase of hyrauli brakes an is brakes follow the manuals of the brake manufaturer, whih you an fin on the enlose SCOTT info CD. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. justment of hanlebar tilt an brake levers on SCOTT ity, trekking, ross, kis an mountain bikes The hanlebars are usually slightly bent at the ens. Set the hanlebars to a position in whih your wrists are relaxe an not turne outwars too muh (e). Release the llen bolt(s) at the bottom or front sie of the stem. Turn the hanlebars to the esire position. Make sure the hanlebars are aurately entre in the stem. Carefully retighten the bolt(s) with the torque wrenh. Make sure the upper an lower lamping slots of the stem are parallel an iential in with (f). ENLSH 46 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 47

25 ENLSH Tighten the bolts evenly an in a ross pattern, i.e. alternately an graually, to the lower value of the reommene torque values using a torque wrenh. Try rotating the hanlebars one lampe in the stem (a) an tighten the bolt a little more, if neessary (b). Use a torque wrenh an never exee the maximum torque values! You fin them iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. f the hanlebars are not tight with the presribe torque value, use arbon assembly paste. fter ajusting the hanlebars you nee to ajust the brake lever/shifter units. Release the llen bolt at either unit. Turn the levers relative to the hanlebars. Sit in the sale an plae your fingers on the brake levers. Chek whether the bak of your han forms a straight line with the line of your forearm (). Retighten the units with a torque wrenh an o a twist test! The brake levers nee not be absolutely tight. n ase of a fall it is an avantage when the brake levers an be turne. Tighten the bolts at the stem until the lamping slots between the stem boy an thaeplate are parallel an iential in with at the top an at the bottom. Tighten the bolts evenly an in a ross pattern (), i.e. alternately an graually, by using a torque wrenh to the lower value of the reommene torque values. Note that the bolte onnetions of the stem, hanlebars, bar ens an brakes have to be turne to their presribe torque values. Use a torque wrenh an never exee the maximum torque values! The torque values are given in the hapter Reommene torque settings for your SCOTT bike in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual, iretly on the omponents an/or in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Bar ens Bar ens an multi-position hanlebars give you aitional ways of gripping the hanlebars. The bar ens are mounte with a slight upwar inlination. Never fix bar ens in vertial position or with their ens pointing rearwars as this woul inrease the risk of injury in the event of an aient. Be aware that the istane you nee to stop your bike inreases, when you are riing with your hans on bar ens (e) or on multi-position hanlebars. The brake levers are not always within easy reah. CUTON! f you want to mount multi-position hanlebars or bar ens to the aluminium or arbon hanlebars of your SCOTT bike, inform yourself in avane whether these omponents are permitte on your SCOTT bike. f neessary, ontat your SCOTT ealer before mounting. SUSPENSON ON SCOTT BKES FRONT SUSPENSON Lots of SCOTT bikes, in partiular SCOTT mountain bikes, SCOTT ross an SCOTT trekking bikes have suspension forks (f). This feature gives you better ontrol of your SCOTT bike when riing ross-ountry or on rough roa surfaes an ensures more groun ontat for the tyre. The (shok) loas on you an your SCOTT bike are notieably reue. Suspension forks iffer in their types of spring elements an amping. Suspension forks normally work with air spring elements or with oil springs. ENLSH SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 49

26 ENLSH Damping is usually one by oil. To work perfetly, thork has to be ajuste to the weight of the rier, the sitting posture an the intene use (a). Be sure to have this ajustment arrie out by your SCOTT ealer at the time of elivery. For more information see the hapter Front suspension in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the suspension fork manufaturer on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Suspension fork manufaturers normally inlue manuals with their eliveries. You fin these manuals on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Rea these arefully before hanging any settings or oing any maintenane work on your suspension fork. ENLSH The suspension fork shoul be set up an ajuste in a way that it oes not reah the en of its travel, i.e. bottom out, unless in extreme ases (b). spring rate whih is too soft (air pressure is too low) an usually be hear or felt as a lunk type noise. This noise is ause by the suen omplete ompression of the suspension fork as it reahes bottom out. f the suspension fork frequently reahes bottom out, it will sustain amage over time, an so will thrame. too strong amping of the suspension fork an result in a sluggish reboun movement with a suspension fork that will not reover when expose to a quik series of impats. Risk of falling! Do not turn any bolt on your suspension fork, partiularly not with tools, in the vague hope of ajusting it somehow. You oul be loosening the fastening mehanism, thus provoking an aient. ll manufaturers normally mark ajustment evies with a sale or with + (for stronger amping/harer suspension) an - signs. Suspension forks are esigne to absorb shoks. f thork is too rigi an jamme, the terrain-inue shoks pass iretly into thrame without any amping. This oul amage the suspension fork itself as well as thrame. f your suspension fork has a lokout mehanism (), o not ativate the lokout funtion when riing in rough terrain, but only when riing over smooth terrain (roas, fiel traks). More information on ajusting an maintenane is available on the internet at RER SUSPENSON Full suspension SCOTT bikes are not only equippe with a suspension fork but also with movable rear stays () whih are sprung an ampe by a rear shok. This feature gives you better ontrol of your SCOTT bike when riing ross-ountry or on rough roa surfaes. The (shok) loas on you an your SCOTT bike are notieably reue. The rear shok normally works with an air spring element or less frequently with oil springs. Damping is usually one by oil. To work perfetly, the rear shok has to be ajuste to the weight of the rier, the sitting posture an the intene use (e). Be sure to have this ajustment arrie out by your SCOTT ealer at the time of elivery. For more information see the hapter Rear suspension in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the rear shok manufaturer on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Full suspension frames are esigne to absorb shoks. f the rear shok is too rigi an jamme, the terrain-inue shoks pass iretly into the frame without any amping. This oul amage the rear shok itself as well as thrame. f your rear shok has a lokout mehanism, o not ativate the lokout funtion when riing in rough terrain, but only when riing over smooth terrain (roas, fiel traks). The rear shok shoul be set up an ajuste in a way that it oes not reah the en of its travel, i.e. bottom out, unless in extreme ases (f). spring rate whih is too soft (air pressure is too low) an usually be hear or felt as a lunk type noise. This noise is ause by the suen omplete ompression of the suspension strut as it reahes bottom out. f the suspension strut frequently reahes bottom out, it will sustain amage over time, an so will the frame. 50 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 51

27 ENLSH too strong amping of the rear frame an result in a sluggish reboun movement with a suspension strut that will not reover when expose to a quik series of impats. Risk of falling! Do not turn any bolt on your suspension fork, partiularly not with tools, in the vague hope of ajusting it somehow. You oul be loosening the fastening mehanism, thus provoking an aient. ll manufaturers normally mark ajustment evies with a sale or with + (for stronger amping/harer suspension) an - signs (a). Rear shok manufaturers normally inlue manuals with their eliveries. You fin these manuals on the enlose SCOTT info CD. Rea these arefully before hanging any settings or oing any maintenane work on your rear shok. More information on ajusting an maintenane is available on the internet at BRKES Brakes (b+) are usor ajusting one s spee to the surrouning terrain an traffi. n an emergeny situation, the brakes must bring your SCOTT bike to a halt as quikly as possible. n the event of suh emergeny brakings, the rier s weight shifts forwar abruptly, thus reuing the loa on the rear wheel. The rate of eeleration is primarily limite by the anger of the rear wheel losing ontat with the groun, resulting in an overturning of the SCOTT bike an, seonly, by the grip of the tyres on the roa (). Suh a problem beomes partiularly aute when riing ownhill. Therefore, in ase of an emergeny braking you shoul try to shift your weight towars the rear an the groun as far as possible. tuate both brakes simultaneously (e) an bear in min that, ue to the weight transfer, thront brakes an generate a far better braking effet on a surfae with goo grip. The braking onitions on unpave surfaes an when it is wet or irty iffer, i.e. overbraking thront wheel an make the wheel slip away. Make yourself familiar with the operation before you set off for thirst time. Pratie braking on ifferent kins of surfaes in an area free of traffi. For more information see the hapter Brakes in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. The assignment of brake lever to brake alliper an vary, e.g. left lever ats on front brake. Have a look at the SCOTT bike ar an hek whether the brake lever of thront brake is on the sie you are use to (right or left). f it is not, ask your SCOTT ealer to swith the brake levers before you set off for the first time. Be areful while getting use to the brakes. Pratie emergeny stops in a plae lear of traffi until you are omfortable ontrolling your SCOTT bike. This an save you from having aients in roa traffi. Wet weather reues the braking effet an the roa grip of the tyres. Be aware of longer stopping istanes when riing in the rain, reue your spee an atuate the brakes arefully. Ensure that the braking surfaes an brake pas are absolutely free of wax, grease an oil (f). Risk of aient! CUTON! When replaing any parts, be sure to only use parts that bear the appropriate mark an, to be on the safe sie, original spare parts. Your SCOTT ealer will be please to help you. ENLSH 52 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 53

28 ENLSH Rea in any ase the hapter Brakes in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the brake manufaturer on the enlose SCOTT info CD before you start to reajust or to servie the brake or before oing any work whatsoever. The pealling fore is transmittrom the rank to the rear wheel either by a hain or by elt. For more information see the hapter ears in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. ENLSH ERS The gears of your SCOTT bike serve to ajust the gear ratio to the terrain you are riing on an the esire spee. n the ase of erailleur gears (a) a low gear where the hain runs on the small hainring an on a large sproket allows you to limb steep hills with moerate pealling fore. You must, however, peal at a faster pae or higher frequeny. High gears (large hainring, small sproket) aror riing ownhill. Every turn of the peals takes you many metres forwar at orresponingly high spee. Continue pealling uring gear shifting, however, at learly reue pealling fore. n partiular when shifting through the hainrings ontinue pealling slowly an without fore. CUTON! Before you set off for thirst time pratie shifting gears in a plaree of traffi until you aramiliar with thuntioning of the levers or twist grips of your SCOTT bike. CUTON! lways make sure hanging gears makes as little noise as possible an is absolutely jerk-free. Rea in any ase the hapter ears in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the gear manufaturer on the enlose SCOTT info CD before you start to reajust or to servie the gears or before oing any work whatsoever. Moern SCOTT bikes an have up to 33 gears. s there are, however, overlapping ranges, atually 15 to 18 gears are usable. t is not avisable to use gears whih involve an extremely oblique run of the hain, as this reues power transmission effiieny an hastens wear of the hain. The hain runs unfavourably when the smallest hainring is use with one of the two or three outermost (smallest) sprokets (b) or when the largest hainring is use with one of the inmost (largest) sprokets (). n the ase of multi-spee hubs () an gearbox shift systems 1 stans for the first, lowest gear. The gears are shifte through one after the other, if possible without turning the peals, at least, however, at reue peal pressure. The highest number stans for the highest gear. TESTS FTER N CCDENT 1. Chek whether the wheels are still firmly fixe in the rop-outs (e) an whether the rims are still entre with respet to thrame or fork. Spin the wheels an observe the gap either between brake pas an rim sies (f) or between frame an tyre. f you have rim brakes an the with of the gap hanges markely an you have no way to true the rim where you are, you nee to open the brakes a little with the speial evie so that the rim an run between the brake pas without touhing them. Please note that in this ase the brakes may not at as powerfully as you are use to. 54 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 55

29 ENLSH No matter whether you have rim or is brakes, have the wheels true by your SCOTT ealer immeiately after you are bak home. For more information see the hapters Brakes, Using quik-releases an thru axles an Wheels an tyres in this SCOTT short manuals as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 2. Chek that hanlebars an stem are neither turne nor bent nor broken an that they are level an upright (a). Chek whether the stem is firmly fixe in thork by trying to turn the hanlebars relative to thront wheel. Briefly lean on the brake levers to make sure the hanlebars arirmly fixe in the stem. For more information see the hapter ears in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 4. Make sure the sale is not out of alignment using the top tube (a) or the bottom braket shell as a referene. f neessary, open the lamping, realign the sale an retighten the lamping. For more information see the hapters justing the SCOTT bike to the rier an Using quik-releases an thru axles in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. ENLSH Realign the omponents, if neessary, an gently tighten the bolts to ensure a reliable lamping of the omponents (b). The maximum torque values are printe iretly on the omponents or speifie in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. For more information see the hapters justing the SCOTT bike to the rier an Heaset in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 3. Chek whether the hain still runs on the hainrings an the sprokets. f your SCOTT bikell over to the hain sie, verify the proper funtioning of the gears. sk someboy to lift your SCOTT bike by the sale an arefully shift through all the gears. Pay partiular attention when swithing to the small gears, making sure the rear erailleur oes not get too lose to the spokes as the hain limbs onto the larger sprokets (+). f the rear erailleur or the rop-outs/erailleur hanger is bent, the rear erailleur may ollie with the spokes. This in turn an estroy the rear erailleur, the rear wheel or thrame. Chek thuntion of thront erailleur, as a isplaront erailleur an throw off the hain, thus interrupting the rive of your SCOTT bike. Risk of falling! 5. Let your SCOTT bike boune on the groun from a small height (e). f there is any rattling, see where it omes from. Chek the bearings an bolte onnetions, if neessary. Tighten them slightly, if neessary. 6. Finally, take a goo look at the whole SCOTT bike to etet any eformations, olour hanges or raks (f). Rie bak very arefully by taking the shortest route possible. g Rie bak very arefully, even if your SCOTT bike went through this hek without any problems. Do not aelerate or brake har an o not rie your bike out of the sale. f you are in oubt about the performane of your SCOTT bike, have yourself pike up by ar, instea of taking any risk. g Bak home you nee to hek your SCOTT bike thoroughly. Damage parts must be repaire or replae. sk your SCOTT ealer for avie. For more information on arbon omponents see the hapter Carbon a partiular material in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 56 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 57

30 ENLSH Deforme omponents, espeially omponents mae of aluminium, an break without previous warning. They must not be repaire, i.e. straightene, as this will not reue the imminent risk of breakage. This applies in partiular to thork, the hanlebars, the stem, the ranks, the seat post an the peals. When in oubt, it is for your safety always the better hoie to have these parts replae. sk your SCOTT ealer for avie. f your SCOTT bike is assemble with arbon omponents (a), it is imperative that you have it heke by your SCOTT ealer after an aient or similar inient. Carbon is extremely strong an urable with very low weight, making it perfet for the proution of high-performane parts. However, one of the inherent properties of arbon is that possible overstress may ompromise the inner arbon-fibre struture without showing any visible eformation, as is the ase with steel or aluminium. amage omponent an fail without previous warning. Risk of falling! CUTON! Make it a rule to hek thuntioning an in partiular the limit stop of the rear erailleur after a fall or if your SCOTT bike has topple over. Replae a amage omponent () at one! Prevent further use by taking appropriate measures, i.e. saw the omponent into piees. Damage arbon frames an possibly be repaire. Contat your SCOTT ealer. Carbon omponents must not be expose to exessive heat. Therefore, never have a arbon omponent enamelle or power-oate. The temperatures require for enamelling or power-oating oul estroy the omponent. Do not leave arbon fibre omponents near a soure of heat or in your ar uring hot or sunny weather. n aition, arbon is sensitive to pressure. Therefore, o not mount your SCOTT frame on a mounting arrier with inappropriate lamps (). Carbon omponents have, like all lightweight bike omponents, a limite servie life. For this reason, have the stem an the hanlebars heke at regular intervals (e.g. every three years), even if they have not experiene any unue stress, suh as an aient. When you inten to transport your SCOTT bike in the boot of your ar (e), be sure to protet the bike or the arbon frame an omponents. Blankets, foam tubes or the like are a suitable paing to protet the sensitive material from amage (f). Do not plae any bags on your SCOTT bike lying in your ar. ENLSH CRBON PRTCULR MTERL Speial harateristis of omponents mae of arbon-fibre-reinfore plastis, also referre to as arbon or CRP, nee to be taken into aount. Carbon (b) is an extremely strong material whih ombines high resistane with low weight. fter overstress, however, arbon omponents, unlike metal parts, o not neessarily show urable or visible eformation even though some of thibres may be amage. t is very angerous to ontinue using the arbon omponent after an impat or unue stress, as it may fail without previous warning thereby ausing an aient with unforeseeable onsequenes. For this reason we reommen that you have the omponent, or to be ertain, the entire SCOTT bike heke by your SCOTT ealer after every inient, suh as e.g. a rash. lways park your SCOTT bike arefully an make sure it oes not topple over. Carbon frames an omponents may alreay sustain amage by simply toppling over an thereby hitting e.g. a sharp ege. f arbon omponents on your SCOTT bike proue any reaking or raking noises or show any external sign of amage, suh as gouges, raks, ents, isolorations et., o not use the SCOTT bike any longer. Contat your SCOTT ealer immeiately; he will hek the omponent thoroughly. 58 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 59

31 ENLSH Do not ombine arbon hanlebars with bar ens or an aero bar, unless they are speifially approve. Do not shorten arbon hanlebars or lamp the brake levers an shifters more in the mile than iniate or neee. Risk of breakage! Make sure all arbon lamping areas are absolutely free of grease an other lubriants! rease will penetrate the surfae of the arbon material, thereby reuing the oeffiient of frition. This will no longer provie reliable lamping within the presribe torque values. One grease, arbon omponents may never again ensure reliable lamping! Use a speial arbon assembly paste instea as offere by various manufaturers. CUTON! Most lamps of bike arrier systems are potential soures of amage to large-iameter frame tubes! s a result thereof arbon frames an fail uring use without previous warning. Suitable, speial-purpose moels are, however, available in the ar aessory trae (a). nform yourself there or ask your SCOTT ealer for avie. CUTON! Do not lamp a arbon frame or seat post in the holing jaws of a workstan (b)! The omponents may sustain amage. Mount a stury (aluminium) seat post instea an use it to lamp thrame, or hoose a work stan that hols thrame at three points insie thrame triangle or whih lamps the fork an bottom braket shell. Protet the expose areas of your arbon frame (e.g. the hea tube an the unersie of the own tube) against rubbing ables or stone hips with speial pas () your SCOTT ealer keeps for sale. ENERL NOTES ON CRE ND SERVCN MNTENNCE ND SERVCN YOUR SCOTT BKE Your SCOTT ealer will have assemble an ajuste your SCOTT bike reay for use when you ome to ollet it. Nevertheless, your SCOTT bike nees regular serviing (). Have your loal SCOTT ealer o the sheule maintenane work. This is the only way to ensure that all omponents funtion safely an reliably for many kilometres. The bike will be uor its first servie after 100 to 300 kilometres, 5 to 15 hours of initial use or four to six weeks, at the latest however after three months. The being-in phase typially involves spokes slightly losing tension or gears oming out of ajustment, so there is every reason to have your SCOTT ealer servie the SCOTT bike at this stage. This being-in proess is unavoiable. Therefore, remember to make an appointment with your SCOTT ealer to have your new SCOTT bike inspete. This first servie is very important for both funtioning an urability of your SCOTT bike. t is avisable to have your SCOTT bike servie regularly by your SCOTT ealer after the being-in phase, i.e. aoring to the SCOTT servie an maintenane sheule. f you rie a great eal on poor roa surfaes or off-roa, it will require orresponingly shorter servie perios (see SCOTT servie plan). The off-season uring the winter months is a very goo time to take your SCOTT bike to your SCOTT ealer for the annual inspetion, as they will have plenty of timor you an for serviing. The intene use of your SCOTT bike inlues regular serviing an the replaement of worn out parts in time, e.g. hains, brake pas (e) or bowen an brake ables (f). This will ensure the safuntioning an therefore has an influene on the liability for material efets an the warranty. ENLSH For more information see the hapter SCOTT servie an maintenane sheule in this SCOTT short manual as well as in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual an in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD. 60 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 61

32 ENLSH Serviing an repairs are jobs best left to your SCOTT ealer. f you have your bike servie by anyone else than an expert, you run the risk that parts of your SCOTT bike will fail. Risk of aient! When working on your SCOTT bike; restrit yourself to jobs for whih you have the suitable tools, e.g. a torque wrenh (a), an the neessary knowlege. CUTON! f a omponent nees to be replae, make it a rule to only use original spare parts. Wearing parts of other manufaturers, e.g. brake pas or tyres that are not of iential imension, may rener your SCOTT bike unsafe. Risk of aient! CLENN ND CRN FOR YOUR SCOTT BKE Drie sweat, irt an salt from riing uring the winter or in sea air an harm your SCOTT bike. You shoul therefore make it a habit of leaning all omponents at regular intervals. voi leaning your bike with a high-pressure leaner. The high-pressure jet is likely to enter bearings by passing through the seals an ilute the lubriants hereby inreasing thrition. This estroys an impairs thuntioning of the bearing raes in the long term. High-pressure jets are also likely to remove frame an rim stikers. muh more gentle way of leaning your bike is with a low-pressure water jet or uket of water an a sponge or a large brush. Cleaning your bike by han has another positive sie-effet: you may isover efets in the paint as well as worn or efetive omponents at an early stage. pply a oat of stanar har wax on painte, metal an arbon surfaes (exept from brake surfaes an brake iss). Polish the waxe surfaes after rying to give them a nie shine. Keep leaning agents an hain oil lear of the brake pas, brake iss an rim sies (braking surfaes). Otherwise the brake oul fail. Never grease or lubriate the lamping areas of a frame mae of arbon, e.g. hanlebars, stem, seat post an seat tube. One grease, arbon omponents may never again ensure reliable lamping! While leaning, wath out for raks (e), srathes (f), ents as well as eforme or isoloure material. Have efetive omponents replae immeiately an touh up paint efets. f you are in oubt or if you have any questions, ontat your SCOTT ealer. CUTON! Only use petroleum-base solvents for leaning tough oil or grease stains from paint an arbon surfaes. Never use egreasing agents ontaining aetone, methyl hlorie or the like, or solvent-ontaining, non-neutral or hemial leaning agents that oul attak the surfae! CUTON! Do not lean your SCOTT bike with a high-pressure leaner or a water jet an if you o, be sure to keep it at a istane. Do not aim at the bearings. ENLSH fter leaning an rying you shoul hek the hain for wear (b) an apply lubriant agent () (see the hapter Biyle hain in your etaile SCOTT owner s manual as well as in the manuals of the omponent manufaturers on the enlose SCOTT info CD). Wipe ry the sliing surfaes of the suspension fork () an the rear shok an apply speial spray approve by the manufaturer. 62 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 63

33 SHELTERN ND STORN YOUR SCOTT BKE SCOTT SERVCE ND MNTENNCE SCHEDULE ENLSH a f you regularly look after your SCOTT bike uring the season, you will not nee to take any speial measures when storing it for a short time, apart from seuring it against theft. Store your bike in a ry, well aerate plae. f you want to store your SCOTT bikor a longer perio of time, e.g. over the winter months, please observe thollowing things: nflate inner tubes ten to graually lose air when the bike is not usor a long time. f your SCOTT bike is left staning on flat tyres for an extene perio, this an ause amage to the struture of the tyres. t is therefore better to hang the wheels or the entire SCOTT bike (a) or to hek the tyre pressure regularly (b). Clean your SCOTT bike an protet it against orrosion. Your SCOTT ealer has speial maintenane prouts, e.g. spray wax (). Dismount the seat post an let ry away possibly penetrate humiity. Spray a littlinely atomize oil into the metal seat tube. However, o not apply oil in a arbon seat tube. Shift the gear to the smallest hainring an the smallest sproket. This relaxes the ables an the springs. a CUTON! Do not hang your SCOTT bike on arbon rims. Mount instea at least one aluminium wheel. There are harly any waiting times at your SCOTT ealer uring the winter months. n aition, many of the SCOTT ealers offer an annual hek-up at a speial prie. Benefit from the ile time an ask your SCOTT ealer to o the sheule maintenane work! b t is avisable to have your SCOTT bike servie regularly after the being-in phase. The sheule given in the table below is a rough guior ylists who rie their bike between 1,000 an 2,000 km or 50 to 100 hours of use a year. f you onsistently rie more or if you rie a great eal on poor roa surfaes, the maintenane perios of the SCOTT servie plan will shorten aoringly. Component What to o Before every Monthly nnually Other rie intervals Lighting Chek Tyres Chek pressure Chek trea an sie walls Brakes (rim brakes) Chek lever travel, wear of brake pas, position of pas relative to rim; test brakes in stationary Brakes (hyrauli Chek lever travel, wear of brake rim brakes) pas, position of pas relative to rim; test brakes in stationary Brakes (mehani Chek lever travel, wear of brake is brakes) pas an test brakes in stationary Brakes (rum/roller) Lever travel, test brakes in stationary Brakes, brake pas Clean (rim brakes) Brake ables/pas/ Visual inspetion lines Brakes (is brakes) Lever travel, brake pas, seals, test brakes in stationary Replae liqui (DOT-liquis) o Suspension forks Chek an retighten bolts, o if neessary ll-inlusive servie (hange oil) o Rear shok ll-inlusive servie o Rims (of rim brakes) Chek thikness, replae if neessary o after 2n set of brake pas at the latest Fork (rigi) Chek an replae, if neessary o at least every two years Bottom braket Chek for bearing play Dismount an regrease (ups) Chain Chek an grease, if neessary Chek wear, replae, if neessary, erailleur gears Telesopi Servie seat post Crank Chek an retighten, if neessary o o after 1,000 km or 50 hours of use ENLSH 64 SHORT MNUL OWNER`S MNUL 2016 OWNER`S MNUL 2016 SHORT MNUL 65