Hey quillfred..

Just letting you know i'm one of the few i think here with a hardtail..Reason..I don't huck..I'm still working on speed-i can go fast but i seem to be getting slower..

I have a Scott Scale 40 & love it.

We bought really cheap bikes in 03, have no idea what they were but they were crap. They ended up being stolen made a hasty bike buy but didn't know about bike fit etc at the time...The bike was REALLY heavy, disc brakes & a hard tail.

05-we decided it was time for an upgrade..Looked at giant, specialized & scott as they're the main ones sold in Western Australia..Chose the scott scale 40 because the WSD Scott Contessa fx15 had crap components & noone sold them in perth..

Anywho, it does have hydraulic disc brakes/dual shifters & am amazed on how fast they stop!!! I love the bike as it's LIGHT!!!, handles really well, lockout susp and just a nice bike allround.

Ian has a dually but i wanted to improve before i bought one..NExt upgrade perhaps i'll get one..

c