Scott Sports
The company Scott (formerly Scott USA ) is a Swiss sporting goods manufacturer with U.S. roots. The company focuses on the business segments bicycle, winter sport, motor sports and skiing. The product portfolio ranges from bicycle racing wheels on mountain bikes to touring and everyday wheels. For winter sports, the operation such as a ski, ski poles, ski goggles and snowboards produced. In the field of motor sport you are particularly specialized in motocross. The sector Running manufactures gymnastic and running shoes.
History
In 1958, the from Sun Valley (Idaho ) originating engineer and skier Ed Scott developed the first aluminum ski pole, which then usual bamboo or steel poles almost completely displaced from the market due to its superior properties. With this success as a basis, the Company Scott USA has developed over the years into a manufacturer of various sporting goods.
In 1970, Scott published a special goggles for motocross, other items such as clothing followed. 1978, the company expanded to Europe and established a headquarters in the Swiss Fribourg. In 1986, Scott his first mountain bike front and 1989, much pioneering an aerodynamic handlebars, the cyclist Greg Lemond in a sensational final against Laurent Fignon won the Tour de France with only 8 seconds ahead. This was the closest win in the over 100 -year history of this race. This very special form has become mandatory in the time trial today and find beyond widespread in the sport of triathlon.
In 1991 with the " Unishock " developed at the first fork and Scott presented a year later to the public the first full-suspension mountain bikes on. The racing industry has been constantly expanded and in 2002 we achieved a prestigious first stage victory in the Tour de France.
Today, Scott is, inter alia, supplier of the ProTour teams Orica Green Edge and Pro Continental teams IAM Cycling.
Range (selection)
Mountain bike models:
- Aspect (Allround)
- Gambler ( Downhill / Freeride)
- Genius ( Marathon / Trail Fully)
- Ransom ( All Mountain )
- Scale ( Cross Country / Race Hardtail )
- Spark ( Cross Country / Racefully )
- Voltage (Dirt Bike)
- Voltage FR (Freeride / Slopestyle )
Road bike models:
- Foil
- Addict
- Addict CX ( Cyclo Cross)
- CR1
- Speedster
- Plasma, plasma and plasma 2 3 ( triathlon and time trial bike )
Motor and winter sports equipment:
- Clothing
- Protectors
- Goggles
- Skis and Snowboards
- Poles
Well-known athletes with Scott equipment (selection)
- Nino Schurter, cyclist, mountain bike World Champion
- Marino Vanhoencker, Triathlete
- Sebastian Kienle, Triathlete
- Luke Jarrod McKenzie, Triathlete