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BUILD 002

Scott America

Year
1993
Size
54 cm
Status
archive
A white Scott with blue and red panels, red drop-bar tape and tan-wall knobby tyres, standing on gravel against a white garage door.

The story

Red, white and blue, and entirely unbothered about it. The America was Scott's entry-level frame in the early nineties and the tubing is better than the price suggested at the time.

Straight bars came off, drop bars went on, and the whole thing turned out to be a very good gravel bike hiding in a very loud paint job.

Specs

Frame

Material
Cro-moly steel, lugged
Year
1993
Size
54 cm

Fork

Type
Original rigid
Steerer
1 in threaded

Drivetrain

Shifters
Shimano, 2 x 9 speed
Cassette
11 to 34 tooth
Crankset
46 / 30 tooth

Brakes

Type
Cantilever
Levers
Integrated

Wheels

Rims
26 in, double wall
Hubs
Sealed cartridge

Tyres

Front
26 x 2.0 in, tan wall
Rear
26 x 2.0 in, tan wall

Cockpit

Bar
Drop, 46 cm flared
Stem
70 mm
Tape
Cork