Stooge Scrambler Frameset - Blue
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We Say...
The Scrambler is the most 'bikepacking appropriate' of the Stooge MTB range, but no less shreddable than the rest!
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Description
This Highland Trail 550 winning bike is one of the most exciting adventure bikes on the scene, with true trail-taming geometry, the ability to carry enough load for a world tour and radness in spades. This rolls with a 67 degree head angle and 57mm offset fork and the handling is pretty damn wonderful. Coupled with short chainstays and 65mm BB drop, this thing positively skips along the trail.
2 colours – dark ochre (Pantone 139) and mid greeny blue (Pantone 5483).
2 sizes – 18″ and 20″ (actual seat tube length 19″). For this run i’ve reduced the seat tube length of the 20″ frame to 19″, so the standover is virtually the same as the 18″, it just has an extra 25mm in the top tube length. These bikes build big and chunky, if in doubt about which size to go for take a look at the reach on the geo chart and base your choice on what suits you best, but remember, its my honest opinion that a rigid dirt bike needs to be shorter and taller than that long, slack and low hardtail you might have been spending all your time on. To give you a rough idea, the 18″ will be good for anyone from 5’6 up to 6′. The 20″ will suit from 5’10 and up, but those on the lower end of the height spectrum will need a mega short stem to get this size feeling good and rippy. I’m 5’11 (6′ first thing in the morning before the brittle bones sink) and normally ride an 18 but have just built myself a 20 to see how the larger size rides for someone my height, and it feel great with a 40mm stem and big bars.
2 wheel size choices – Primarily designed around 27.5 x 3.00, but will also run great on 29, so the choice is yours. I love mine in B+ flavour with a Duro Crux 3.25″ up front, just sooo damn fun and capable like this, but most are built up in 29er mode and that’s supercool too, you won’t regret either choice. As with all rigid bikes, i recommend running a + tyre up front – 29 x 2.8 or 3.00 – and a skinnier tyre on the rear for that speedy feeling.
Here’s some info on specs:
73mm threaded bottom bracket shell. 31.6 seatpost size with internal dropper routing. Headset is regular 1 1/8th AKA EC34. Boost axle standards front and rear. IS brake mounts on frame and fork.
Chainline? I get asked a lot about which chainline you should go with on my frames, 52 or 55? The quick answer is 52mm. The 55mm chainline was created to allow suspension bike designers to work around problems created by suspension and the expectations of gnarly riders who all want 34t chainrings, none of which holds any sway on svelte steel rigid bikes like a Stooge and the zen masters who ride them. The downside of 55 is that the chainline is compromised and pretty crappy. Maybe the short answer is better. Go 52. 49 will also work fine and will give a truly splendid chainline, but may not be so hot with 3″ tyres in the climbing gear.
Which Stooge bars should i use on my Scrambler? i hear you ask. Well that all depends. If you’re shorter or prefer a lower front end then the Moto bar will fit the bill. For long haul cruisy comfort i recommend the Tracker 85 bar. Want to build your Scrambler into a shredtastic trail killer/man size BMX, then the Junker bars are king. I tend to use the 100s to get the front nice n high, works great for getting that light, skippy front end that works so well when you’re hitting the steeps. There are also plenty of ace non-Stooge bars out there these days that will suit this bike down to the ground, so take a good look around and see what’s out there.
Cool review of the Scrambler by Morgan at the Radavist below…
