2022 SCOR 4060 ST GX Lyrik Bike

Swiss brand BMC is best known for its road and XC bikes, and that left some of the mountain bikers working in the company a bit frustrated – to the point where they started experimenting with longer-travel prototypes in their spare time, leveraging the access they had to world-class manufacturing facilities and skills. As this work progressed, BMC eventually came to the conclusion that it was too interesting not to take to market, but because it would not easily fit into the BMC catalog and its brand identity (still heavily based on road racing), the decision was made to create another brand – and so SCOR was born. The first bikes appeared on the market in late 2021, two regular mountain bike models and two e-MTBs, all of which are essentially based on the same frame numbers and concepts. We’ve been testing the shorter-travel regular MTB, the 4060ST for the past five months or so – keep reading to find out how it’s been treating us (or click the window below to watch the review in video form).

SCOR 4060ST GX Highlights

• Full carbon frame
• Lower-link driven instant center linkage
• 29-inch wheels
• 140mm rear wheel travel
• Flip Chip for geometry modifications
• Adjustable head angle via headset rotation
• PF92 BB
• 31.6 mm seat post diameter
• PM180 rear brake mount
• One bottle cage mount and one accessory mount
• Fully guided internal cable routing
• Stash box
• Boost 148 rear axle
• SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH)
• Lower ISCG 05 mount / Chainguide
• SCOR 4060 X Slicy MySublimistick Frame Protector
• 3-year frame warranty
• MSRP: $7199 USD

Initial Impressions

Much of the work done on the early prototypes was apparently centered around suspension, so it makes sense for us to start there. When you pull the 4060 out of the box, the massive BB area is what first draws attention to itself, further accentuated by the slim top tube which gives the bike a very low-slung appearance. SCOR utilizes multiple linkages in a co-rotating configuration, meaning that both rocker links rotate in the same direction when compressed. The shock is driven by the lower linkage, and there’s a tunnel in the seat tube to allow for it to be mounted as low as possible in the frame SCOR wanted to build a bike that is fun, playful and efficient. A lot of time was spent fine-tuning the various suspension curves, playing with overall leverage ratios and anti-squat to reach the stated design goals. The result is a rear suspension platform that offers enough progressivity to be compatible with both coil and air shocks, with anti-squat values that provide for good pedaling characteristics around the sag point while dropping off deeper into the travel to avoid pedal kickback on bigger hits (do note that there is a compatibility chart to allow you to check if the shock you want to run will physically fit in the frame…the Cane Creek Kitsuma Air and the Öhlins TTX Air will not fit.