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Scott Contessa Scale 20

Fork travel
100 mm
Wheels
27.5″, 29″
Drivetrain
2 × 10 26–36t / 11–36t
Gear range
453%
Weight
13.1 kg 28.9 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • XS 151–164
  • SM 159–170
  • MD 165–177
  • LG 171–184

Components

20 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Contessa Sport 700/900 series Alloy 6061 DB / Performance geometry Internal cable routing Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Sizes and geometry

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Size SM

Table
Reach 388mm
Stack 427mm
Wheelbase 1063mm
Head angle 69.0°
Seat angle 73.0°
Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 27.5″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.
Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • girls
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Fork material
  • Aluminum
Bicycle weight
  • 13.1 kg
  • 28.9 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 100 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 2
Smallest chainring
  • 26
Largest chainring
  • 36
Rear sprockets
  • 10
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 36
Lowest gear
  • 20.9 in
Highest gear
  • 94.9 in

Technical analysis

2 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

20.9 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Youth / Mountain youth Model year: 2019
Sample
92 bicycles with this information
Coverage
81.4% of the class

Highest gear

94.9 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort
Youth / Mountain youth Model year: 2019
Sample
92 bicycles with this information
Coverage
81.4% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
8.0 km/h
Highest gear
36.4 km/h

Total gear range 453%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2019 builds

Differences across 2019 builds
Specification This bicycle Scott Contessa Scale 20 Scott Contessa Scale 10 Scott Contessa Scale 30 Scott Contessa Scale 40 Scott Contessa Scale 900 Scott Contessa Scale RC 900
Frame
Intended fit girls womens womens womens womens womens
Frame material Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Carbon Carbon
Fork material Aluminum Aluminum Not informed Not informed Not informed Not informed
Bicycle weight 13.1 kg 12.3 kg 13.8 kg 14.3 kg 11.3 kg 9.6 kg
Drivetrain
Front chainrings 2 1 2 3 1 1
Smallest chainring 26 32 22 22 30 30
Largest chainring 36 32 36 40 30 30
Rear sprockets 10 12 9 8 12 12
Smallest sprocket 11 11 11 11 11 10
Largest sprocket 36 50 34 34 50 50
Lowest gear 20.9 in 18.6 in 18.8 in 18.8 in 17.4 in 17.4 in
Highest gear 94.9 in 84.4 in 94.9 in 105.5 in 79.1 in 87.0 in
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard BSA BSA Not informed Not informed BB86/BB92 BB86/BB92
Fork spring Air Air Not informed Coil Air Air
Tire width 2.35″ 2.25″ 2.35″ 2.35″ 2.25″ 2.25″

No exact Contessa Scale 20 publication is available for 2018.

Other models in this family

15 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Scott Contessa Scale 20, by Scott

This bicycle

Mountain youth

Contessa Scale 20

  • Weight: 13.1 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″/29″
Scott Contessa Scale 10, by Scott

Cross-country

Contessa Scale 10

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 12.3 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″/29″
Scott Contessa Scale 30, by Scott

Cross-country

Contessa Scale 30

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 13.8 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″/29″
Scott Contessa Scale 40, by Scott

Cross-country

Contessa Scale 40

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 14.3 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″/29″
Scott Contessa Scale 900, by Scott

Cross-country

Contessa Scale 900

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 11.3 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″/29″
Scott Contessa Scale RC 900, by Scott

Cross-country

Contessa Scale RC 900

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 9.6 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″/29″
Scott Scale 16, by Scott

Mountain youth

Scale 16

Youth / Mountain youth

  • Weight: 7.6 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 16″
Scott Scale 24, by Scott

Mountain youth

Scale 24

Youth / Mountain youth

  • Weight: 11.6 kg
  • Suspension: 50 mm
  • Wheel size: 24″
Scott Scale 24 disc yellow, by Scott

Mountain youth

Scale 24 disc yellow

Youth / Mountain youth

  • Weight: 12.1 kg
  • Suspension: 50 mm
  • Wheel size: 24″
Scott Scale 910, by Scott

Cross-country

Scale 910

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 10.5 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Scott Scale 920, by Scott

Cross-country

Scale 920

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 10.9 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Scott Scale 930, by Scott

Cross-country

Scale 930

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 11.3 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Scott Scale 940, by Scott

Cross-country

Scale 940

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 12.1 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Scott Scale 950, by Scott

Cross-country

Scale 950

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Weight: 11.9 kg
  • Suspension: 100 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″

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