Scott Scale 980

2025 MountainCross-country Manufacturer page

Fork travel: 100 mm
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 32t / 10–51t
Gear range: 510%
Weight: 14.3 kg 31.5 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide

XS 158–167
SM 165–173
MD 169–180
LG 177–186
XL 183–191
XXL 186–194

Components

18 of 21 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Scale Alloy 6061 Custom Butted Tubing; Syncros Cable Integration System / Tapered Headtube; BB92 / QR 5x141mm with 55mm Chainline Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- SR Suntour

Drivetrain

6 parts

Bottom bracket
- Shimano BB-MT500
BB-MT500
Cassette
- Shimano Deore CS-M6100-12 12 speeds 10–51t
CS-M6100-12
Chain
- KMC
Crankset
- Shimano FC-MT512-1 12 speeds 32t
FC-MT512
Rear derailleur
- Shimano Deore RD-M6100-SGS 12 speeds
RD-M6100-SGSRD-M6100
Shifters
- Shimano Deore SL-M6100-R 12 speeds
SL-M6100

Brakes

2 parts

Brakes
- Shimano BR-MT200
BR-MT200
Disc rotors
- Shimano SM-RT10
SM-RT10

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub
- Formula CL-51
CL-51
Rear hub
- Formula
CL-3341M
Rims
- Syncros
X-27
Spokes

Stainless Black 15G / 1.8mm Not identified
Tires
- Maxxis Rekon Race

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Handlebar
- Syncros
Headset
- Syncros
Pedals

Femin FP873ZU Not identified
Saddle
- Syncros
Seatpost
- Syncros
Stem
- Syncros

Sizes and geometry

6 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size MD

Table

Reach 443mm

Stack 605mm

Wheelbase 1138mm

Head angle 67.4°

Seat angle 75.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 6 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Frame
Reachmm	400.3	420.3	442.8	463.3	492.9	512.9
Stackmm	596.1	596.1	605.3	614.6	623.8	623.8
Top tube lengthmm	555	575	600	625	655	675
Seat tube lengthmm	360	390	440	480	530	580
Head tube lengthmm	90	90	100	110	120	120
Head tube angle	67.4°	67.4°	67.4°	67.4°	67.4°	67.4°
Seat tube angle	75°	75°	75°	75°	75°	75°
Chainstay lengthmm	425	425	425	425	425	425
Wheelbasemm	1091.4	1111.8	1138.2	1164.6	1195.9	1215.9
Front centermm	673	694	720	746	777	797
Bottom bracket dropmm	60	60	60	60	60	60
Bottom bracket heightmm	315	315	315	315	315	315
Standover heightmm	745	755	786	805	835	870
Fork rakemm	44	44	44	46	44	44
Trailmm	108	112.6	112.6	112.6	112.6	108
Stack/reach ratio	1.49	1.42	1.37	1.33	1.27	1.22
Suspension and parts
Crank lengthmm	170	170	175	175	—	—
Stem lengthmm	50	50	60	70	80	80

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Handlebar width, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Aluminum
Bicycle weight: 14.3 kg

31.5 lb
Weight limit: 128 kg

282.2 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 100 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 51
Lowest gear: 18.2 in
Highest gear: 92.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BB86/BB92
Fork spring: Coil
Tire width: 2.4″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

2 measures

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

Front travel

100 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,508 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 87.8% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

222 of 1,648 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,648 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 95.9% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.0 km/h
Highest gear: 35.5 km/h

Total gear range 510%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 18.2–92.8 gear inches

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 2025 builds
Specification	This bicycle Scott Scale 980	Scott Contessa Scale 920	Scott Contessa Scale 930	Scott Contessa Scale 940	Scott Scale 16	Scott Scale 200
Frame
Intended fit	Unisex	womens	womens	womens	Unisex	Unisex
Frame material	Aluminum	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum
Bicycle weight	14.3 kg	12.7 kg	13.3 kg	13.5 kg	7.1 kg	Not informed
Weight limit	128 kg	128 kg	128 kg	128 kg	Not informed	Not informed
Fork material	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Aluminum	Aluminum
Suspension
Suspension configuration	Hardtail	Hardtail	Hardtail	Hardtail	Rigid	Rigid
Front travel	100 mm	100 mm	100 mm	100 mm	Not informed	Not informed
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	32	30	30	30	28	28
Largest chainring	32	30	30	30	28	28
Rear sprockets	12	12	12	12	1	7
Smallest sprocket	10	11	10	11	16	11
Largest sprocket	51	50	51	50	16	34
Lowest gear	18.2 in	17.4 in	17.1 in	17.4 in	28.0 in	16.5 in
Highest gear	92.8 in	79.1 in	87.0 in	79.1 in	28.0 in	50.9 in
Brakes
Brake type	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Rim brake	Hydraulic disc
Cockpit
Seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Not informed
Shifting	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical	No shifting	Mechanical
Derailleur hanger	Not informed	UDH	UDH	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard	BB86/BB92	BB86/BB92	BB86/BB92	BB86/BB92	BSA	Not informed
Fork spring	Coil	Air	Air	Air	Not informed	Not informed
Suspension	Hardtail	Hardtail	Hardtail	Hardtail	Rigid	Rigid
Tire width	2.4″	2.35″	2.4″	2.4″	2.125″	2.2″
Wheel size	29″	29″	29″	29″	16″	20″