There is a new Swiss mountain bike frame brand. Are you ready to SCOR? The SCOR 4060 looks terrific and promises a true Swiss enduro riding experience

Evolved from the imagination of two BMC employees, SCOR is debuting with a single model, covering two travel options and the question of pedal-assistance.

Although the original Trailfox was one of the first capable long-travel 29ers, BMC has remained true to its lightweight cross-country racing roots instead of expanding into longer-travel bikes and competing with the leading best enduro mountain bikes.

The big purple one

Swiss and fun = SCOR

With the SCOR sub-brand, there is an opportunity to prioritise “fun”, instead of counting grams and adding lockout levers.

The SCOR 4060 is a blend of typically Swiss industrial design and very on-trend standards. Construction sees two carbon-fibre triangles joined by an aluminium link, using a low-slung four-bar suspension configuration.

SCOR promises riders a generous amount of geometry and suspension travel adjustability. The futuristic design allowed SCOR’s engineers to create an ST and LT version from one frame.

Looks complicated but is essentially a 4-bar linkage

ST and LT options

Riders can choose to have their 4060 as either a 140mm frame, with a 150mm fork, in the ST configuration, or something a touch more true enduro – running 160mm at the back, and 170mm at the front.

An interesting feature is the huck plate, which looks like a fancy graphic design at the back of this Swiss bike’s seat tube, but is a reinforcement to prevent cosmetic damage if you do buzz a tyre at peak suspension compression.

Geometry numbers aren’t shy, with the 4060 LT running at a 63.8° head angle, in its lowest setting, and 65° as standard. The ST sits at 65.5° and can be slackened to 64.5°. All 4060s are easily made slacker or steeper, thanks to an integrated adjustable headset.

A great first effort from SCOR

Reach? It is definitely on the long end of the geometry spectrum, with a SCOR 4060 measuring 490mm in its steeper setting, as a size large.

Won’t leave a mark, if you bottom-out

The SCOR design team has given this new Swiss enduro frame some notable utility features.

There’s a covered stash box under the bottom bracket for tools and spares, while the front triangle can mount two hydration bottles – one on each side of the down tube.

If you need additional bolt-on stowage, that is provided for under the top tube.

SCOR 4060 Z ebike

There is an e-bike too

SCOR quotes the 4060’s bike weight as approximately 14kg.

Proving the design’s ingenuity and SCOR’s awareness of customer demand is an e-bike version, the 4060 Z.

SCOR’s enduro e-bike tucks a Shimano EP8 mid-drive motor in the middle and draws power from a Darfon battery pack, with a healthy 720Wh of energy density.