2011 Scott CR1 Team Road Bike

The new CR1 offers a ride quality that is unmatched. Designed to absorb shock and vibration created by irregularities in the road, this new concept results in a very smooth and stable ride, reducing rider fatigue and making any ride more enjoyable.

By a weight of just 860 grams (HMX carbon fibers) the frame’s lateral stiffness enables direct power transfer and ensures both confident cornering and descending. The geometry of the new CR1 is performance oriented, but the top tube and head tube lengths offer a more comfortable position than pure racing frames.

The seatstays, chainstays and fork all feature SDS, our Shock Damping System. These areas have been specially constructed with regard to tube shape, dimension, and fiber layup to provide vertical compliance without sacrificing torsional stiffness.

SDS: Shock Damping System

SDS minimizes high frequency vibration from the road, enabling a damping effect without losing performance. Scott has engineered a balance of vertical compliance and lateral stiffness in both the rear triangle and the fork.
- Vertical compliance is a measure of how smoothly a bike rides. By maximizing vertical compliance, SDS cancels road vibrations, increasing rider confidence, stability and comfort.
- Lateral stiffness correlates to responsiveness during sprinting, acceleration, and climbing.

S-bend Construction

Each tube profile is designed to absorb both abrupt and high frequency vertical input with no compromise in lateral stiffness. We’ve created an original tube shape that allows controlled deformation in the rear triangle called an S-bend. The SDS rear stays enable this S-bend deformation via unique tube structure, thickness, and shape in specific sections of the chain stays, seat stays and fork.

Carbon Fork featuring SDS

The new 330 gram (.72 lb) CR1 fork has an improved shape and carbon dropouts. Now featuring SDS, the CR1 fork provides maximum comfort without compromising steering control. It is lightweight and very stable, providing the utmost performance whether climbing or descending.

Design and Shape

The overall frame design combines fluidity with the mechanical concept. Smooth continuous lines extend from the head tube and along the top tube. Each portion of the frame and fork was designed in unison to create an esthetic that is both functional and visually appealing.

IMP™ – Integrated Molding Process

Our engineers have developed IMP™, the newest technology applied to carbon production. The toptube, headtube and downtube are produced in a single step using a top-secret process. Our proprietary process allows for lighter construction by removing 11% of the material from the headtube intersection. IMP™ also increases strength by utilizing high modulus stressed fibers with more precise fiber placement in critical areas. Additionally, our frames benefit from our Naked External Tubeset™ (NET™), which shaves precious grams by eliminating the outer cosmetic carbon layer.