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Dangerholm Scott Genius ST Project Bike Rethinks All-Mountain in Sleek Ivory & Chrome

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Serial bike customizer Gustav Gullholm aka Dangerholm is back with another concept bike project, this time reimagining Scott’s latest Genius ST as the future of all-mountain bikes. No visible cables, wires, or suspension. An upside-down fork and the return of chromed-out wheels. My only reservation is the likely extra weight of all that sand-colored creamy Ivory paint, when it could have been raw carbon. Oh Dangerholm, what has become of your weight weenie ways?

Scott Genius ST x Dangerholm all-mountain bike of the future?

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, front
(Photos by Gustav Gullholm/Scott)

Swedish bike tweaker Dangerholm’s latest custom MTB project is “his vision of how the mountain bike of the future might look”. Starting with the already boldly futuristic Genius Super Trail, Dangerholm built one of the sleekest trail bikes ever. 150mm of 29er rear wheel travel – with 3 ride-proven Open-Traction-Climb compression & travel lock-out settings – paired to 160mm of travel up front.

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, rear end details

Will the future of mountain bikes hide all shocks inside the frame? Will they hide brake lines in the bars, too? Everything routed through the headset, really? Tiny Zirbel thumb shifters & dropper remotes that almost disappear into the grip lock-rings.

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, cockpit

Of course, there will be more wireless electronic components, but I can only hope some of those bulky batteries might get hidden too. I think we also aren’t going to be able to avoid the one-piece cockpits that are trying to make separate bar & stems a thing of the past.

Futuristic standards?

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, Trickstuff brake

A few welcome changes have become the modern norm. Long travel dropper seatposts. Lightweight 4-piston brakes. And an actually universal derailleur mounting standard.

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, TacLoc downtube shifter

I’m not so sure if there will be a resurgence of bar-end/downtube shifters to actuate various shock lock-out modes. But who am I to say for sure? Ceramic bearings and Solid Lube Tech bearings anywhere possible are surely here to stay.

At least we can all hope that the future of mountain bikes will see the return of more shiny silver (alloy) wheels and spokes. Everything always in matte black on black is getting a bit stale, am I right?

Super custom details!

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, Hopp-ed up deailleur

On an otherwise reasonable custom build… well, except for the lust-worthy Intend Hero upside-down fork and hard-to-get Trickstuff Piccola HD brakes! Dangerholm still manages to sneak some silly over-the-top upgrades in there, too. As if a SRAM X0 T-type derailleur wasn’t fancy enough, this one has several of its modular alloy elements replaced with custom Hopp Carbon upgrades. And of course a CeramicSpeed OSPW X cage upgrade for improved aerodynamics and reduced drag. Why not, when money is no object?

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, chainring

He also sneaks in a new Dangerholm-branded 1x machined RadoxX chainring that is being sold through his r2-bike.com online retailer partner.

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, titanium brake bolts

And custom-made, but now commercially available, ultralight METI titanium brake bolts.

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, front end

My weight-conscious sensibilities are a bit worried about all that extra paint, though. We all know that it takes more light-colored paint to cover up the dark raw black carbon fiber. So maybe there’s some justification to still going super stealth with our custom bike builds after all!

Complete Build Spec:

Dangerholm Scott Genius ST custom all-mountain bike of the future project, complete

Frame: SCOTT Genius ST size L 150mm travel
Paint color: RAL 1014 Ivory
Thru-axle: METI titanium
Rear shock: Fox Float X NUDE
Remote: Customized frame-mounted 10-speed shifter
Fork: Intend Hero 160mm travel with METI titanium axle
Headset: Syncros with CeramicSpeed SLT bearings
Top cap: RadoxX x Dangerholm Oknytt
Handlebar: Syncros Hixon iC SL Rise 50mm virtual stem
Grips: Syncros AM size M
Controllers: Zirbel Twister WE03 connected to SRAM BlipBox
Rear derailleur: SRAM Eagle AXS X0 Transmission with Hopp Carbon Parts tuning
Rear derailleur cage: CeramicSpeed OSPW X for Transmission
Cassette: SRAM X0 Transmission
Chain: SRAM X0 Transmission
Crankset: SRAM X0 Transmission
Chainring: RadoxX x Dangerholm Bergakungen 34T
Bottom bracket: CeramicSpeed DUB Coated
Preload adjuster: CeramicSpeed DUB
Pedals: Xpedo Baldwin
Brakes: Trickstuff Piccola HD
Brake discs: Trickstuff Dächle UL 180mm+203mm
Brake bolts: METI titanium
Saddle: Syncros Tofino SL
Seat post: RockShox Reverb AXS 170mm
Seat post clamp: Intend Corona
Hubs: DUKE Bad Boy
Spokes: Sapim CX-Ray
Rims: DUKE Fury Star 6ters custom polished
Front tire: Maxxis Assegai EXO+ MaxxGrip 2,5”
Rear tire: Maxxis Assegai EXO+ MaxxTerra 2,5”
Tubeless sealant: Syncros Eco Sealant
Valves: Damoff
Weight with pedals: 13.60kg / 29.98lbs

Scott-Sports.com

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Blacksmith Cycle
9 months ago

Am I the only one tired of the hype these bikes get? Look at the social feeds of half the shops in the world and you’ll see builds like this that don’t get distributed across the internet.

Mr Pink
Mr Pink
9 months ago

It’s the same parts, a different Scott frame, and a different color. That’s all these Dangerholm bikes are now. It’s just not the “wow” it once was

HupHup
HupHup
9 months ago

As much as I like custom bikes his projects are just a bit … meh. Not my thing at all. Some nice details to be fair. All in all it’s a marketing exercise isn’t it and here I am commenting so Scott got what they’re after.

Greg
Greg
9 months ago

Ugly

Rim Brake enjoyer
Rim Brake enjoyer
9 months ago

Looks like a piece of hospital equipment. That being said love the cartridge forks. Which are vastly superior to damper rod forks and have been used on sport bikes for the last 30 years.

Shane
Shane
9 months ago

Is he really still using a Blip Box? There are many “how tos” using a cut up AXS pod or Wireless blip to wire in the Zirbel.

Marcel
Marcel
9 months ago

Looks like a german cab, with that boring color.

blue
blue
9 months ago

Please… no. No more. This is simply ugly. Sterile, 1980s colour (still remember this very one on all public building interior walls), and a lot of over-hyped tech…
Future? Not for me. I actually hate chromed surfaces, matte black wheels are great.

blahblahblah
blahblahblah
9 months ago

awesome, just awesome!

Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict
9 months ago

The coolest thing about this bike is the bar-end shifter.

Doc Sarvis
Doc Sarvis
9 months ago

Real lack of content if this guys stuff gets published once a month.

JoeS
JoeS
9 months ago

LOL

David
David
9 months ago

This color is the same color as my doggies poo’s after eating raw cow bones I get from my local butcher. Soothing color but the tubes need to be retectured (maybe w papier Mache with a texture that emulates the poo’s) while staying consistent with DH’s weight goal parameters?

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