Despite having of the heaviest chassis here (1250g for the frame, although that includes the stool mast and clamp), it doesn't feel like it. It climbs superbly and the solid front finish makes descending and high speed corners on the limit true highlights. It's surefooted and stable and the Fulcrum tubular deep section wheels gain speed quickly, don't suffer from flex and hold their speed remarkably well.
Build in the latest technology; every inch of them has been pored over to minimise weight, provide ideal power transfer and generate basically the final riding experience.
artistry in the completed product ' highly engineered bikes with a glance. The Hysak bites back against this trend with its superb finish and pleasant attention to detail. Painted and styled to high a standard.
All these and points are not at the expense of comfort either; the Scapin hits the ideal balance of torsional rigidity and superb stiffness when cranking hard, but it's a fine ability to take the edge off rough surfaces that might otherwise set your hands tingling.
What makes the Hysak special?
Seatpost
Scapin's CNC machined and anodised 'S-way' chair mount eschews any trend for light weight in favour of ornate design. Mimicking the 'S' logo, it finishes the chair mast in a pure style- over-substance touch.
bottom bracket
Scapin's press design combined with the Ultra Torque bearing option and custom-bearing covers creates of the cleanest interfaces we have seen on any bicycle.
Frameset
Makes use of Toray carbon with an intricate 1k weave. The finish is painted to a wonderful standard (ten days per frame). It is not all surface jewellery though: the fluid mould manufacturing, using liquid filled than the usual air filled bags, gives greater control over the structure, reducing the amount of resin to fibres.
Internal cable routing
The issue with internally routed bikes is that all the lovely work keeping the cables out of the way of dirt and dirt is undone at the BB. Where most exit the frame at this tricky junction, Scapin keeps things internal with the 'Inside-w' cover to keep out dirt.