Woohoo!
I found the exact model/size I was looking for in stock yesterday! (Just 1 model/size in stock, so got the last one on bike24.com)
In EU we have a red team version:
https://www.scott-sports.com/nl/en/product/scott-spark-rc-team-bike-red?article=286264
I preferred this color over the team axs, and it comes no AXS, but cheaper and XT.
No try to sell the Cannondale and build some decent wheels!
Can’t wait
Great looking bike!!
Love the red accents on the forks etc.
I think that’s a pretty great spec compromise (at least that’s nearly exactly the same as mine). You can always update parts as they wear if you have a desire to change to AXS etc.
Have you got the bike in hand yet? I’ll be super keen to hear your thoughts.
(Also seems like a pretty good deal based on a Google currency conversion - it had seemed like the 2022 was eye wateringly expensive, but €4799 is significantly less than RRP of the equivalent 2021 Spark 910 which doesn’t have the HMF frame)
Not yet… I guess it will take a week or so to arrive.
In EU the retail prices went up €200-300 a month ago. Even for preorders… 
I got lucky with this one, it was still the old price ~4600
That’s incredible value for what it is.
Carbon cranks, higher spec 30mm wheels, HMF frame.
wheels aren’t that great, the do the job and 30mm is nice and all, but I think I found the 25 or 26mm version of that wheelset at a weight of ~ 2kg.
I will be upgrading the set to a lightweight set (duke rims, light hubs) hopefully < 1400 grams.
Nothing feels as great as a light wheelset!
Holy schitt…that red Spark is awesome!!
been drooling over this all day:
SEAT TUBE BOTTLE CAGE: For anyone that owns this bike, I’m interested in which bottle cages you’re running. I just received my medium. I’ve tried the Syncros side mount and things are pretty tight for the cage connected to the seat tube. Wondering if anyone has found one they really like yet.
Syncros Tailor 2.0
I have a medium and tried elite vico carbon, couldn’t get the rear bottle out, snapped one trying to get a tool bottle out. I tried fidlocks, they fit but would never get the rear one back in the cage in a race so tried the Syncros side mounts and find them to be the best.
Question for anyone with this bike. Is it possible to stick anything in the downtube via the shock access hole?
Would be great to put a pouch in there with tools, spare tube etc. Seems like a missed oportunity that Scott didnt think of this
good question, have been thinking about that too…
if you look at this image, the size of the “hole” you should fit your stuff through is about half (or slightly less) the size of the actual hole, the bottom half is blocked by the shock
So the size is not very practical, in addition if you don’t want stuff to rattle or hit the shock, you would need to mount it somehow, which is even more tricky.
The space is there, the access is limited and the mounting is absent.
the best guess is, some 3d printed box you can stick up there and connect it to the latch, but it’s tricky…
Yeah, i was thinking like a long foam padding pouch that could fill in the area and slide in and out. Not sure if it would interfere with cables though. Would be great even just to store a mulitool, tubeless repair and a snickers bar. Still wondering why scott didnt think of this as frame storage something that many brands are offering now
yes, maybe with enough padding you could just “stuff it up the downtube”… I guess the cables are not really an issue, they are all with housings and running in the same line, so you would just push them against the inside of the frame (which is not an issue).
the padding should be thick enough that the pouch will sit snug in the tube, but also flexible enough that you could push it through the opening.
luckily the shock has the main body downwards, so if the pouch slides down to the shock, it will not interfere with the suspension, but maybe it will block the lockout…
People do it, I’ve seen it on the spark Facebook group. Personally I don’t as I couldn’t put up with any rattles.
found 1 picture on the FB “Scott Spark RC” group:
I simply putted a Tubolito (kind of inner tube) and three tyre levers inside the frame. With reusable plastic clamps I can remove it easily. It’s inside the frame just behind the bottle holder. No rattles, no problems with rear shock lockout.
Maybe another option is the Syncros CO2 cache cage:
downside is that is doesn’t contain the 6mm hex, and the rear axle tool 6mm does go far enough into the (fox 34) front axle…
With that cage, you can put the soft stuff in your frame and the harder/heavier stuff outside.
Thanks for all the feedback and pics, nice to know it is possible. I have my eye on a Spark 900 AXS but just waiting for my LBS to realise that he has mistakenly set the price too high 
Will check out facebook group for more inspiration
Did someone upgraded from old to new Spark RC?
I have a 2023 Spark RC frameset on order, expected this May. I can comment in a few months. I’ve been waiting to update my 2018 Spark RC and was finally able to get one.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/product/scott-scale-rc-sl-hmx-sl-frame?article=292044010
I was planning (end 2021) to get a frameset too… but really the price was just too much… and I can understand that they spec the frameset with a nice fork that matches the rear shock and the 3 mode twin lock. I also get the include the integrated bars… but why do they include a seat post and a saddle… give people a choice for a dropper or a light weight carbon post and let them choose a saddle for their custom build… I really don’t get it…
Anyway, still really happy with the RC Team I got (upgraded the wheels and bars, added a dropper.
But do check your headset cups… the RC’s are supposed to come with the angle cups on 67.2, but mine and another local here (and saw a few posts online) got them on 66.0. For the flat local tracks with a lot of quick turns in Holland 67.2 feels a little bit better. (but on the other hand, I never suspected the HTA to be 66 
)
I’ve been thinking about it. But my 2020 spark rc world cup with 120 fox stepcast, fox sl dropper, and current wheels have made it hard for me to get the new one. I like the way it rides and feels. Eventually I may get the new one if I think the market come spring is still looking good to sell my current spark
