Scott SportsMetrix / Sub Series
Origin
Scott launched the Metrix in 2012 as a 'hyper-commuter' — a flat-bar bike built on road-bike DNA rather than mountain-bike DNA, borrowing its frame language from Scott's Speedster road platform. Where the comfort-first Sub Cross uses a relaxed upright stance and a suspension fork, the Metrix pairs an endurance-geometry rigid frame with a flat bar, hydraulic disc brakes and fender/rack mounts for fast everyday riding. The line moved to disc brakes around 2018 and added an HMF carbon top model (Metrix 10) by 2020, with fender-equipped EQ variants following around 2022. Today it spans the carbon Metrix 10 (SRAM Apex 1×12, ~€2,299) down to entry alloy models, aimed at riders who want road-bike speed for the commute but never plan to drop into a road-bike position.
Specifications
- Frame
- HMF carbon (Metrix 10) / 6061 double-butted aluminium, hydroformed (Metrix 20/30/40)
- Weight
- kg
- Drivetrain
- Metrix 10: SRAM Apex 1×12 (Apex DUB Wide 42T crank, PG-1231 XPLR 10-44T cassette, SX Eagle trigger shifter). Metrix 20 EQ: Shimano CUES 1×10. Metrix 30 EQ: Shimano CUES 1×9 (11-46T). Older gens used Shimano 105/Tiagra/Claris 2x.
- Brakes
- Metrix 10: TRP HD-EU818s flat-mount hydraulic disc, 160/160 mm rotors. Metrix 20/30 EQ: Tektro HD-R3020 flat-mount hydraulic disc, 160 mm. Lower/older models: Shimano mechanical disc.
- Wheels
- 700c. Alex Race 25 Disc rims (28h front/rear), Formula Team II centre-lock disc hubs on Metrix 10.
The verdict
- Carbon HMF frame on the Metrix 10 is rare in the flat-bar fitness category — road-bike DNA, UDH hanger, fully integrated cables
- SRAM Apex 1×12 with 10-44T cassette gives a wide, simple, low-maintenance gear range for hilly city riding
- TRP HD-EU818s flat-mount hydraulic disc brakes deliver confident all-weather stopping
- EQ variants ship with Syncros fenders pre-fitted and 40 mm Schwalbe G-One tyres — a complete year-round commuter out of the box
- Fender- and rack-ready endurance geometry makes it genuinely practical for Baltic all-weather commuting
- ~11 kg for a carbon flat-bar bike at ~€2,299 is heavy for the price and frame material
- Alloy lower models (20/30/40) ride stiff on rough tarmac — BikeRadar: comfort suffers on longer days vs carbon
- No suspension at all — rougher city surfaces are harsher than on the Sub Cross with its 63 mm fork
- Sporty endurance position of the Metrix 10 is more aggressive than many commuters want
- Flat-bar-only; riders who later want a drop bar must switch platform (to the Speedster) entirely
Generations
Metrix
Sub
Versions & builds
Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.
| Spec | Metrix 10 | Metrix 20 | Metrix 30 | Metrix 30 EQ (with fenders) | Metrix 40 | Sub Cross 10 | Sub Cross 10 Slope (step-through) | Sub Cross 20 | Sub Cross 30 | Sub Cross 40 | Sub Sport 10 | Sub Sport 20 | Sub Tour 10 |
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