Motorized Mountain Bike

MOTORIZED MOUNTAIN BIKE

Tired of peddling? Yeah, us too. That's why we are so stoked to see the French Scorpa 4Tricks, sort of a trials motorcycle/mountain bike hybrid.

A large-diameter aluminum backbone frame houses 0.3 gallons of fuel for the Chinesebuilt 70cc four-stroke mill and its auto-clutch three-speed transmission, but those bits are about the only ones that are truly motorcycle-like. The rest of the $2995 machine appears to come right out of a Trek catalog, with a long-travel

single-crown mountain-bike fork and rear __ air shock. BMX-size 20-inch r hoops carry trials tires, with braking front and rear by diminutive Magura hydralic discs. The "tootpegs" are even bicycle pedals! With a dry weight of just 80 pounds, who needs a loading ramp? Finally, a mountain bike we can enjoy riding. Want one? Contact Scorpa USA (www. trya!sshopcom) and leave the spandex at home.

Mark Hoyer