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In 1958, engineer and skier Ed Scott from Sun Valley, Idaho, invented a ski pole made of aluminium instead of bamboo or steel that proved popular. The company produced sporting goods in many fields. In 1970, Scott sold their first protection goggles for motocross riders.
Scott expanded to Europe in 1978, settling their headquarters in Fribourg, Switzerland.
In 1990, Scott introduced the clip-on, aerodynamic bicycle handlebar. The handlebar was used by American Greg LeMond in his 1989 Tour de France win, when he beat Frenchman Laurent Fignon by over a minute in the 24.5 km final time trial. Previous to this event it was widely used in triathlon and Race Across America.
In 1991, Scott produced their first suspension fork named "Unishock" and a year later, their first full-suspension mountain bicycle was shown to the public.
Its 2001 Team Issue road bike frame was the lightest frame available at the time at 895 grams.
In 2005 the name 'Scott USA' was changed to 'Scott Sports', representing a shift in emphasis to the European market.
In 2011, Scott launched its E-Bike line E-Sub and E-Sportster, replaced in 2012 with E-Venture line models.
in 2012, Scott bought Syncros, a maker of bicycle components.
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In 2015, the Korean Youngone Corporation took a 50.1% stake in the company, with the previous Swiss owner Beat Zaugg retaining 49.9%.
From Wikipedia’s article on Scott Sports, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4