Scattante R-560 (Performance Bike)
yirgster
2009 model is on sale for $799, a large reduction.
What attracted me to the Scattante is that it has some Shimano 105
components: the shifters and derailleurs. Other than that, I have no
idea. Like about the frame, for example.
My cousin in his 30's is looking for a bike. He lives in the Palo Alto
area in the SF Bay Area. Naturally, he doesn't want to spend much. In
his little exposure to cycling he likes it, and I think he's a natural
candidate to get into riding. He's a former NCAA swimmer, so an
athlete and, I assume, one with strong legs. So, I'm thinking that a
better bike will be more fun to ride and he'll more likely get into
it.
For myself, I'm a long time rider in the SF Bay area who has lived in
Palo Alto where I rode a lot in the surrounding hills and Santa Cruz
mountains.
TT
Along the same line of quality is the bikesdirect.com line of bikes.
Also very cheap and I've known some folks to buy a nice frame
elsewhere and then buy a bikesdirect bike to strip the parts and put
them onto their nice frame and then sell the bikesdirect frame.
-Tom
yirgster
Is the Scattante R-560 frame of decent quality?
TT
It's likely a Chinese frame. There was actually a thread on craigslist
discussions today and several people recommended them. Probably won't
have good resale value (nor will bikesdirect) but then again you can
always find a fool willing to part with his money on Craigslist.
-Tom
Ozark Bicycle
Perhaps this will help you sort this out:
Note that the referenced company makes frames not only for the Bikes
Direct brands (Motobecane, Dawes, Mercier), but also for (GASP! Can it
be true???) Trek. They are also the likely supplier for this Scattante
frame.
How much is the name on the down tube (e.g., Motobecane v. Trek) worth
to YOU?
Tom Sherman °_°
> [...]
> Perhaps this will help you sort this out:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lddva3
>
> Note that the referenced company makes frames not only for the Bikes
> Direct brands (Motobecane, Dawes, Mercier), but also for (GASP! Can it
> be true???) Trek. They are also the likely supplier for this Scattante
> frame.
>
> How much is the name on the down tube (e.g., Motobecane v. Trek) worth
> to YOU?
>
is no connection to the original company.
On the other hand, Scattante is a crappy choice for a name (terrible pun
intended).
--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
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that these few nonsense-heads matter but that the rest of
us do not. - Jay Griffiths
Bratwurst Style
Aluminum Scattante frames are made in China, the carbon ones in
Taiwan. They are re-branded Fujis and quite awesome. I have a full
Dura Ace CFR.
Ozark Bicycle
<twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote:
> Ozark Bicycle wrote:
> > [...]
> > Perhaps this will help you sort this out:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/lddva3
>
> > Note that the referenced company makes frames not only for the Bikes
> > Direct brands (Motobecane, Dawes, Mercier), but also for (GASP! Can it
> > be true???) Trek. They are also the likely supplier for this Scattante
> > frame.
>
> > How much is the name on the down tube (e.g., Motobecane v. Trek) worth
> > to YOU?
>
> I dislike the use of the Motobecane name out of principal, since there
> is no connection to the original company.
As a big fan of the original, French Motos, I concur. OTOH, the
Motobecane branded bikes available through bikesdirect.com *are* an
excellent value.
>
> On the other hand, Scattante is a crappy choice for a name (terrible pun
> intended).
Agreed. What were they thinking???
Ozark Bicycle
Did it ever occur to you that "Fuji" might not actually make the Fuji-
branded bikes? IOW, that the Fujis and the Scattantes are made by the
same Asian OEM frame maker? A maker that would put *your* name on the
downtube if you were willing to order 2-3 thousand frames.
I have a full
> Dura Ace CFR.
I'm happy for you.......
RSI-Schaaf,Byrum
I live in portland and just bought a 660. I love it. I've only put 100
miles on it so far but it is great.
P. Chisholm
Fine quality as long as it fits your cousin. It works, it will get him
where he's goin, as long as it fits him. Way to much hoopla about this
name or that name. If it doesn't break, fits, it ill be fine.
landotter
<bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
> On Sep 2, 6:48 pm, Tom Sherman °_°
>
>
>
> <twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote:
> > Ozark Bicycle wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > Perhaps this will help you sort this out:
>
> > >http://tinyurl.com/lddva3
>
> > > Note that the referenced company makes frames not only for the Bikes
> > > Direct brands (Motobecane, Dawes, Mercier), but also for (GASP! Can it
> > > be true???) Trek. They are also the likely supplier for this Scattante
> > > frame.
>
> > > How much is the name on the down tube (e.g., Motobecane v. Trek) worth
> > > to YOU?
>
> > I dislike the use of the Motobecane name out of principal, since there
> > is no connection to the original company.
>
> As a big fan of the original, French Motos, I concur. OTOH, the
> Motobecane branded bikes available through bikesdirect.com *are* an
> excellent value.
>
>
>
> > On the other hand, Scattante is a crappy choice for a name (terrible pun
> > intended).
>
> Agreed. What were they thinking???
I'd gladly ride one. A little noodling and you get a Scat ant.
landotter
> Scattante R-560 (from Performance Bike): any opinions on this. The
> 2009 model is on sale for $799, a large reduction.
>
> What attracted me to the Scattante is that it has some Shimano 105
> components: the shifters and derailleurs. Other than that, I have no
> idea. Like about the frame, for example.
>
Aluminum frames are hard to criticize if they fit and come with a
replaceable hangar. The latter being hard *not* to find these days.
That means if you shift into your spokes, it's $15 vs a new frame.
Derailleurs don't matter. All road bikes come with perfectly good
ones. Get sick of they way yours looks. Get a differently shaped one.
Same for shifters. Get the ones that feel nice.
That Scat Ant does come with generic hubs and freehub. That's fine for
a front--but a Shimano hubbed rear would be more reassuring. Upgrading
this would be $150 or so. The problem so much isn't the bearings--I've
got a Formula cheapo hub that with new cones is smooth and durable--
it's the primitive and non-replaceable freehub mechanism found on
cheapies. The LBS has a stack of such dead wheels out back. I've
cannibalized them for my cones. ;-)
Sandy
in that language. There are other languages, you know. Or maybe not.
--
Bonne route !
Sandy
Verneuil-sur-Seine FR