Road Bike Racing - Scott Cr1 Team, is this a good deal?

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LFD153
10-16-05, 10:18 PM
'04 Scott Cr1 Team Issue, carbon everything, Ksyrium wheels, Record components.....$3500, is this a good deal or not???

Not that I can afford it or would I do it justice, but if this is a deal of the century I may just find a way and try to live up to it.

Warblade
10-16-05, 11:37 PM
It's a good deal but if you go down expect to buy a new frame. They seem to break easily. Might have been a bad batch or something.
TCR
10-17-05, 05:53 AM
Eh, it's alright. I can get a brand new complete Scott CR1 for $3200.

cosmo_the_third
10-17-05, 03:59 PM
It's a good deal but if you go down expect to buy a new frame. They seem to brake easily. Might have been a bad batch or something.

No, they're made of glass (figuratively). Never seen one go down and come back up ridable. But in terms of value, it's a good price, so long as the mileage on it isn't obscene and it's been well-maintained.

Also, you might want to invest in a way-back seatpost. Horner runs his ride with 45mm of setback (http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/tour05/tech/?id=saunier-scott/cntdf05-scott2). That's a whole f-ing lot.
oneradtec
10-17-05, 05:42 PM
I'd much rather own an Orbea Orca!...any day!
kubla khan
10-18-05, 04:40 AM
They seem to brake easily. Good. Campy makes good brakes!
Warblade
10-18-05, 04:19 PM
^^ LOL I ment break....oops.
Blade2004
10-18-05, 08:30 PM
$3500 is probably a reasonable but not barn burning price for the bike since the 2006's started arriving this past week. I would probably think yes though...

I wouldn't necessarily listen to all of this talk about the bike being weak. I am in the market for one and have asked a number of local racers about the bike, and most claim it is reasonably bullet proof. Only known wrecked frame I came across was someone who wiped out into a tree...
Blade2004
10-18-05, 08:31 PM
'04 Scott Cr1 Team Issue, carbon everything, Ksyrium wheels, Record components.....$3500, is this a good deal or not???

Not that I can afford it or would I do it justice, but if this is a deal of the century I may just find a way and try to live up to it.


Also, to compare, remember the new 2006 line, the team issue is full record at around $5300. The SL is the Dura-Ace version in this years models.