J.Lockdown

So I ended up buying a 2008 Scattante R-330 bike as a entry level module for myself. I was some what on a budget also but I think I should have just waited at this point.

So far I have found the bike to be ok but their are a couple things that I found not to like and need to be taken back to be corrected. The stem is came with I think is crap because it dose not feel stiff. Their is a weird sound from the peddle area (its like a woshing sound, need to take it in). The stock saddle it came with its not that great.

Besides that I think it was a decent price for what it comes with and was in my price range. But I think I would have been better waiting and possibly purchasing something in the 800+ range.

Dose anyone of the forum ride a Scattante bike? How have you liked it?

bigredgrad01

I have the flat bar R-330 from last year. It's kind of strange, because they renamed the flat bar version to something else, and called another bike R-330 for 2008. For the money it's OK for a commuter bike, but if you are serious about road biking, then save up for something better, IMO. I can't complain since I lost about 40 lbs riding it to work, but now I've upgraded to a Specialized Allez Expert today. I will still keep the R-330 for commuter duty.

OnTheRivet

Bikes aren't inherently bad unless they break. What you have is a bike that needs some tweaking, something every new bike needs. The stem is junk, it's adjustable and needs to go in the garbage once you figure out your position. Everything else will work fine, spending more money would have gotten you lighter weight and better component durability but that's a moot point now. Ride the bike, get a saddle that is comfortable to you (easier said than done) and get your position worked out and ride the piss out of it. If you find you like this road thing save up and get something nicer in a year.

J.Lockdown

Yeah I have found after doing some adjusting that I like my bars at 0 degrees (they came set at 40 and I think they looked funny being so far up). I am going to replace the stem because that is weak joint because it can come lose over time. I am going to replace it once I get the bike paid off (had to put it on the CC because I wanted to get one while the weather is nice). The saddle will be next (if I ever find one I like ha, need to do some shopping around) and then new peddles. I got mountain bike peddles because they were on sale and I did not realize they were not road peddles till later on. They are good to get me started because I have never used a clip in type peddle before.

Besides that I really have the bike because its a starter for me. I did not want to drop $1000 on a bike and for some reason stop riding 4 months down the road (I will never stop riding ha). Also this is a decent bike for what I am doing now since I am not doing any Time Trials or racing (that will be next year). Starting next summer I will look into getting a new bike (not sure which one but in the $1500+ range) but look at the 08 modules so I can get a good deal on a good bike. I am also going to ride the crap out of it like you said because if it dose bust for some reason it will give me a good reason to invest in another bike if it cant be fixed.

grahny

FWIW every saddle on any stock bike pretty much sucks.... and lots of people use SPD pedals so they can walk in the shoes too. You don't have to have 'road' pedals on a road bike. New bikes are going to 'settle' (for lack of a better word) as cables stretch and the components are first used. Even high end bikes require some tweaking/adjustment/fine tuning during the first few weeks of riding.

I've always liked the Scattante graphics personally. Classy looking IMO for a store brand.

J.Lockdown

That was a upside to the shoes that I got when I got my peddles. I got shoes with cleats so I could walk around in them while off my bike. I tend to ride in the local areas so it is nice to be able to get off and grab a juice from my local Starbucks store. Yeah I understand the bike basically needs to break in after a couple good rides. The were my peddles are (forget the name of the area, its were the gears are in the front and the peddle arms attach to, sorry im a noob at the bike terms ha) that sound their has been bothering me. Not sure what it is but I hate to take the bike back seeing how they are a week behind at my local shop.

I think the graphics are pretty good and the color scheme is not bad (black, red, and white).

rog

Three new members, in a Scattante thread, huh?

Nikolai

4's company, too!

cminter

I was riding a 2005 R-550 until January and it was a good bike for the money. I swapped most parts over to my Habanero Ti frame which does ride better than the aluminum frame. I will now run the 105 group into the ground before upgrading again.