well this thread started with first impressions but has gone beyond that. You only get this depth of review on bike forums.

I have had the bike for 6 years now and used it for commuting most days and have just worn out the freehub body on the rear axle. The headset has got a little loose also. But for the use it has seen this bike has performed extremely well.

I always had difficulties in putting the rear wheel back on the bike following tyre changes and eventually found that it was due to the right hand side skewer spring that got lodged in the drop out and prevented the wheel from being aligned properly in the frame. So I just threw the right hand skewer spring away and everything was fine. Also i noticed that the drop outs don´t have lawyer lips which is nice and makes wheel removal and mounting easier.

The seat post never gave any trouble but I did have to put some tape on to stop it sliding down. I would have preferred a standard seat post clamp here though. Sometimes it can be handy to take the seat post out for putting on a bike stand or adjust the height and that is a lot of trouble with this bike so you usually don´t bother.

But it is definitely a very versatile and useful bike. I currently have a Nokian Extreme 2.1 on the front which just fits in the forks (but is just too wide for the rear frame) and a Schwalbe marathon plus MTB 26 x 1.75) on the back. So it can cope with some quite wintry conditions. Even with these tyres the bike still feels quit lively.Then come summer you can put the Conti sport contacts back on and get some real speed up. This bike just really feels lean and efficient.

I have also really been impressed with the Shimano disk brakes. In terms of bang for buck these brakes have been by far the best I have ever had. Although I have a mountain bike now with more powerful Avid disks, the Avids were much much more expensive. The Shimanos keep going with good power in all conditions with minimum fuss and squeaking. No adjustment issues- no servicing beyond brake pad changing-great brakes. Much better for example than the Magura Julies I had on another bike that lasted one winter and then just seized up and had to be thrown away. Shimano disk brakes are very underrated I think.

I also had a front wheel made up with a Schmidt hub dynamo for winter.

Summary: Buy a Scott Sub 10 you won´t be sorry