I had been cycling prior to COVID, but the pandemic really pushed me to cycle more seriously and during that time all that the cycling media would parrot was aero this and aero that and "aero is everything". This was also the time fully integrated cockpits were in full swing and electronic shifting had become slightly more affordable and mechanical groupsets were being offered less and less. In 2021 I was dead set on getting a Scott Foil RC 10 because to me it was the perfect package of colorway, aero profile, integration, 12 speed electronic groupset, carbon aero wheels but the big problem was the bike shortages. At $6500 this would be my first upper mid tier bike with everything being modern tech. Most shops wouldn't even take a backorder from me since they had zero clue if any 2021 Scott orders would be fulfilled. 2021 passes and the 2022 version gets released yet I still couldn't for the life of me find a RC 10. In desperation I finally found a RC 20 which was Rival AXS version from Incycles. I decided to sell my 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8.0 Disc and my previous gen Allez Sprint Disc bike to help fund this, but from the start my goal was to basically buy the RC 20 and replace it with a mid tier groupset like Shimano Ultegra or SRAM Force. Due to the supply shortage I would ride the bike and then buy parts when available and or on sale and then sell the stock Rival parts. In no way was this the most economical way of doing this since the RC 10 at $6500 was simply the best value, but I found in doing this that I probably will never buy another stock complete bike off the shelf again because a lot of the parts size wise weren't for me. The stock 170mm cranks, the saddle, heavier entry level carbon wheels, and the larger cockpit all would have been changed on the RC 10 eventually anyways. In the end I learned a lot from this bike in that fully integrated one piece cockpits unless you 100% know your exact size and that size comes with the bike and you are willing to torture yourself maintenance wise or pay someone a lot to maintain are stupid. I also learned a lot about sizing and my particular reach requirements