Originally Posted by papajake

Well, I am new here and arrive with a question. First a little background. I have been riding a touring bike for the past 20 years and just want to go faster, plain and simple. I've been looking at bicycles and have narrowed it down to the Scott Speedster 30 http://www.scottusa.com/product.php?UID=7526 or a Bianchi San Mateo http://www.bianchiusa.com/06_san_mateo.html#

I don't ever plan on racing, just riding several times a week and the occasional club tour on a weekend. I am well familiar with the Bianchi name and the idea of having a Campy gruppo is exciting, even if it's a low-end gruppo. I test rode the Scott and it has lots of zip. They LBS didn't have a San Mateo in stock so I tried another model in the same fram size I'd need - 63 cm. I guess I am just looking for pros and cons regarding each. I am sure either one will work out fine, I'm just at that "can't decide" stage. Is Scott an good name brand? Haven't heard too much about them.

Any help/advice is really appreciated.

Thanks much -

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