johono

I've been looking around for a road bike and one of my LBS is just a Scott dealer and he has a Scott Speedster S40 2010 for $450.
https://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/B...0+CD&Type=bike
According to this website, that's a little more than half.
Opinions? Advice?
I live on a steep hill and I've read that I might need a triple for the granny gear.

mtnroadie

That's a great price for any road bike. The compact gearing should get you up any hill,as long as you are in shape. If it fits go for it.

MDfive21

yeah, that's a smoking deal on a new bike. make sure it fits. the compact will be fine.

Nbob

Looks like a great deal - you're getting a fairly decent entry level bike made by a respected brand at around a "department store bike" price (although a few of the components tend towards the lower department store range -e.g. FD, cranks)

It's a compact crank (50/34) as opposed to the standard 53/39 with a 26 rear cog as opposed to the more standard 23 or 25 so as long as you're in reasonable shape the hill shouldn't be much of a problem. If you haven't done much riding you may need to build up your legs a bit but, again, if you're otherwise fit, that shouldn't take all that long


Worst case - ride it for a few months and flip it on ebay. If you look after it you could probably recover about half what you paid and put the other half down to use and "research" because you'll have a better idea of what you want in another bike.


As noted above- make sure it fits well and the LBS isn't trying to get rid of old stock by putting you on something too small/large in exchange for a good deal.