Originally Posted by 64deville
Sorry to rain on the parade of this otherwise positive review of the Scott CR-1, but I was loaned a full bike recently and was unimpressed. It was a CR-1 frame with full Ultegra and Mavic Kysrium Elite wheels and I thought it was slow compared to my 2005 Cannondale R1000 (CAAD 8 Frame) with full Ultegra and Mavic SL's. I had the exact same component set on my R1000 (wheels and groupo) and I feel my R1000 is a far, far superior frame and bike.
I feel the same way when I switch from my carbon bike to my steel or aluminum bike. The carbon frame absorbs a lot of the road feel and vibration that an aluminum frame does not, therefore, making you "feel" like you are moving faster or slower. I test rode a lot bikes before choosing my Scott and I still, to this day, know I made the right decision. Were any of the other bikes bad? No way. They were just not right for me. I would never bash another bike because it was not right for me.
Anyway...Here is my Scott CR1 Pro...
