Scattante R650 as a first bike
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Scattante R650 as a first bike
Hello I want to get into cycling and found an ad for a Scattante R650 for $350. Owner claims he put a lot of money into bike and won a triathlon with it. Bike just sits in garage as he changed to mountain biking but everything is still in good working condition.
Since this bike is a good 15 years old, is this still a good bike for the price or are there better bikes for this price range?
Since this bike is a good 15 years old, is this still a good bike for the price or are there better bikes for this price range?
#2
I think I know nothing.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NE PA
Posts: 709
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 233 Post(s)
Liked 290 Times
in
204 Posts
First question is what kind of biking do you want to do? A road bike on a rail trail may not be too good as an example. Another question does the bike fit you? Too big too small even a bike for free with not be a good ride.
Without knowing what you want to do, the upgrades on the bike it is not an easy question to answer.
We also don't know anything about you. A bicycle with a racing geometry might be very uncomfortable for someone new to biking but really uncomfortable to someone that is looking to lose weight and get in shape. I don't mean to be insulting but someone in good shape but new to riding bikes will have different needs to someone that is overweight and out of shape.
One other thing, the bike could be gold plated and autographed by Greg LeMond but if it has a bent frame or stuck seat post it will not be useful for riding.
Sorry for being negative but we need more info.
Without knowing what you want to do, the upgrades on the bike it is not an easy question to answer.
We also don't know anything about you. A bicycle with a racing geometry might be very uncomfortable for someone new to biking but really uncomfortable to someone that is looking to lose weight and get in shape. I don't mean to be insulting but someone in good shape but new to riding bikes will have different needs to someone that is overweight and out of shape.
One other thing, the bike could be gold plated and autographed by Greg LeMond but if it has a bent frame or stuck seat post it will not be useful for riding.
Sorry for being negative but we need more info.
#3
Zip tie Karen
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Posts: 7,004
Bikes: '13 Motobecane Fantom29 HT, '16 Motobecane Turino Pro Disc, '18 Velobuild VB-R-022, '21 Tsunami SNM-100
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1465 Post(s)
Liked 1,542 Times
in
806 Posts
Carbon seat stays, fork and seatpost? Aluminum racing geometry? Ultegra components?
If it really fits you, you'll enjoy it a lot. If it doesn't fit, well, then you'll have wasted your time and money.
If it really fits you, you'll enjoy it a lot. If it doesn't fit, well, then you'll have wasted your time and money.
Likes For Phil_gretz:
#4
Full Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 394
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 237 Post(s)
Liked 177 Times
in
95 Posts
I always wondered why Scattante gets zero cred - I have some Scattante shoes and my wife has one of their bikes, both fine products. Kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of brands.
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,595
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 608 Post(s)
Liked 352 Times
in
225 Posts
What else can you buy during COVID times for $350? The bike is worth it if it doesn't need new consumables such as tires tubes, cables, housing and bar tape. Yes, it is older but if it is in good condition and as others have noted, fits you properly then it isn't the worst deal in history.
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: LF, APMAT
Posts: 2,752
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 623 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 397 Times
in
226 Posts
I always thought the name is a little off putting. Probably means "quick" or something in Italian, but just doesn't sound right in english.
#7
Over the hill
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 24,368
Bikes: Giant Defy, Giant Revolt
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 995 Post(s)
Liked 1,203 Times
in
689 Posts
As said above, the market is really tough right now. I have seen department store pieces of junk selling for almost that much. Ultegra is mid/high end components and usually work well even if outdated by 15 years. Scattante is (was?) a house brand for Performance Bike, and their frames are just fine if perhaps a little heavier than similar name brand frames. Inspect it for rot/wear. I would expect to replace dried out tires on a bike that has been sitting, and see if the shifters need a blast of WD40, but the rest should be fine.
Also, as mentioned above, make sure it fits you. No deal is good if you can't ride it comfortably.
It's a house brand, and house brands always turn noses on elitists. I have had quite a few of their products (mostly clothes) as well as Forte products. Some were excellent, some not so much.
Google says it translates to "snappy". Better than a tandem bike I was looking at called a Viaggio ("travelling")
Also, as mentioned above, make sure it fits you. No deal is good if you can't ride it comfortably.
Google says it translates to "snappy". Better than a tandem bike I was looking at called a Viaggio ("travelling")
__________________
It's like riding a bicycle
It's like riding a bicycle
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 5,801
Bikes: 1986 Cannondale SR400 (Flat bar commuter), 1988 Cannondale Criterium XTR, 1992 Serotta T-Max, 1995 Trek 970
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1943 Post(s)
Liked 2,164 Times
in
1,323 Posts
My understanding is that Scattante was made for Performance by Fuji, but I’m not sure about 2004.
It is supposed to be full Ultegra.
The issues you might have are the modifications made to the bike to set it up for triathlons/TT’s that you really don’t want for a road bike, especially a first bike. The seller may see them as upgrades, but a super aero setup may just mean more cost for you to convert back.
In other words, you probably don’t want aero wheels, bars, no set-back seat post and maybe taller gearing just starting out.
John
It is supposed to be full Ultegra.
The issues you might have are the modifications made to the bike to set it up for triathlons/TT’s that you really don’t want for a road bike, especially a first bike. The seller may see them as upgrades, but a super aero setup may just mean more cost for you to convert back.
In other words, you probably don’t want aero wheels, bars, no set-back seat post and maybe taller gearing just starting out.
John
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 15,481
Bikes: 2015 Workswell 066, 2017 Workswell 093, 2014 Dawes Sheila, 1983 Cannondale 500, 1984 Raleigh Olympian, 2007 Cannondale Rize 4, 2017 Fuji Sportif 1 LE
Mentioned: 144 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7649 Post(s)
Liked 3,465 Times
in
1,831 Posts
Good bikes, good value, not top-tier, cutting edge, but the kind of bike which would never create an unhappy customer or a court case. Solid, sturdy, dependable, reliable ... basically whatever was really trick three years back, would show up on the store-brand bikes three years later. Quality bikes, from what I read, and no one ever seems to have a bad word .... but it has that fake, cheezy sounding pseudo-Italian name and just sort of seems slimy or plasticky because of it--IMO.
If they had named it "Griffon" or "Warhawk" or something I bet they would have sold better.
#10
Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: ,location, location
Posts: 13,467
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
Mentioned: 54 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4335 Post(s)
Liked 3,958 Times
in
2,646 Posts
Tante is many in Italian and scat is well let's say a style of Jazz singing. Though Scatto is click so maybe it is Many Clicks rather than Many "Jazz Singings"
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 5,801
Bikes: 1986 Cannondale SR400 (Flat bar commuter), 1988 Cannondale Criterium XTR, 1992 Serotta T-Max, 1995 Trek 970
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1943 Post(s)
Liked 2,164 Times
in
1,323 Posts
I think Performance used Scattante because all the other names they thought of had already been used by IKEA.
On a serious note, I actually tried to figure out what those strange IKEA brand names meant in English. The closest I could come up with was “crap only Americans will buy” or something to that effect.
John
On a serious note, I actually tried to figure out what those strange IKEA brand names meant in English. The closest I could come up with was “crap only Americans will buy” or something to that effect.
John
#12
Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: ,location, location
Posts: 13,467
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
Mentioned: 54 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4335 Post(s)
Liked 3,958 Times
in
2,646 Posts
I think Performance used Scattante because all the other names they thought of had already been used by IKEA.
On a serious note, I actually tried to figure out what those strange IKEA brand names meant in English. The closest I could come up with was “crap only Americans will buy” or something to that effect.
John
On a serious note, I actually tried to figure out what those strange IKEA brand names meant in English. The closest I could come up with was “crap only Americans will buy” or something to that effect.
John
When you hear Lamborghini Murcielago you conjure up images that Vroom Vroom Italy Gas Mobile just doesn't. Though truth be told I would probably buy a Vroom Vroom Italy Gas Mobile so long as it was badged on the car.
Likes For veganbikes:
Likes For Danhedonia:
#14
I am potato.
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 3,106
Bikes: Only precision built, custom high performance elitist machines of the highest caliber. 🍆
Mentioned: 28 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1783 Post(s)
Liked 1,622 Times
in
928 Posts
I have a 2013 Scattante DX350. At this point the only original component is the frame. Works as good as any bike I've ever owned. Super versatile platform. I've had it configured as everything from TT with Enve 7.8's & GP5000TL to gravel with Velocity A23's & 700x38 Gravelkings, with rack & fenders.
I don't know your bike, but I wouldn't expect any problems. I would expect a well thought out, general purpose, capable, all-rounder of mid-grade quality & conventional industry standard components.
I don't know your bike, but I wouldn't expect any problems. I would expect a well thought out, general purpose, capable, all-rounder of mid-grade quality & conventional industry standard components.
__________________
I shouldn't have to "make myself more visible;" Drivers should just stop running people over.
Car dependency is a tax.
I shouldn't have to "make myself more visible;" Drivers should just stop running people over.
Car dependency is a tax.