Scott CR1 Pro

Price Paid:  $1500.00 at dales, glasgow

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
trossachs ,dukes pass

Bike Setup:
fill ultegra, toupe saddle.

Summary:
great bike , climbs well, feels solid when descending. can't stay off it, i'm going to buy another and keep my original for winter.

Strengths:
stiff frame, quick handling

Weaknesses:
can't replace the rear hanger.

Price Paid:  $2700.00 at Penny Farthing Cycle

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Akatarawa Loop in Welly

Bike Setup:
I have ditched the Hutchison tires which where rubbish for Vittoria Rubino Pros which have been consistently good.

Summary:
A very nice looking bike in white and black (09 model) with a great frame that absorbs the bumps while still being stiff out of the lights. This is a good overall package for the $$ and pretty light but has a few shortcoming as discussed below.

Strengths:
Nice and light smart looking frame with some good strong wheels and some nice details.

Weaknesses:
Hutchison rear tire came aprt after less then 200K the tire had begun to seperate, no replaceable derailleur hanger which is a major issue on a bike this pricey, more so because I have bent it already in a crash. If I cannot fix this the frame is toast, I can see why they added this feature on the Addict...

Similar Products Used:
Aluminium Avanti with 105 gear for about 10,000K which was a good start to road riding.

Price Paid:  $9000.00 at Bikepro

Model Year:
2006

Favorite Ride:
Genting sempah to janda baik

Bike Setup:
Stock with full ultegra, conti gp4000 tyres and ritchey wcs stem.

Summary:
I am 160lbs road racer, this is my first full carbon roadbike. Did 7000km on it and still loving every ride. Couldn't compare with the other coz this is my first carbon frame.

Strengths:
Stiff and comfort, able to ride long distance without any pain and looks good too.

Weaknesses:
none so far.

Similar Products Used:
Duratec cool r7, GT zr 3.0, Tank racer.

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Bike Haven, Fair Hav

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Tour de Lake Hopatcong

Bike Setup:
- Full Dura-Ace, except for the wheels.
- Ritchey WCS Anatomic bars
- Ritchey WCS 4-Axis stem
- Serfas carbon bottle cages
- Specialized Toupe team saddle

Summary:
This is a 2008 model CR-1, not an '07 (the drop down box didn't give me an '08 option). This is a fantastic bike - stiff in all the right places; I'm a big guy, and I can really put some force into a sprint, and this bike transmits all of that force to the back wheel. I'm a little big to be a climber, but I love the hills anyways, and this bike goes up well (the only limitation being the rider), and is by far the best descender I've ridden. Very stable while bombing down hills, no suprises as I come into a turn at 30+. Suprisingly comfortable for all-day rides.

Although I'm still tinkering with my position a little, I love the geometry of the frame - it's like it was built for me. Stock, it came with two headset spacers, but I like a fairly low position, so I don't imagine they'll be there for too much longer.

This is a very upgradable frame, even though stock it came with Ultegra, which is pretty darn good. I can't wait to get some Zipps on this bike...but that'll have to wait til the bike comes off the credit card!

Strengths:
- frame, both quality and geometry
- value for the price point. I looked at a lot of bikes before deciding on this one, and I feel I would have paid about $1000 more from most other manufacturers for a similar product.
- handling. I want to say especially downhill...but really, especially when you're going fast! Just a great bike at speed.
- Just plain fast.

Weaknesses:
I didn't like some of the stock components. The Ultegra was fantastic, of course (although I upgraded to Dura-Ace), but the stock Scott labeled saddle didn't work for me at all. Replaced with a Specialized Toupe, also the stock bars didn't fit my hands. Ritchey saves the day. Outside of easily replaced stuff that gets replaced anyways, great bike.

Similar Products Used:
I test rode Trek Madones, Orbeas, and several other makes and models. I also own a Jamis Nova, which now has been relegated solely to commuting and errand duty.

Price Paid:  $1300.00 at www.kudubikes.co.uk

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Scott CR1

Bike Setup:
standard

Summary:
Took this out for its first major ride last week and i was mightily impressed, despite hardly any training over winter, did 60miles inc. hills in just 4 hours. Pump the tyres up to 120 psi and you feel like you’re being towed up hills!

Transmission is smooth, the carbon frame has just enough flex to be comfortable but is solid where you need it to be. For the price, it weighs nothing at all.

The frame is top quality by any standards and the components all have the right balance of value and performance (esp. the wheels).

Strengths:
- light for the price
- nice carbon feel
- strong under climbing/acceleration
- easy to upgrade to "superbike" status by fitting dura ace or top quality wheels when originals wear out

Weaknesses:
- bottom bracket seemed to creak a lot (but no noticable flex)