The Scant is the road bike that Ellsworth makes here in the US and I wanted to take one out to see how it felt & climbed. Tony was nice enough to loan me his and I took it out for some quick climbing and compared it to my Cervelo R3 this morning.
The Scant was a small (53cm effective length top tube) and had different geometery than the Cervelo. The Scant felt lower; Tony said that he had designed it per Pros feedback that they wanted a lower bike with a roomy cockpit. It felt great and decended fantastic. The wheels shown are the carbon clinchers.
I'll see if I can take it out on a longer ride for more feedback on it, but I was very pleased by the looks and ride of it. Don't be surprised if you see me racing on it this season.
Ciao,
Rick
6 comments:
what's the deal with those wheels sir?
They are pretty sweet and there is a "deal" on them right now....
Oh really? Any chance they're looking for someone to send lots of wheels to to give them feedback? If you know what I mean.
great pricing, but no freebies....
My Ellsworth separated where the carbon is joined to the Aluminium 2.5 years after i bought it. Ellsworth didn't warranty it or anything.
So watch out for the craftsman ship on these things.
Mike,
The Carbon rear was making some noise for me also after 3-4 years. You should be able to get the carbon & frame "re-epoxied" at The Frame Doctor in Orlando, FL or anyone that does carbon repair work.
That's the problem with buying a frame that get's orphaned.....I used to own a Titus Modina also and was worried that would happen.
The frame separating is a problem for any of the carbon/aluminum frames out there. Thanks for the comment.
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