Scott CR1

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Anybody know anything about the differences in carbon frames offered

by

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Scott. The Team Issue/Limited frame is, according to the rep,

lighter

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because of a lighter/more expensive carbon fiber than the Pro/Team
frame. The Pro bike comes with Ultegra and the Team comes with a 105
mix. The Team bike sells for less than the Team Issue(yellow
graphics)/Limited frameset... You can see this buy using the compare
feature on their website. It's a little confusing as they're both
called CR1. The rep stated that the bikes were assembled identically
and that there is no difference in the design/manufacture - it's just
the carbon fiber. The difference in weight is 110 g - 880g vs. 990g.
I was just wondering if anyone had any scoop. I'm considering buying
the Pro and switching to DA10 or just buying the Team Issue.
THanks,
Jason

Jason,

Our team is riding CR1s this year, and what you were told is what we
were told as well.

I've been riding the CR1 Pro/Ultegra 10 for a couple months now, and my
teammate is riding the same frame with DA 10, just like you're
considering. Weather's been pretty bad here in NY, but I'd say I've
got 500 or so miles on the bike so far, plus a couple of races.

I have to say that I am extremely pleased with this bike so far. (Of
course it happens to fit me perfectly.) As far as the slight weight
difference, I just can't see how you'd notice it. I'm riding the bike
with Ultegra 10 and Ritchey Pro components (nothing ultralight or
exotic) and the bike is as light as a bike needs to be. In all honesty
we decided on the Pros because we prefer the silver decals to the
yellow ones on the Team, and weren't concerned about the weight
difference. (And for what it's worth, the bike came with a handwritten
checklist from the factory, and the weight of the frame was a bit
lighter than the 990 grams claimed by Scott.)

Assuming the bike fits, I don't see how you could go wrong with the
Pro--unless you just can't get over the fact it's not the top-end
frame. Feel free to contact me off-list if you've got specific
questions about the bike.

--Eben

Although its purely idle speculation, I wouldn't be at all surprised if
Scott were making both models out of the same materials and just
sorting them by weight after the fact...the ones toward the heavier end
of tolerance are labeled as one model and those on the lighter end are
labeled as another.

Relative to the cost of building the molds and the labor involved in
layup, I'd think the cost of the actual carbon fiber would be trivial,
so why not just standardize on the good stuff?