Just made the down payment... good idea?

So your going to get a $1150 bike for $700 minus the down payment and have to pay that off in 90 days. So roughly 40% off. The math sounds good. But IDK anything about the bike.

WAGGZ said:

So your going to get a $1150 bike for $700 minus the down payment and have to pay that off in 90 days. So roughly 40% off. The math sounds good. But IDK anything about the bike.

Well, sort of because I can't use the $250 in-store credit on the bike. The advertised msrp is $1,999, they have it marked down to $1,350, and I'm getting it for $1,150.

Bear with my crackerjack box psychology session: Did you go into the store with the desire to buy a bike or were you talked into it by the salesperson? If this was an impulse buy, your buyer's remorse will be high, IMO, as you'll be continuously looking at other options out there. If you already did your research and went into Performance with idea you wanted to buy this bike, then I suggest you be happy with your purchase and ride the heck out the thing.

IMO there's nothing glaringly wrong with your purchase. A more "name" manufacture's bike in this price range may have gotten you a nicer (i.e. lighter, more design features) frame but not necessarily better equipment. I think you did well with the purchase price on this bike. My $0.02CAN worth...

Well I knew I wanted a road bike, but I wasn't planning on spending this much. I had planned on staying under $700.

If you like the way it feels, fits, and rides, and if your sensitive bits tingle and twitch when you think about riding it or look at it, you did the right thing.

Scattante are decent bicycles. They are Performance Bicycle "house-brand" bicycles, but don't let that dissuade you from your purchase. They are made at the same factory as Fuji bicycles and use the same carbon fiber. Basically, you're getting a Fuji at a discounted price because it doesn't carry the "Fuji" name. I seriously considered the Scattante carbon fiber "Race" bike, I think it was (black and gray), but the geometry was all wrong for me.

You got a very good deal on that bicycle. On Monday, I picked up a Schwinn Paramount Series 7 road bike for $1199 with the "$200 off" deal. It was supposed to be $200 off of online orders only, but I called the store and they said they'd honor it in-store. The retail on my bicycle was $1999 and on sale for $1399. Then, I got that $200 off, PLUS double points on my Team Performance card because it's "Schwinn and Scattante Month." Not to mention, I got a free "Schwinn" cycling jersey with my purchase. 😎

Scattante bicycles may be value-priced, but they still come with good componentry under most circumstances. People just frown upon them because they're a "house brand." While that may be a negative for resale value, it's a definite positive for anyone looking for a decent bike at a decent price.

You got one Hell of a deal on that bike, especially since it has Ultegra parts, carbon seat-stays, and a carbon fork. A comparable Fuji bicycle would have run you over $1400-$1500. You should not have an ounce of buyer's remorse.

GT Fanatic said:

Scattante are decent bicycles. They are Performance Bicycle "house-brand" bicycles, but don't let that dissuade you from your purchase. They are made at the same factory as Fuji bicycles and use the same carbon fiber. Basically, you're getting a Fuji at a discounted price because it doesn't carry the "Fuji" name.

This is not true. Being made in the same factory does not mean two bikes are essentially the same. It's common, now, for factories to make several makes of bikes, all having different molds, different CF layups, and so on. Even using the same CF doesn't make the bikes the same or even close to the same. It's the design of the frame and how the CF layup is done that have the big influence.

Example: Giant makes at least some bikes for Specialized, but Specialized bikes definitely are not the same as Giant bikes.

alienator said:

This is not true. Being made in the same factory does not mean two bikes are essentially the same. It's common, now, for factories to make several makes of bikes, all having different molds, different CF layups, and so on. Even using the same CF doesn't make the bikes the same or even close to the same. It's the design of the frame and how the CF layup is done that have the big influence.

Example: Giant makes at least some bikes for Specialized, but Specialized bikes definitely are not the same as Giant bikes.

Yes, it is true. The same carbon fiber layup is being used in both designs. The only difference is the frame mold. Fuji has their own design, and Scattante has theirs. The Scattante bicycles undergo the same quality control as the Fujis. I will, however, agree with you on frame design playing a role.

jt89888 said:

Well I knew I wanted a road bike, but I wasn't planning on spending this much. I had planned on staying under $700.

that is how they have designed the paper trail of the business aspect of it all and in the end you got a $700 bike for $700. for the original price and no in store credit yadda yadda yadda you would have been ripped off. as was stated earlier, you would have gotten a much nicer road bike had you actually paid the over $1100, a full carbon which is where we are at these days. nothing wrong with the bike you have chosen for the price you paid.

ride it into the ground.