Performance Bike is selling the Scattante Emerald City Single Speed Road Bike for $500 right now. It's hard to find a stylish ride at that price, but this one, with its mustache handlebars with leather grips, certainly qualifies. Unfortunately, the frame does not have rack mounts. It would also be nice to have a chainguard to go with the flat metal fenders.
Scattante sounds Italian, but don't be fooled. Scattante was the house brand for Supergo, which once called itself "America's Largest Cycling Superstore." Supergo has been bought up by the Performance/Nashbar chain.
Specs:
Cassette: 16T Steel
Seatpost: Alloy, 250 x 27.2mm
Stem: Alloy, 26.0mm clamp
Handlebar: Aluminum, 560mm width
Frame: Chromoly
Tires: Kenda K-176, 700 x 28c
Chain: KMC Z410, Steel
Crankset: Lasco Hi-Polish Silver, 46T Alloy w/ Chainguard
Rack Mounts: None
Rims: Alex R500 Alloy, 32H
Front Hub: Formula Alloy w/ Anodized Silver,TH-50\
Rear Hub: Formula Alloy w/ Anodized Silver, TH-51, Flip Flop
Headset: Ritchey 1 1/8”, Steel
Bottom Bracket: Steel Cartridge Sealed
Brakes: Tektro 510A Dual-Pivot Caliper
Levers: Tektro RX1.0 Alloy
Fork: Triple Butted Chromoly
Grips/Tape: Velo
Saddle: Velo VL-1205 w/ Steel Satin rails
Pedals: Wellgo Alloy Platform w/ toe clips and straps
6 comments:
It's worth checking out Bike Snob's review of the Empire City version of this. Quite funny!
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/01/bsnyc-product-review-scattante-empire.html
My Redline 9.2.5 was a bit less and came with rack mounts...
Aaron
JPT - This is not a bike for bike snobs. It was a stupid move for them to send him one.
Any publicity is good publicity. I wouldn't even know about the bike if it weren't for the Bikesnob. Now people can buy it ironically.
Bike Snob reviews a different bike. CHeck and you will see.
If you think this is a different bike than the one his Snobiliciousness reviewed, than perhaps the street cred of a theme Scattante is for you!
Choose carefully, your personal brand depends on it; and without a prepackaged personal brand to show you belong to the tribe you are nothing.
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