Warranty replacement - Am I being a tart?

rozzer32

So had to send my Scott Addict back under warranty. First off I'd like to say Scott and the shop I bought the bike from have been amazing and really helpful. A massive thumbs up from me. But....

This is what my frame looked like, an Addict R2.



I bought it as my club gear is red and black, so it looked pretty sweet when I was out in club gear (which is 98% of the time) as everything matched.

However my warranty replacement is an Addict RC.



Obviously not going to match my club kit.

However the RC is an upgrade to my original R2, it uses a higher grade carbon so the frame is about 100g lighter and the fork is lighter too. But one of the reasons I bought the R2 was because it matched club kit. But another problem is that Scott don't make Addicts any more, they replaced it with the Foil.

So am I just being a bit of a tart here? In just wanting matching gear, should I complain about the colour etc or just I just be happy with the new frame as it is an upgrade. The new frame should be with me Monday so I think I'll wait and see what the new frame looks like in the flesh. But just wanted some opinions on what other people would do?

greasedscotsman

Change clubs?

Grill

Yes you're being a huge tart, take the frame and run! If you don't want it I have a Pro-Lite Galileo that matches your club kit and I'll happily swap it for the Addict.

rozzer32

greasedscotsman wrote:

Change clubs?

Haha not an option.

Infact the yellow is growing on me, maybe I could just pass it off as a special edition paint job from when I won le Tour

greasedscotsman

rozzer32 wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

Change clubs?

Haha not an option.

Infact the yellow is growing on me, maybe I could just pass it off as a special edition paint job from when I won le Tour

It's a tricky one, I like them both. The yellow one could look great if built up with some nice matching bits. Can you not get them to excange it for a Foil, they are really nice!

rozzer32

greasedscotsman wrote:

rozzer32 wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

Change clubs?

Haha not an option.

Infact the yellow is growing on me, maybe I could just pass it off as a special edition paint job from when I won le Tour

It's a tricky one, I like them both. The yellow one could look great if built up with some nice matching bits. Can you not get them to excange it for a Foil, they are really nice!

If I'm not happy with the yellow then I would ask for a Foil R2 frame, so same spec as my addict R2 just a didn't model obviously as they don't make the Addict any more.

sungod

if the cat can pull this off...

http://www.whyarai.co.uk/cgi-bin/arai_g ... AT%203.jpg

...then a little red/black/yellow combo should be easy for a mere human

rozzer32

The more I think about the more I realise I'm just being a tart.

An upgrade to an RC is a really good upgrade! It's the same frame as Cav used at HTC. If it's good enough for him to power to stage victories at the TdF then it's plenty good enough for me.

I've now just realised that my plan of upgrading from Sram Force to Red over the winter will mean I'll have to get the Sram Red yellow edition.

APIII

If you saw them both in the shop at the same price, which would you choose? Plenty of people (including me) are swayed by looks, so I wouldn't want a yellow frame just because it's 100g lighter.

Grill

It's stiffer too...

rozzer32

Grill wrote:

It's stiffer too...

From reading about the stiffness is a muchness of a muchness, just the higher grade carbon means less material can be used to achieve the same stiffness, so the frame is lighter.

rolf_f

Grill wrote:

It's stiffer too...

That might be a bad thing......

rozzer32

I've decided to ring up Scott on Monday and see what's what. If you don't ask then you don't get. Going to ask for a Foil 20 frame which is the same spec as the Addict R2.

But if they say no and I have to keep the Addict RC then I think it could work, I run 3T team finishing gear so that's black with the red stripe, plus as I upgrade to Sram Red that will add some red. Plus think I'd top it off with a white Arione with a red stripe.

MattC59

TART !!!!

alihisgreat

I'd use it as an opportunity to bait the haters and wear head to toe yellow with a TdF yellow jersey.

rozzer32

Well the new frame arrived today and it looks so good in the flesh, so much better than the pics. The yellow is sort of matte not shiny like I saw in the pictures. So I've decided to keep it and it actually looks good with red accent pieces on the 3T stuff.

With my standard Sram Force and rs80 wheels it weighs in at 7Kg. So with my upgrade to red and other bits n bobs it will be down to 6.8Kgs just in time for the new race season next year. I'll start a new thread in the "Your Road Bikes" in the next couple of days.

Also big thanks to Westbrook cycles who were fantastic during the warranty claim. A brilliant bike store.

Grill

Good man! Can't wait to see the build.

daviesee

Just go for the Belgian look?
Black, red and yellow.

rozzer32

daviesee wrote:

Just go for the Belgian look?
Black, red and yellow.

I'm not a good enough cyclist to be Belgian.

jordan_217

You will now need the following:

One of these:



And these:



Some of these:



and some proper tart jewellery:

Grill

Bracelet is against The Rules.