Scattante XRL Comp Frame VS Ribble Winter/Audax 7005 Frame

sassooman

Dears,

i am building my own bike with average component kindly need your support , which do you think is better frame
1-Scattante XRL Comp Road Bike Frame :
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Pr ... 1___000000

or

2-Ribble Winter/Audax 7005 Frame :
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ibbfraw220

BR,
Salah Yousry

trailflow

I doubt you will find many people on this board who have ridden the Scattante as the brand isn't very big in the UK.

Based on appearance though i would choose the Scattante. The tube shapes on the Ribble just don't do it for me. The Scattante's tubes are clean and consistent. It looks like an excellent deal with the fork ,headset,and seat clamp. The Ribble doesn't include any of those.

sassooman

Thanks alot for helping

if you could please advice regarding RADON R1 Frame.

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/rado ... wg_id-8675

arlowood

sassooman wrote:

Thanks alot for helping

if you could please advice regarding RADON R1 Frame.

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/rado ... wg_id-8675

I'll repeat the comment I made to your similar question in The "Your Road Bikes" forum.

'Fraid it would be the Scattane for me purely and simply on the basis that it has a standard English threaded BB whereas the Radon has a Shimano Pressfit.

I'm sure there will be plenty out there who have pressfit BB's and have never experienced any problems but I have also seen many other threads bemoaning the integrity of their pressfit set-ups and looking to swap to a more conventional design. IMHO the pressfit concept is a bit questionable and I would rather have the security of a threaded system.