Scott Solace 10 Carbon Hydraulic Disc Ultegra Road Racing Endurance Bike 54cm

Scott Solace 10 Carbon hydraulic disc Ultegra Road Racing Endurance Bike.Please note this if collection only from Sutton, Surrey, near SW London, so if you are too far away to collect, you need not read any further.Frame size is 54cm, and in the photos it’s set up for me at 5’8. I would say the optimum fitment range would be 5’7 to 5’10, maybe another inch either way. The main frame size info is near the bottom of the listing if needed.If you’re not familiar with the Scott Solace, it’s classed as an endurance bike, so has a slightly taller head tube and more relaxed geometry, and is designed to be comfortable for long distances and all day rides. It was later rebranded as the Scott Addict, although they did other versions of the addict like race and gravel as well as endurance. It got very good reviews from riders and the cycling press.This Solace 10 is near the top of the range ( one below the premium model which costs £5800! ).Don’t confuse it with lower spec models Solace 20 / 30 / 40, or the non disc rim brake versions.Features HMF carbon frame and fork, carbon seatpost, Ultegra 11 speed gearing with hydraulic disc brakes, Shimano Ice Tech 160mm discs front and rear, DT Swiss wheels ( branded as Scotts in house Syncros brand ), which i think are DT Swiss R24 wheels but don’t hold me to that, wide range 11-32 cassette to get you up any hill or mountain, finishing kit again is Syncros branded but is all good quality kit. Full specification is listed at the bottom.This is the 2016 model year, but it wasn’t bought until July 2017, and has only had 1 ride this year, so in reality under 18 months of light use. It is in very good condition as you would expect. There are light marks here and there, as you would expect on any used bike, including slight marks on the shifters from leaning the bike mid rides, a paint chip near the top of the seat tube, and some paint chips behind the crankset from a dropped chain. Other than those there’s only very feint marks not worth mentioning. I’ll aim to touch up those chips before collection. It’s a very tidy bike overall, and the buyer will not be disappointed.  It rides great, gears all change as they should, good brakes etc.Standard spec except the tyres have been upgraded to Continental Gatorhardshell 28mm, for excellent puncture protection, and a pair of Elite Vico carbon bottle cages have been fitted, which i’ll leave on as they match the frame so well, and don’t match my new bike very well.Originally the bike was RRP £2600, and there’s over £100 of tyres and bottle cages added.Starting the auction at a very reasonable £1200, so a £1500 saving on a very desirable spec bike.I won’t take any less so please none of the usual messages… i’ve got a grand cash and can collect tomorrow etc etc… The answer will be no.TERMS:
Collection only from Sutton, Surrey within 5 days.
Payment is cash on collection only. Paypal is NOT accepted for collection items, as it doesn’t meet the seller protection criteria.
Also selling an adult beach cruiser bike, and a cheap alloy road bike in my other items, plus many bike bits. Frame Geometry:  Top tube:  545mm horizontallySeat tube:  540mm centre of BB to topHead tube:  165mmGoogle “Scott Solace 10 Disc 2016 Evans” if you want to see the full geometry chart, which is attached to Evans web page for the bike.Deescription and Specification:Rough roads, marathon races, long days in the saddle- all things that the Solace 10 Disc was put on this earth for. Its HMF Carbon Fiber frame was designed with two zones, a Power Zone and a Comfort Zone, resulting in a stiff and responsive bike that will take a beating all day long without you doing the same. Equipped with Shimano Hydraulic Disc Brakes, you’ll be able to put in those long miles regardless of weather conditions. Find your Solace.FrameSolace HMF / IMP Carbon technology / Road Comfort geometry / INT BBForkSolace HMF Flatmount Disc 1 1/8″ Carbon steerer Alloy DropoutFront DerailleurShimano Ultegra FD-6800Rear DerailleurShimano Ultegra RD-6800-GSNumber of Gears22ShiftersShimano ST-RS685 DiscCassetteShimano 105 CS-5800 11-32 TChainShimano CN-HG600BrakesetShimano BR-RS805 Hyd Disc 160/F and 160/Rmm SM-RT99 CL RotorHandlebarSyncros RR2.0 Anatomic 31.8mmStemSyncros FL2.0 1 1/8″ / four Bolt 31.8mmWheelsetSyncros RP2.0 DiscTyresSchwalbe Durano Fold 700x28CSaddleSyncros FL2.0SeatpostSyncros Carbon FL1.0 ECL 27.2/350mm Ergoptimized Comfort LayupWeight8.16 KG

The Solace is Scott’s endurance bike and it’s undergone one big change for 2016: it’s disc-only.

Just like Scott’s other two road bikes, the Solace is built around a PF86 bottom bracket, designed for maximum stiffness to compliment the oversized down and seattubes. But the main focus of the Solace is comfort, and one concession to that is the asymmetrical shape of the seatstay, a product of what Scott call the bi-construction of the frame. This basically splits the Solace’s frame into two sections: the ‘power zone’ (downtube, headtube and chainstays) and the ‘comfort zone’ (toptube, seattube and seatstays).

The idea is to maximse the stiffness of the power zone while leaving room for flexibility in the comfort zone. It’s a similar philosophy to that currently used by a number of manufacturers, and one that aims to find a balance between performance and comfort. It also makes use of the SDS (shock dampening system) which minimises vibration transfer through the frame to smooth out the ride.

The top level of the Solace is the £5,799 Solace Premium. Built around a HMX carbon frame, the Premium combines Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifting with R785 hydraulic disc brakes – complete with 160mm IceTec rotors. Wheels are Syncros RP1.0 carbon disc-ready and come as standard shod in Schwalbe Pro One 28mm tyres, with the extra width another nod towards comfort. Finshing kit is all Syncros, from the bars, stem and post all the way to the saddle. Claimed weight for the premium is a still-light 7.34kg, which is a competitive weight for a full disc brake offering, though, naturally, you’re paying for it.

Next level down comes the Solace 10 (£2,599). This one has a pared down version of the Premium’s frame and fork, being HMF carbon rather than its superlight sibling, although it still contains all the SDS comfort-focused elements.

The groupset drops the electronic element and moves down a level to Ultegra, and that mechanical shifting is paired to R685 hydraulic shifters and RS805 calipers. There are a couple of changes from the full Ultegra group, mainly a 105 cassette and chain, and non-series crankset, although all are provided by Shimano. Finishing kit and wheels are all Syncros. Unlike the Solace Premium, the 10 has a more generous gearing ratio, keeping the compact 50/34t crankset but switching out the 11-28t cassette for an 11-32t wide range cassette at the back.

While we’re on the Solace, it uses Scott’s endurance geometry, which gives it a more relaxed position than the race-focused Foil and Addict.

Current Price: £1200.00

This Scott Solace 10 Carbon Hydraulic Disc Ultegra Road Racing Endurance Bike 54cm is being sold on eBay by supersmiffy1970 from Sutton, SM3 9QG