I’m looking for a used gravel bike that I can begin my gravel and endurance journey with! Would this be a good choice / a good deal? I don’t know much about Scott bikes. Thanks!
by iittybittykitty
I’m looking for a used gravel bike that I can begin my gravel and endurance journey with! Would this be a good choice / a good deal? I don’t know much about Scott bikes. Thanks!
by iittybittykitty
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Unlike later versions with full hydraulic disc brakes (Tiagra 4720), this is an older one with cable brakes (Tiagra 4700) so it’s not worth as much. I’d say $500 would be a fairer price for it so try to negotiate it down.
If you successfully bargain down the price and buy it, the first upgrade I would recommend would be to [swap out those really old Tiagra 4700 front and rear derailleurs and replace them with the latest 105 R7100 derailleurs.](https://v.redd.it/k9xoqycn1b8e1)
Shimano hasn’t updated those 4700 derailleurs in 11 years and they are getting really long in the tooth. The newer-technology toggle-type front and Shadow-type rear derailleurs like the 105 R7100 parts shifts better.
That’s a great value- the latest Tiagra groupset is phenomenal and I wouldn’t worry about the brakes being cables