Andrewcapetown Posted December 21, 2010 Share HI I am hoping you can give me some advice I am looking at buying either2010 Giant Anthem x2 or a 2011 Scott Spark 50 The Scott comes with peddles, is about R1000.00 cheaper, seems lighter.The Scott dealer says his bike is better. It also has a lock on handle bars for the shocks. Plse give me some opinions!!http://www.scott-sports.com/gb_en/product/10023/55391/217931 http://www.olympiccycles.co.za/view_product_details.aspx?id=d08a5709-310a-48e2-a53b-20ecd5899a3d&nam=ANTHEM%20X2 Edited December 21, 2010 by Andrewcapetown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coenie Posted December 21, 2010 Share You can not go wrong with the Giant.But then again, do you want to compare the two for value for money? Post the links to the 2 here and you should get plenty comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbox Posted December 21, 2010 Share It would seem that you have answered your own question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted December 21, 2010 Share I used to ride Giant bikes but Scott just took it to a new level for me. Really impressed with them. Very light bikes as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighter-Lights Posted December 21, 2010 Share Anthem X is a great bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewcapetown Posted December 21, 2010 Share You can not go wrong with the Giant.But then again, do you want to compare the two for value for money? Post the links to the 2 here and you should get plenty comments.http://www.olympiccycles.co.za/view_product_details.aspx?id=d08a5709-310a-48e2-a53b-20ecd5899a3d&nam=ANTHEM%20X2http://www.scott-sports.com/gb_en/product/10023/55391/217931 thanks for your help, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coola Posted December 21, 2010 Share had a road scott and now ride a giant anthem x ......love the bike ! if i wanted the same drive train and spec on a scot it would be hugely expensive ... i think the scott might be under spec to the giant if it is cheaper ... for value for money .giant !for snob brand appeal ...scott ! good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewcapetown Posted December 21, 2010 Share had a road scott and now ride a giant anthem x ......love the bike ! if i wanted the same drive train and spec on a scot it would be hugely expensive ... i think the scott might be under spec to the giant if it is cheaper ... for value for money .giant !for snob brand appeal ...scott ! good luck thxs for the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted December 21, 2010 Share Got into this same debate with the Scott riders at work. I have an anthem X build up from parts I have chosen. Both of these are great bikes though, I prefer the anthem personally. And generally the anthem is known to be better speced than the scott not sure about your two models your showing here and too lazy to check but from historical research the scott's were waaaaay more expensive per model than the Anthem and if I had to spend that price difference on the anthem the anthem would be lighter than the scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted December 21, 2010 Share own 3 giants and 2 scotts LUV MY SCOTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coola Posted December 21, 2010 Share http://bikereviews.com/mountain-bikes/scott/2010-scott/scott-spark-50-mountain-bike/ http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-ZA/bikes/model/anthem.x2/7160/43781/ better deal with the giant ....in my view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewcapetown Posted December 21, 2010 Share http://bikereviews.com/mountain-bikes/scott/2010-scott/scott-spark-50-mountain-bike/ http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-ZA/bikes/model/anthem.x2/7160/43781/ better deal with the giant ....in my viewthxs for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coola Posted December 21, 2010 Share Got into this same debate with the Scott riders at work. I have an anthem X build up from parts I have chosen. Both of these are great bikes though, I prefer the anthem personally. And generally the anthem is known to be better speced than the scott not sure about your two models your showing here and too lazy to check but from historical research the scott's were waaaaay more expensive per model than the Anthem and if I had to spend that price difference on the anthem the anthem would be lighter than the scott. my anthem i built up too with full xtr ...rp23 and reba race ...on american classics ..comes in at 10.6kgs this spec in the scott will be over 50k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted December 21, 2010 Share Truth here is try and test both that will tell you which is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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