First Ride
To be truthful, it is difficult for an amateur to distinguish between the ride quality of bikes with certainty. Statements like stiffer ride, faster bike etc. etc. seem far too difficult to distinguish without access to objective data. I have been riding a Scott Addict 10 until recently. It was an excellent bike and I thoroughly enjoyed it for about two years. After the build, when the time came for the first ride of the Festka, I had doubts about my ability to distinguish between the two. What if I can't make out the difference between a very reasonably priced Scott Addict and an expensive, custom Festka? My concerns were thankfully unfounded. As I pedaled through my block street, the first thing that struck me almost immediately was the complete weightlessness of the Festka, in comparison with the Scott. This is despite the fact that the Scott was no heavy weight either, with a manufacturer advertised weight of 7.7kg without pedals. The all in weight of the Scott was about 8.3kg,