I just recently bought the 2010 Scott Speedster S20 FB. It is a flatbar version of the Speedster at just above the component level of the Contessa you are looking at. It runs Ultegra on the back and has the 105 Hollowtech triple crankset and chainrings. And of course it has flat bars and the new 105 trigger shifters.

I have enjoyed the Scott very much so far. It rides well. The only thing is it is a very short frame. Scott is one of the few that don't make separate geometry frames for their WSD line. The frame dimensions are the same for the WSD and unisex bikes. The tweaks are all in the components, stem, seat etc to make it WSD. This works pretty well since the frame is so short that it is not too long for me.

That said, I changed out the stem the other night for one with a little more lift and a little less reach. I also swapped seats for one the same as on my road bike when I bought it. I am also considering a seatpost with rear offset, since I have the seat all the way back and still feel I could go further. I think this is because I have long thighs for my height (and still longer than for a man of my height). But I think I am pretty much there now. I like it a whole lot.

But on the subject of haggle... I don't. But I don't know that the Scotts are under-produced to the extent that Trek is from previous posts. I looked at the bike and ummed and ahhed a bit. The seller said she'd "take care of me" on price. And she did - about $220 off the list price of AUD$1899. But I'd probably never be any more forthright than to ask "Is that the best price you can do?" and then accept it if they said it was.