The Scott Addict is a road bike that, historically, has enjoyed a reputation as a lightweight road racing platform. It has been around for a long time in various incarnations and has been used to win some of the world’s biggest races in years gone by.
Scott continued this tradition with the launch of the sub-6kg (in top spec form) Addict RC late last year, a bike which features on our best road bikes list. It isn’t an all-out aero race bike, though and would be a climber’s dream.
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Scott has changed the seat tube, top tube, and seat stays to boost compliance (Image credit: Photo © SCPhoto © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
The stack is around 35mm taller than the Addict RC(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
Tyre clearance has been boosted to 38mm(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
Scott says it has reshaped various frame tubes to increase comfort. The seat and top tubes are slimmer to promote vertical compliance. The seatstays have also been dropped more visibly than on the previous Addict model to further dampen buzz.
Tyre clearance has grown by a few millimetres up to 38mm, so riders will be able to fit a wide range of sizes. Scott cites the advantages of larger tyres, boosting comfort and lowering rolling resistance. Something we also found in our CN Labs gravel tyre rolling resistance test.
Geometry has also followed in the same direction of travel; the new Addict is 5mm higher and 5mm shorter than the previous model, and the chainstays have been shortened by 2mm, which should make for a marginally more exciting ride.
For a simple comparison, Scott claims the new Addict with no headset spacers has the same stack height as the Addict RC (quite an aggressive bike) with 35mm of them added.
In a similar way to the Pinarello F series bikes, which also launched this week, the Addict will be available in two different carbon layup versions. A HMF version and a top-tier HMX option, which uses more high-modulus carbon fibres. Despite the focus on comfort, headtube and bottom bracket stiffness are said to be the same as the Addict RC.
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The Addict has a down tube storage tool roll that hides under the bottom bracket shell (Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
There’s also an integrated seatpost light option, and new, cleaner seatpost clamp (Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
Along with a main frame storage bag for long days out (Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
The majority of fasteners have been stadardised to T25, a multi tool is included in the bar drop (Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)Clever new features
Many of the best endurance bikes now have at least one smart feature, typically a frame storage compartment, and the latest Addict is no exception.
The new bike features an integrated repair kit in the down tube, which is accessed via the bottom of the down tube, making for a neat look. There is, of course, a cover, but it’s also an area that’s going to get covered in muck in bad weather. Its position means added weight is low down on the bike, which should mean handling isn’t negatively affected.
There’s a medium-sized frame triangle bag, which looks pretty neat, and will surely be handy for stowing all kinds of spares on big days.
Two seatposts can be used; the Addict and the RC share the same seatpost shape, but the Scott ‘comfort’ seatpost, which features an integrated light, can also be fitted.
A T25 Torx key is also fitted inside the handlebar drop, and allows riders to adjust the majority of key fasteners on the bike. A move that is very similar to the one Canyon made with the latest version of the Aeroad CFR, which also comes with a T25 tool that you can adjust a lot with.
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(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
(Image credit: Photo © SCOTT Sports / Lea Kurth)
The Addict range is comprised of six models with a mix of Shimano and SRAM componentry. Four feature the HMF carbon frame, and the Addict 10 and Premium feature the high-end HMX carbon fibre.
The base Addict 50 model will start at an accessible €2,599 / $2,799, and the range through Addict models 40, 30, 20 and 10 models up to the top-end Premium model in ‘Whale Grey’, which comes in at €7,499 / $7,699.