Scott has up to date its Addict RC light-weight/aero highway bike. Though it seems just like the outgoing mannequin on the floor, Scott says that the Addict RC has shed 300g, with the uncooked body weighing a claimed 599g, or 640g with small elements, and the fork an extra 270g in measurement M for the highest spec HMX-SL grade frameset.
The lightest spec Addict RC Final has a claimed full bike weight of beneath 5.9kg. Scott says it’s achieved this with out compromising body stiffness or efficiency.
Scott says that it’s taken the experience in carbon tech for its mountain bikes and utilized the identical PP Mandrel method to the Addict body to attain the dramatic weight lower. It’s modified the way it moulds the body members, in order that the body is totally hole, with none closed ends to any of the body tube components.
It says that this could solely be achieved with a body designed for its manufacturing technique and that the within of the tubes is freed from voids or wrinkles and there’s no extra resin, so the body is as robust as its predecessor too.
Scott says there’s no reinforcement wanted and in some elements, the body tubing has been lowered to only 0.6mm in thickness, because of a discount within the variety of carbon fibre items and joints. It’s additionally reworked the seat clamp, permitting the seat tube to be made lighter.
The seat publish too is round 10% lighter within the SL model and there’s a much less stiff Consolation seatpost obtainable on the Addict RC10 down the vary. The highest spec Final and Professional fashions have the lighter SL seatpost.
As with the Foil RC, the publish features a detachable cowl which might be swapped for a rear gentle, though the lights themselves usually are not cross-compatible between the 2 bikes.
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Scott says that the thinner partitions of the seat tube and the brand new seatpost add further compliance on the saddle, with the brand new bike 36% extra comfy than the outgoing mannequin.
Extra clearance, new geometry, new cockpit
A brand new bike in 2024 wouldn’t be a brand new bike with out added tyre clearance and the Addict’s is as much as 34mm from 28mm for the earlier mannequin, though Scott matches 28mm or 30mm tyres throughout the vary.
Scott says that its geometry tweaks have elevated the bike’s responsiveness with out affecting stability in crosswinds and on descents and in addition resulted in additional constant dealing with throughout the scale vary.
There’s a brand new, extra aero cockpit from Scott’s element model Syncros as nicely. Like with efficiency bikes from different manufacturers, together with the Trek Madone and Wilier Verticale, the addition of a slight flare locations the fingers in a more in-depth, extra aero place when using on the hoods, retaining leverage for sprinting and descending within the drops.
The cockpit replace and different modifications lead to a 12 watt discount in drag, Scott claims.
The bar/stem’s clamping mechanism and carbon lay-up have been revised to save lots of one other 40g with out compromising stiffness. The brand new pc mount weighs simply 12g, towards 40g for its predecessor.
Scott has adopted Colnago’s lead in its C68 Street by inserting a device within the cockpit. Scott has standardised on T25 Torx bolts throughout the bike, and by inserting one contained in the bar finish, you possibly can fiddle with the principle contact factors and the bottle cage bolts with no need to hold a multitool.
New Scott Addict RC vary and costs – and unreleased Schwalbe tyres
Scott is providing 5 totally different Addict RC fashions. The highest spec Final contains the 1,170g Syncros Capital SL 40mm one-piece moulded carbon wheels, the place the spokes are fused rim-to-rim and cross the hubs.
The spec additionally reveals them shod with some as-yet unreleased Schwalbe Aerothan tubeless tyres, which apparently swap a regular casing for the TPU used within the model’s Aerothan interior tubes (that are fitted throughout the tyres on the Addict RC Final), leading to a tyre weight rumoured to start out at simply 165g.
Addict RC Final
The highest spec Addict RC Final is the one body constructed with HMX-SL carbon, whereas the 4 different specs are created from barely much less flashy HMX carbon. Scott bolts range-topping package to the Final too, with a SRAM Crimson AXS groupset with energy meter, Syncros Capital SL 40mm deep wheels, these Schwalbe Aerothan 28mm tubeless-ready tyres, Aerothan interior tubes and Syncros Belcarra SL saddle.
The Addict RC Final is priced at £12,799 / $14,999.99 / €12,999 / AU$18,999.99.
Addict RC Professional
Drop all the way down to the Addict RC Professional and also you’ll should make do with non-power meter Shimano Dura-Ace and Syncros Capital 1.0S 40mm deep wheels with Schwalbe Professional One 30mm tyres with Aerothan tubes.
Value for the Addict RC Professional is £8,599 / $8,999.99 / €8,699 / AU$15,999.99.
Addict RC 10
The RC10 spec is provided with Shimano Ultegra and the identical Syncros Capital 1.0S wheels and Schwalbe tyres. There’s a black or a Bahama Yellow (or ought to that be banana yellow?) color possibility.
The RC 10 spec is priced at £6,599 / $6,599.99 / €6,699 / AU$9,599.99.
Addict RC 20
The subsequent spec down Addict RC 20 can be obtainable with a black or a color possibility – on this case known as Hushed Pink. It too has a Shimano Ultegra groupset, however swaps out the wheels for Syncros Capital 1.0.
Scott says that the worth for the Addict RC20 is £5,899 / $5,699.99 / €5,999 / AU$7,999.99.
Addict RC 30
There are two different colors apart from black for the bottom mannequin Addict RC 30. It’s geared up with Shimano 105 Di2 and the identical Syncros Capital 1.0 wheels and Schwalbe 30mm tyres.
The RC 30 is priced at £4,899 / $4,999.99 / €4,999 / AU$6,999.99.
Scott will supply the Addict RC vary in seven body sizes from XXS to XXL.
