NEW Scott Addict RC | Ludicrously Clean Looks & Disc-Only
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2019
- Scott has released its all-new Addict RC, an impressively integrated and - much to our surprise - disc only race bike. Save for the addition of discs in 2016, this is the first major update the bike has seen since 2014.
Lightness is still one of the most important traits of the new Addict RC - the presentation for the bike included all the usual tropes about increasing stiffness and improving aero-optimisation. However, improved, and we’re sure Scott would argue, market-leading integration is the real focus of the bike.
Senior Staff Writer, Jack Luke travels to Switzerland to learn all about the new features and heads out on glassy smooth Swiss roads for a brief spin.
A more in depth look at the new Addict can be found on BikeRadar.com here:
www.bikeradar.com/news/scott-...
Let us know what you think about the new Addict RC in the comments!
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What do you think about the new Scott Addict RC? Are you bored of bikes that all look the same? Or do you think Scott has created the perfect bike? Let us know in the comments!
As a current Addict rider I'm quite excited about the updates. Who doesn't want to be lighter and more aero? It is a shame that the latest crop of bikes are all looking so similar, but computational fluid dynamics and the quest for improved aerodynamics within the UCI regulations don't leave much room for drastic design changes. The new Cannondale Supersix Evo, Specialized Tarmac and new Scott Addict are all very similar, but out of those the Addict is certainly the best looking in my opinion. Excited to see some back to back comparisons once they're on the market.
I love the new trend of cable integration in de cockpits. Many new bikes seem to have a steering stop though. I don't think the addict has this. Did they solve this issue in another way or would you be able to destroy the cables by a forceful steering action (or a crash). Afaik destroying these steering stops in a crash can destroy the frame as well, but there is barely any info about it on the web. What's your take @bikeradar?
First ride on mine today. Incredible. Responsive. Stiff. Feels fast. Looks amazing. Classy. Best bike I've ever ridden or seen. Creston one piece... also amazing.
@@johndarcey ...and what about comfort? if any...
I purchased the 2019 Scott Addict RC 20 R8020 groupset ... best road bike I have ever owned/ridden ... added a Fizik saddle for the long rides so comfortable... I am sure the 2020/21 model is just as nice 👍
Scott:Makes an ultra clean integrated cockpit
Jack:Puts a bag on it
hahahaha
How else would I carry all my multimedia content-producing accessories? 💅💅💅 Thanks for watching! Jack
@@bikeradar If you have this bike, you should have a person for that, or a whole team.
I'd like to know what kind of bag it is. I am looking for something just like that. And I agree that cockpit makes the bike look awesome
I liked the way the guy in the video talks 💪 simple and smart 😎 good work dude
Discs are the present and the future. Integration and aesthetics levels are insane! I want one!
While recent road bikes by BMC, Specialized, Wilier, Scott, and Cannondale are starting to look VERY similar... the Addict still looks the coolest in my opinion. I think the new stem design is a step in the right direction for combining the aesthetic and "aero" benefits of an integrated cockpit while also allowing for easier adjustments. Looking forward too (and also dreading) seeing what the price is on these. Thank you for an excellent presentation of this new bike!
Jack, the weighing scales !!!! you bastard !! and is that stem/handlebar set up aero ? it's hard to tell from the review, and you never mention it.
Loved the review and really REALLY and enjoying the BikeRadar channel, keep up the awesome work.
Just brought an Addict RC 30, but with carbon wheels. An incredibly clean cockpit, disc brakes and light enough for my needs. I can’t wait to put some serious k’s on it
Why isnt it on Scott's website yet?
I'd love to check out the Shimano 105 model
best match so far with SRAM AXS, black and chrome, so clean
Will you do a video on the Scott Sub Cross 20 2020 version? I've not seen that video anywhere on CZcams.
I think people are sleeping on The Scott addict 10 rim break bike with a full ultegra groups set for 2,100 and it’s 7.66kg! An insane race machine.
I don’t like the market heading to “proprietary bars”. This complicates changes, makes each brand more money, but is far less flexible and rider centric. What’s wrong with stems and bars separate?
I also don't get it.
That’s my point exactly. As flagship bikes get this stuff it will trickle down slowly to the bikes we all ride, and love.
@@eriktabor6478 that's what I'm afraid of. We'll end up with more expensive, more complicated and less versatile bikes at all price points. Not to mention every single bike channel and bike manufacturer tries to make us replace our entire bikes as often as possible. Consumerism sucks.
My guess is that as actual performance gains diminish, whether due to uci restrictions or present physical limits and materials available, companies will turn to fixing problems we never knew we had (like cables exposed or rim brakes or bikes being too flexy or…). Just look at the average speed of the peloton for the last 20 years (ignore the Armstrong era if you like) and you will see what difference bicycle engineering has made in the ultimate criterion of racing - how fast you get from point a to b.
Coz it has to be lighter and faster/aero for the pros that only use a bike for the season and don't have to maintain it themselves and have an endless supply of spares. Regular riders like us can fuck off.
The addition of disc wheelsets especially on the higher end carbon hoops have the added benefit of swapping them over to the cross bike for race season. On the other hand you can pick up some very sweet deals on feather weight rim brake bikes due to the change over and really how often do you need disc braking power.
I used to think this until I cooked a couple of wheels on a hard descent in summer...
Jack, what is that cute handlebar bag called? Does anyone know a similar one?
The disc brake trend is awesome in my opinion because I’ve noticed a lot of rim brake wheels on eBay and other close out sales for prices that I can afford which is nice.
I just want to know if I can get the 105 level in the same color....
I don't really get what's so great about those one piece aero cockpits. They look pretty cool, but the only possible adjustment for them is changing the height of the whole system by using spacers. No way of changing stem's length, angle & angle of the bars. And if you want to change the width of the bars, you have to change whole cockpit which would be pretty expensive (usually you don't have a chance to configure the width of the cockpit when buying new bike, as it is assigned to the frame's size). Also it is nearly impossible to mount anything on the bars or on the stem. And is 290g for the whole system that impressive? I'm sure that you can easily find lighter stem + bars combo. So that's why, when I was buying my Canyon Endurace, I made sure that it will not come with the cool looking aero cockpit.
Luckely this Scott is offered with a fully integrated bar and stem combo as well, on the cheaper models
The width of the bars is a biggie for me. I usually ride 40cm bars with a 12-14cm stem depending on frame top tube length, but all these combo aero cockpits seem to go to 42 or 44cm cm once the stem gets to 12 cm. Yeah, I could size up frame wise to use a shorter stem, but then the head tube gets too tall for a decent position, which seems to defeat the aero objective. And on a packaged bike, the next size up typically comes with 42 or 44cm bars. Many non sprint specailist pros seems to be going to 38-40cm bars and for me 40 is plenty wide enough even when sprinting. Currently I have an Extralite 12cm stem with 3T Carbon bars which as a combo weighs 277g total, but isn't super aero.
I do like the thinking behind the Y-shaped bars and helping cable runs not have sharp bends. I've found running cables inside other bars often results in a tad more friction for the cable due to the sharp bends required. Here's hoping they increase the range of options available on these cockpits in the future.
Looks sweet, my piggybank is wincing every time each time I look at it.
Let's be real, we are not all riding on a closed course in the dry with ultra smooth tarmac. Since I usually ride on poor(ish) road conditions and come across unexpected braking moments in urban environments discs are amazing. In the real world it makes sence. If I had the money this would be my new bike.
"Wide" 28mm tires :) Integration looks neat, but looks like a challenge to put in a travel case. Does it seem possible to remove the fork with all the integration?
Path Less Pedaled 28mm not supple?
Love it, I think i've found my next roadie !
So is the IC SL 1.5 fully integrated? And compatible with any bike?
What handlebar bag is that?
Perfect brilliant
I have 2015 Giant Defy it's a copy updated and I bet Scott had it GIANT makes it.
Nice review. I’d be pretty happy on that bike.
It is not something I do often, but I wondered how easy it is to transport this and other bikes with integrated headsets, without having to buy a specific bike box (an extra 400 quid)
Love it
Never been a big fan of the Addict. I prefer the Foil. However, after seeing this video, I may have to take another look at the Addict.
Maybe the future. Today the Jumbo Visma team won the Team TT on a rim brake bike and they are riding rim brake bikes at the Tour. So are other teams. Buy what suits you best. But direct mount brakes are said to be so good,,, it may make you think before you go all in on disc.
Or not. For those of us not professional racers, possibly weight a bit more than some, ride in the real world, discs make total sense. Buying a fancy bike like that though, not so much.
Addict RC or the Wilier Zero SLR are on my short list for next bike.
FormulaWill Addict RC 100%
Sure, SCOTT does a fine job with inovations but my complaint with them is they don't keep support going for these designs very long. I learned that with the first SCOTT Spark mountain bike I bought. After a couple of years use I broke the rear triangle and could not get it replaced. Basically I was forced to buy a new bike.
it's a lovely bike. Congratulations to Scott on creating a disc brake bike weighing - a claimed - 6.9kg
Delighted
I've two Scott bikes. An Addict RC and Foil. Gutted to hear no more rim brakes. I love Scott but might be time to shift to a another manufacturer like Colnago or Bianchi or Pinarello to get my rim brake fix.
I'm going to be completely honest, that bike look super clean and pretty sick, however I would never make the tradeoff to have an integrated stem, and I can imagine maintenance is a nightmare.
Good to see the roadies are finally catching up to the mtb:ers on disc brakes though, about damn time.
Its profile reminded me of a TCR... strongly.
I like the editing where the phrase "improving the aero qualities of the bike" was juxtaposed with a picture of the bike with a big fuck off handlebar bag on it!
Dream bike
As far as all bikes looking the same, they all looked the same through the 90's and into the 2000's. Especially before the 90's. All the steel frame bikes looked identical for the most part. Even to the point that some riders had bikes made by other people with their team sponsor logos added. Bike looking all different is a recent thing in the scheme of things.
Good
Dude... cheer up.
21c rim meaning internal or external?
Internal
That was a refreshingly honest review. :)
Now they should make an Addict FC, with an electric motor. FC standing for Fabian Cancellara.
It would be a true Swiss party piece.
Have to keep the brakes to be race legal. Plus braking can be required into some tight corners
i can't stand watching the onboard footage with that front bag hanging on the handlebar. Such a sacrilege!
I live to break rules ;) Cheers, Jack
@@bikeradar LOL
after owning my first bike with disc brake , i fully understand why there is no need for having rim and disc version , and this clean scott looks fab
The Scott Addict is certainly clean, and beautiful. And, no doubt, it performs very well. But, setting cockpit integration aside, it does seem like quite a few high-end racing frames have pretty much the exact same features. Are CF road racing frames just one short step away from being a commodity? The differences between them have to be very, very subtle. And would those differences matter much to any athlete who isn't being paid to ride a particular Brand Name?
Could not a well built, generic CF racing frame with 98% of those features be produced and sold for a fraction of the price?
i like external cabling
You should be ashamed of yourself
Looks just like the rest of them, even like the non branded ones.
They could do more in those 6 years of development, I mean like they couldn't develop something revolutionizing so they just did what every bike brand does, integration, the way of saying you have to buy our product because third-party parts just won't be compatible. If you look at the Venge Vias fully integrated parts but everyone had problems with it. So the latest model doesn't include so much integration. I think Scott could learn from that. The bike isn't even light anymore, so what's the difference between Addict and Foil now? Obviously, you should wait for next year as they will, some kind, be forced to present new Foil with the same integration making Foil even more aero and most important, to make a bigger difference between Addict and Foil. With that, they will buy themselves some time and observe other brands and then again adapt their products/bikes to new ˝standards˝ which is cheaper...great marketing right. ;)
„Integration, the way of saying you have to buy our product“. 😂 Unfortunately, thats the exact definition of what Integration actually is. The more bikes come up with this ‚feature‘ the more I hate it.
Should have a rim brake option.
After seeing all these new bikes, I feel the design of BMC was really ahead of time. My 2017 Roadmachine 01 has most selling points these new bikes are trying make.
Oh. By the way, I don't miss rim brake slightly.
Wedge seat post clamps are hard to use? Mmm. My SL6 is very simple, drop in and tighten. This Addict one is not great looking. The bike other wise looks excellent, better than the other two recents, Supersix Evo 3 and the Wilier SLR although they are look similar.
I just ordered a new rim brake bike... ;)
Pasquale Spagnuolo Great choice, the only choice
Me too, Scott foil Rim brake 😲 won’t be able to soon ?
Lets focus on what we have in common instead, e-bikes never.
great choice.i have 5 rim brake bikes and only one disc brake.
No link
Full Integration only if you buy the top end models! Surely, it doesn't add much cost to give every model the integrated bars. I find that ridiculous!
Full intergration at every level, apparently czcams.com/video/85G32xxVsiQ/video.html
Discs FTMFW
I’m enjoying the bike so far czcams.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA My only real complaints are the brakes and the pedals. I feel like a bike designed for bigger people should have much larger pedals and more heavy duty brakes. I’ve only gotten two really good rides out of it, minimal downhill action, and the brakes feel like they’re already going out. A larger person has more momentum, so I think this wasn’t thought through very well. Also, I wear size 13-14 wide shoes. My feet cramp up on these pedals that are clearly made for smaller feet. Since I’m not a pro rider (and I don’t think many are who purchase this bike) I don’t think that the straps on the pedal are necessary at all. None of this takes away from the enjoyment I get from riding, however. I’ll just head to a bike shop to improve on a few things.
I wonder were the larger tire bandwagon is going to end, for road bikes. 28mm as the new standard 😂
Chaves gets to ride Dura Ace Di2, journalists have to make do with SRAM
They kinda dodged the aero aspect of integration. The Cannondale SuperSix Evo looks better on that Front.
Lol is it just me? Because I like disc breaks more than rim breaks actually
Oh are we still talking about rim breaks 🥱
As much as I hate e-bikes, it doesn't take a genius to see how they are becoming the focus of large companies fighting for dollars. Just visit Lake Garda on a summer weekend...
A lightweight climbers bike fitted with discs and 28mm tyres ????
The marketing dept should have given this bike its own name and its own category as it seems more of a top end “all rounder” rather than a climbers bike.
Love the bike though.
That is the first “ integrated bar/stem that I liked.
Made the lower spec one look crap.
Who else reviews anything cycling in such an informative and ‘I don’t take myself seriously’ way?
Bikes ok, not on my wish list. Disc only...many will moan, me included, but everything progresses and changes. 5 years time we’ll be complaining about some other new standard.
11.000 eurs for cable integration
Now make a bike with fully externally routed cables.
Does someone want my kidney? Been treated well, no drugs, never been inflamed or something. Need to afford this beauty 😏
I think they are almost the same as to orbea orca
Hated there is no rim brakes.
My 2014 Cannondale BAD BOY 5 came stock with 28mmx700c tires !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that was 5 years Ago - WOW
i just PUT 38mm x700c tires - EVEN MORE COMPLIANT
Please stop yelling
Its the same with last year and last year...
No more new bikes for me. I chose titanium for my most recent build and built it for the future. I don't really like disc brakes but it has em. Tubeless wider rims and tires. But best of all it has that classic look and doesn't resemble the carbon bikes that all look cloned from the same mold. I imagine that most of the aftermarket components companies are going to start disappearing now that the major bike manufacturers are making all the parts for their bikes but that's really bad because what do you do if you need to replace a part 5 years down the road and it's no longer in production? What are you going to do, spend another $5K or $6K for a new bike? What are you going to do?
Integration like that has practicality no benefit but will be a complete PITA when you need to work on it, and adds cable friction. Prefer rim brakes as well for my summer bike - simple, powerful and light. Definitely not a bike for me!
Hydraulic brakes and electronic shifting = no cable friction ;) But yes, it's still a pain in the bum when it comes to changing anything if needed.
@@AJSpinDrift Agree that's the ultimate setup on a very high end bike, but just isn't worth it when a rim brake bike with cable shifting works just as well in summer and costs half as much (especially if want equivalent weight). I do the maintenance of my bikes and live in a flat, so like to keep it simple unless there's a clear benefit like my CX and MTB.
Delightful! But it’s not for me. Your review is really funny - and that’s for me.
Too expensive anyway 😭
Looks like a nice bike but your job is even better: “Bike riding in beautiful Switzerland and making money in the meantime!”
Part of me wishes bike companies would stop plastering their names in huge shiny letters on the sides of the downtubes.
Ya mate I have two bike Colnago Titanio with art decor paint its a classic bike with one of a kind paint work so can't hide the badge and its right there blending with the marvelous paint work. The othe is Canyon Aeroad mat black with shiny black Canyon logo + top tube red lines. They are the company that only boast about all black bikes and boy or boy they are superb in presenting them. They openly says that we don't need multiple layers to market our bike the bike it self speaks what it really is. How simple and genius is that and in a other well reputed brand's state of the art modern bike launch we "Customers" speaks about it and what more they need to market it shiny huge size font letters in every tube + tiny hidden ones in all around. I don't get it.
I wish it was cheaper 🤧
WTF is that bag!!
Why do i have an extra kidney?
You put your fannypack on the wrong end.
Looks like a Walmart Special!
Integration on modern bikes is the worst. Taking away choice from the consumer. It's just cost cutting from the manufacturer and preventing you from buying other brands after market items to improve your bike.
Simon Andert I have an Iphone... was persuaded to buy it by the Wife, never again. For the same reason.
However my objection to this sort of bike integration is that ALL the big Bike brands are doing it and it will eventually lead to all the other companies that make the better after market parts going out of business or having a scammer market. Then you will be stuck buying only specialized parts or only cannondale parts... like a boring basic bitch who thinks they look good dressed head to toe in all one brand and riding that brand bike with all the stock parts... and they can't do any servicing themselves because everything is fully integrated and hidden under special screws like in the car industry and all the bikes will be electronic shifting so you won't be able to fix them unless you have specialist software...
People who like to go up hills also have to go down the other side.
That stem looks almost as bad as the Giant Propels. Almost...
I will rent one not buy one 😂
another nightmare of a bike for a mechanic or DIYs.
Integrated cockpit? No thanks.
Seems an amazing bike! Disc forever! Rim brakes....obsolete!
It doesn’t look as nice as the old one in my opinion
It's really unfortunate that all fell prey to the marketing gimmick of the disc brakes. It screwed up the good look of the bicycles.
Never quite liked the aesthetics of the addict
6 watts saved at probably 30 MPH. An irrelevant figure for most people (most people being people who don't race). And now thanks to all this integration malarkey, top-end bikes have become a pain in the ass to assemble, service and upgrade on your own. Thanks, but no thanks.
11robotics absolutely
I'm not a fan of integrated parts on "skinny lighweight climbing" bikes, it ruins the aesthetic of the bike, more function over fashion, integrated parts are too bulky they look like aero brick
First you said, "it ruins the aesthetic of the bike" then you said, "more function over fashion" make up your mind. what's the difference between fashion and aesthetics?
@@kay19833 there is non, but the bikes are produced to reduce aero drag and win trophies no matter how ugly they are and harder to maintain
With discs, you can no longer call it a climbing bike. Sorry, it's just the way it is. With sub-6kg bikes now easy to build for under $1000, I think most people who are serious about hill climbs won't even bother looking at the addict anymore, not even as just a frame to build on.
Sub 6kg bike under $1000, tell me where !?
I work at a Scott dealer. We do a few of the Addicts a month, and I have to say... the non-RC ones are cheap as shit. The build quality is really poor.
Why the guys in these reviews ... have no muscles .... do this guys even ride ?
Jack is actually incredibly muscly. However, in order to make him seem more approachable to the general cycling public, we make him wear an eerily lifelike muscle reducing suit. This helps us to hide his adonis like physique. Thanks from your friends at BikeRadar.
@@bikeradar what suit hides legs muscles... but ok. Anyway great vid
I’m sorry. I have to covet. I have always enjoyed bike radar. If you seem like a very nice person to make this presentation. I am seriously considering the Scott attic RC for a variety of reasons. But your review told me absolutely nothing. You deferred on specifications of hated that you ride impressions couldn’t be given because of a shortness of the ride place and Richard Road and event indicated that it’s bikes are relatively all the same except if you technical difference. I have to different with you. Bikes do ride differently. Each does have a different personality. It would be best if your reviews in the future, as I wish to give you a little constructive criticism, we’re comparisons to your existing road bike on your usual Roads. Does it feel more comfortable, stiffer, lighter, better, climbing, better sprinting, all the usual fluff that’s throated bikes in these typical bike reviews, has a cast your usual bike during your usual rides with a little explanation of your riding background and your usual Bikes and even previous bikes tested. I can’t think of one review that provides this kind of analysis. It seems as though these reviews become just like automobile reviews where reviewers wait for the preview are provided with the bike, and that her somehow too nervous to provide a candid review. Again, you seem like a very nice fellow. I apologize for the rant. But some serious critical review would be very helpful to those like myself who are seriously in the market like to understand how one by different from another. Yes, bikes are really all truly the same, then we might as well just pick them based on color how they look at the coffee shop. That’s not why I ride bikes.