Scott Addict RC

£4,899-£12,799 The Swiss brand’s lightest road bike to date

Scott’s all-round race bike has always been built with an eye on the scales, but that’s been taken to a whole new level on the new Addict RC, with complete bike weights starting from less than 5.9kg. The brand say that’s been achieved without any performance compromises too. Could this be the new benchmark race bike? 01 Even lighter Thanks to new moulding techniques, inspired by Scott’s mountain bikes, they’ve been able to shave a claimed 300g off the frame-kit weight (frame, fork and hardware), reducing it to just 640g, without sacrificing any strength or stiffness. The chassis is created using Scott’s innovative Polypropylene Molding Core process, where the carbon fibre is laid up around an inflatable form to allow precise shaping of inner surfaces. This results in a frame…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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