How to choose your Scott Addict road bike.
Which road bike suits you? Scott Addict or Scott Addict? RC. It’s a popular bike and it’s actually split into two different subcategories, the Addict RC and the regular Addict.
Which Scott Addict is for you?
For riders looking for a more comfortable ride and a shorter reach, a higher front end and more compliance in the frame choose Addict. The addict is designed for real world road cycling, so it’s better suited to rough roads and long days in the saddle. That compliance and that position, the geometry of the bike basically keeps you comfortable for longer and less fatigued late into the ride.
Higher up in the range, the Addict bikes feature a Save the Day kit neatly stowed in the down tube, and in there you get a TPU inner tube, a mini pump and some tyre levers, which will get you home in the event of an untimely puncture. For bikes in the Addict range that don’t feature the Save the Day kit, you can actually buy them separately for £64.99 which I believe is money well spent if it’s going to get you home in an emergency.
It’s not just the geometry of the Addict which keeps you comfortable, it’s also the carbon layup of the frame. The Addict frame is 25% more compliant than the Addict RC frame.For riders who prioritise enhanced compliance and more comfortable geometry, but are also looking for high performance and ultimate lightweight, they can choose the Addict Premium which features the HMX carbon, rather than the HMF carbon, which saves you 200g.
Riders looking for more a performance orientated ride would choose the Addict RC. It is more aggressive in its geometry; it’s lighter weight and it’s stiffer so it responds quicker to acceleration.
Scott Addict 10 £5,899
Scott Addict RC 25 £5,399
Scott Addict RC Pro £8,399
Scott Addict RC Ultimate £12,799