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2016 Scott Addict Gravel bike hits the dirt road w/ new Schwalbe G-One tires

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights
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Based entirely on the all-new Addict CX cyclocross bike just released this past April, the new Addict Gravel makes only a few changes to become their dirt road racing bike.

Built with their 2nd tier HMF carbon (just below their top level HMX fibers used on the CX bike), it essentially shares the same frame with a new paint scheme and gravel optimized tires. Key features are the same, including flat mount disc brakes, big tire clearance and adaptable cable ports to handle any drivetrain and braking scenario you can imagine.

Check out details, spec and actual weights below…

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

Everything runs internally to keep it clean, literally and visually.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

The bike comes spec’d with 700x35c tires, but from the looks of it you could squeeze at least a 38 in there…or just a knobbier 35 if things got sloppy. Scott’s rep didn’t have firm details on what if any changes this fork has compared to the ‘cross fork, but it is listed as an “HMF Carbon Gravel Fork” on the spec sheet. We’ve inquired and will update as needed, but it appears very similar to the ‘cross one.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

Tire clearance is about the same out back.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

Pressfit BB86 houses a Shimano Ultegra crankset, with the rest of the group used across the frame.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

The chain catcher keeps it from dropping off the inside during aggressive shifts, and the UCI approval sticker pretty much says it’s the Addict CX frame, just with a different carbon layup. We’re thinking this one will also see alloy models follow in the months ahead.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

It’s designed around the flat mount disc brake standard, but this is what it looks like when those parts aren’t available.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

Full spec for the bike includes: Shimano Ultegra group w/ 50-34 chainrings, Syncros RR2.0 Anatomic 31.8mm Handle Bar, Syncros FL2.0 Stem, Syncros Carbon FL1.0 ECL 27.2mm Seat Post, Syncros FL2.0 Saddle, Syncros RP2.0 Disc Wheelset, Schwalbe G-One tubeless ready 700x35C tires.

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike details and actual weights

Actual weight is 8.36kg (18.43lb, probably with tubes).

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2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike with new Schwalbe G-One tubeless ready gravel tires

Schwalbe unleashed a complete collection of new road tubeless tires under their “One” series, showing their commitment to the genre and we couldn’t be happier about it. The spec on this bike may have forced them to announce the tires a teensy bit before they wanted, but, well…here’s pics!

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike with new Schwalbe G-One tubeless ready gravel tires

2016 Scott Addict Gravel road bike with new Schwalbe G-One tubeless ready gravel tires

Check out the rest of the Schwalbe tires here. And check the other recent new bikes from Scott with these handy links: Genius Plus/Scale Plus 27.5+ mountain bikes, Spark 700 Di2 ultra full suspension dream bike, and FOIL aero road bike.

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Chad
Chad
8 years ago

that’s hot!

FlashBazbo
FlashBazbo
8 years ago

Nice bike — the weight is better than most — but not a great setup for the serious gravel races like Dirty Kanza. Slapping “Gravel” on a cyclocross bike doesn’t make it a good gravel bike. Some aspects of cyclocross geometry are very different than what you want on a challenging gravel course. Lower that BB somewhat and make the geometry more slack — give it a lot more tire clearance. Then, you’ll have a real gravel bike.

Mark
Mark
8 years ago

Wouldn’t more tire clearance make it more like a CX bike?

Jimmy
Jimmy
8 years ago

Cool bike, but I never understand why they make this sort of bike without fender mounts. Surely the majority of these bikes will see some commuter/winter bike duty at some point.

Don
Don
8 years ago

Very sweet looking ride! I concur with previous posts. The geometry looks a bit racy for 10-15 hrs. in the saddle. The tire clearance will be a deal breaker for some. Scott has a CX bike, why not open up that tire clearance? Nonetheless, I’d ride it! I hope they have a grommet for the front brake like at the top of the fork.

David
David
8 years ago

Website shows: 100×12mm front axle and the 142×12mm rear axle. Nice!

Dumb question of the day? New product and will have flat mount disc breaks but they don’t have enough parts for a photo shoot? Is this going to be available 4/2016? Solace 15 Disc wasn’t readily available until after this season had started…

FlashBazbo
FlashBazbo
8 years ago

Mark, maximum tire width for cyclocross is 33mm or 35mm, depending on class. In the tougher gravel races, widths of 38mm, 40mm and wider are the norm.

Craig
Craig
8 years ago

Nice frame, nice cable ports, nice tires! Ugly wheel stickers.

Fenders may not look cool, but go riding on gravel in winter without fenders and you and your bike are going to end up in one big cold and wet mess. And I’m not talking about those silly short click on fenders that attach on to the seatpost or down tube.

A real all conditions gravel bike needs big long fenders like a touring bike, but that doesn’t look cool. And remember what sells? “Cool” or “sex”. Either is a guarantee when selling a product, as it creates a false perception in the consumers mind of an elevated social status.

Hang on, maybe a touring bike could be used for gravel riding? I guess we are seeing the bike industry trying to segment a segmentation. That is a touring bike or cross bike becomes a gravel bike, but now we have race gravel bikes, fair-weather gravel bikes (i.e., no fender mounts), bike-packing gravel bikes. Just like we have cross race bikes, cross adventure bikes, and cross commuter bikes.

Taking a cross bike and re-releasing it as a gravel bike is just taking consumers for fools.

muf
muf
8 years ago

meh im happy with my cx bike as gravel bike.

I understand having fender mounts would be ideal – but its not that bad. The front fender isnt stricly required (tire width vs lower tube size plays in your favor, and the rear-clippable fenders are okay (well some of them are, just dont look for it on amazon, they all suck there)

clearance is good – and i wouldn’t want a slacker geo (head tube angle on the crux i have is already around 67.5). i also like the higher BB simply because that means i dont hit rocks (yeah i can also pedal in corners like a crosser but thats secondary 😉

anything bigger than my clearance for 40mm tires i think i’d rather get a hardtail mtb.

Frank
Frank
8 years ago

I’m going to complain about tire clearance as well. Look at that fork crown – lots of material and not much clearance for anything more than a 35.

Kernel Flickitov
Kernel Flickitov
8 years ago

Ah, the great fender mount debate again. Race bikes don’t have fenders! Show up at a Springtime gravel event in the wet where the course is 100 miles of chunky peanut butter, you’re going to want to throw your fenders in the garbage after 20. Almanzo 2011 was some of the worst weather I’ve ridden there. Everybody was stopping every few miles to unclog their frames of peanut butter with sticks. Fenders would have made that situation a whole lot worse.

‘Geo too racy’, ‘no fender mounts’, ‘clearance too tight’. Well, sounds like you’re be better off on a Monster cross or touring rig. But go ahed and complain about why a race bike isn’t spec’d the way you want it. It’s silly season after all.

Rp
Rp
8 years ago

Those tires might be a contender to replace my X’plor(?) tires.

Yerma
Yerma
8 years ago

@Kernel. Converting a hard tail 29er involves too many trade offs for most people. Weight, BB and Q factor, chain stay length, etc. If you look at the comments about the majority of “gravel bikes” that have been released this year the main criticism is tire clearance. I agree. The market is ripe for a bike built on a light weight cyclocross platform that an accommodate 45MM tire clearance with some breathing room. Until then I’ll keep riding my Lugi disc.

Kernel Flickitov
Kernel Flickitov
8 years ago

@Yerma, the majority of people don’t compete and are looking for an entirely different bike than this, but somehow feel the need to complain if a race bike doesn’t suit them. This Scott Addict by all accounts a “RACE” bike. Which means tighter clearances, steeper geo, and no fenders! The “Addict” line for Scott has always been top-line full-race, and for several years now! Road, cx, and now this. Lots of folk also tend to overlook ideal tire pressure as well which makes a huge difference with comfort and grip over 100mi of gravel no matter the width of their tires, race or ride. Most who do compete in the gravel events prefer 32-38c tires. Anything past 45c with big clearance isn’t a gravel road race bike anymore. There’s a point where you have to call it something else when you step that far out of genre.

TouchPadKing
TouchPadKing
8 years ago

If you want to know what a gravel race bike should look like, look at the new salsa warbird and open cycles up… There’s clearance for 44c tires on the carbon warbird… This bike would’ve been horrendous for landrun 100 and dk200… I take that back, if you hate your body this is the perfect gravel bike for you…

Robert Maslowski
8 years ago

The upcoming USA Cyclin Gravel Racing regulations on equipment are:

The frame’s bottom bracket drop must be 7.0 cm or more
Frames must have at least two bottle mounts
Wheel size must be 700c only. 27.5” (650b), fat bike, 26″, 29er plus and vintage 27” wheels are not allowed.
Tires must be wider than 38c or narrower than 30c. (No cyclocross tires)
Fender and rack mounts are mandatory
Starting in 2016, National Gravel Calendar racers’ frames must be certified

Brad
Brad
8 years ago

Robert – you pulled that from an April Fools article. USA Cycling Gravel Racing is not real.

Be careful out there on the internet 😉

Uwe Wieser-Christian
Uwe Wieser-Christian
7 years ago

Although the most comments here are from 2015 I’ve to say something about the “racy geometry”. Due multiple backbone issues I sold my mountainbikes and bought a Salsa Fargo 2 in beginning of 2015 which I rode for about 3000 kilometres. Then I looked out for something “speedier”, a fast gravel bike. And now, after I bought the Addict Gravel Disc two months ago, there’s only one thing to say: I’ll sell my Fargo. The Scott lets me ride for miles and miles without any troubles. The only customizing was changing the 120mm stem against a 100mm one and throwing away the narrow Synchros handlebar to mount a 42cm Salsa Cowbell. Don’t need any MTB again.

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