If the Foil is Scott’s aero weapon, then the Addict SL is the bike designed to shift you uphill as efficiently as possible. Whereas the Foil was redesigned this year, the latest version of the Addict debuted in 2015.

Built around a Superlight HMX-SL NET frameset that weights just 1kg (that’s the frame and fork, not just the frame), the Addict SL can be bought as a complete bike weighing less than 6kg and could be shaved down well below that figure with the right components.

Part of the reason the frame is so light is the use of ‘IMP’ carbon technology. The development of this allowed Scott to remove 11 per cent of the material from the headtube section while increasing strength in critical areas.

The frame is built around a similar oversized PF86 bottom bracket to the Foil, and uses similar (but far less exaggerated) F01 tube shapes in an attempt to add any possible aero advantage to the featherweight ride.

The £7,499 SL rolls on a set of Zipp’s 202 clinchers, while the drivetrain also comes from the SRAM family in the shape of Red 22, the lightest groupset on the market. Finishing kit is Scott’s own-brand Syncros – from the bars, stem and seatpost to the saddle – all designed to be as light as possible and keep the overall weight down.

Down from the SL is the Addict Team Issue (£6,699), based around a slightly heavier HMX frameset that weighs in at 790g for the frame and another 300g for the fork – that’s still very, very light. The SRAM Red 22 drivetrain is swapped out for Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, but the Zipp 202s are exchanged for a set of Shimano Dura-Ace C24 clinchers.

The next model in the range is the Addict 10 (£3,499). It uses another HMF carbon layup that raises frame weight a little more, pairing an 860g frame and 360g fork. You stlll get premium kit on the Addict 10, though, with a mechanical Dura-Ace drivetrain, although it uses an Ultegra cassette and chain. As ever, the wheels are pared down too, with the Addict 10 sporting a set of Syncros RP1.5s, a definite step down from the Dura-Ace C24s on the Team Issue bike.

 

Another rung down the Addict ladder is the Addict 15 (£2,899). This uses the same 860/360g frameset construction as the Addict 10 but combines it with an Ultegra Di2 drivetrain with a couple of concessions in the shape of a non-series crankset and a 105 chain and cassette.

The final model in the Addict line is the Addict 20 which comes in at £2,499. Using the same frame as the 10 and 15 bikes, the 20 comes with a mechanical Ultegra drivetrain that once again makes use of a 105 chain and cassette. Wheels are the same Syncros RP2.0 hoops and the finishing kit is all Scott’s Syncros brand too.

There is one more bike in the Addict range, although it has a very different remit to the others, and that is the Addict Gravel.

With a lightweight HMF carbon frame, the Gravel weights in at 8.26kg for the full bike and comes with an Shimano Ultegra groupset and RS685 hydraulic disc brakes. The non-series crankset keeps a compact 50/34t ratio and at the back a Shimano 105 11-32t cassette makes sure the bike has a wide range of gearing options.

Syncros again provide the RP2.0 Disc wheels, but they come with large 35mm Schwalbe G-One tyres, making the bike off-road ready.