Scott Addict RC 20
In stock at 1 shop in New York City
Prices and stock checked Oct 22.
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The Scott Addict RC 20 Bike represents Scott's current generation of their lightweight road race platform — a ground-up redesign that trims significant weight from an already-light frameset while bringing the Addict RC fully into the era of electronic shifting, wide tires, and integrated aerodynamics. Built around HMX carbon fiber with climbing at the center of its design intent, the Addict RC is UCI-approved, tubeless-ready, and precise enough to reward the kind of riding where every gram and every watt matters. The RC 20 is the second build in the lineup: the same HMX carbon frame shared across four of the five complete models, paired with a full Shimano Ultegra Di2 groupset and 40mm deep carbon wheels.
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The redesigned HMX carbon frame draws on a manufacturing process borrowed from Scott's lightweight mountain bike construction — inflatable polypropylene inserts that allow for accurate placement of carbon fiber within the mold, eliminating excess resin and reducing weight without changing the stiffness profile. Scott claims 650g for an unpainted size M frame, and the careful material placement shows in where the bike is stiff and where it gives. The structural load path between the head tube, bottom bracket, and rear axle is deliberately rigid, while the seatstays and top tube are trimmed accordingly — the dropped seatstay profile adds a measure of vertical compliance and contributes a cleaner rear triangle profile that draws from lessons developed on Scott's Foil and Plasma platforms. Up front, the narrowed head tube is made possible by a 27.2mm eccentric steerer fork and fully internal cable routing through the headset — a combination Scott credits with a 10% reduction in frontal area compared to the previous generation. Wider fork legs smooth airflow over 30mm and wider tires without adding drag.
The Addict RC's geometry was intentionally updated for this generation to run slightly more aggressive than its predecessor — a deliberate response to the heavier, more…
