Scott says its new Addict Gravel is built for adventure and has the features to prove it
Scott has redesigned its Addict Gravel bike, shifting its focus from racing to adventure and exploration. The new model features increased tyre clearance, integrated storage, and improved comfort through frame geometry adjustments.
Why it matters
This reflects a broader trend in the cycling industry toward versatile, multi-terrain equipment catering to recreational adventure riders.
The Scott Addict Gravel has been updated for the first time since 2020, becoming an adventure gravel bike instead of a race bike . Thanks to a very skinny driveside chainstay, the new design has an impressive 57mm tyre clearance and neatly secretes a full saddlebag’s worth of kit in various hatches around its frameset.
Comfort has been bumped up by a claimed 60% at the rear and 30% at the front, thanks to flex-inducing finishing kit and clever frame shaping at the seatstays and forks.
Organic tube transitions and structurally efficient shaping have allowed a 75g weight drop in the HMX-level frame, with builds at 8.4kg claimed to be achievable. That said, Scott says the bike is best suited to long days on rugged terrain. Geometry updates mean the bike shouldn’t be used with less than 45mm tyres.
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