The Scott Addict RC 10 sits three down from the top in the eight bike Addict range that all use the Swiss company’s HMX carbon fibre. From the bikes used by the WorldTour DSM team to the entry level RC 40, the £10,000 price difference between bottom and top is a result of differing groupsets, wheels and finishing kits. On looks alone it can be hard to tell where the money is going as a browse through the Scott site makes it hard to distinguish between the eight bikes. Both the nomenclature and the conservative - okay, let’s be honest, dull - paint jobs give an identic feel across the range.
But don’t let the 10’s name or grey / beige paint job put you off taking a closer look. This £7,599 road bike has some lovely little integrations and design touches that rather pleasingly revealed themselves over time. Like finding a five pound note in the pocket of some old trousers, each discovery put a smile on my face and made me think more of the bike.
