Scott’s Addict Gravel is the brand’s first carbon machine built solely for gravel.

Up until the arrival of the Addict Gravel, Scott’s Addict CX covered both cyclocross and gravel riding.

The Addict Gravel 30 incorporates many of the concepts behind the Pro Tour Addict RC, blending these with off-road design.

Scott Addict Gravel 30 frame

The Scott Addict Gravel 30 features an aerodynamically optimised frame design, which brings the integration between frame and fork and the internal cable routing from the Addict RC.

The ride position is long and low, but with plenty of tyre clearance, accommodating up to 45mm measured-width clearance.

The Addict Gravel’s geometry isn’t quite as long and low as the Addict RC’s, but it’s noticeably more aggressive than the endurance-biased Addict.

In a size XL (58cm), the Addict Gravel has a 609.7mm stack and 406.1mm reach, compared to the Addict’s 613.6mm stack and 398.6mm reach.

That gives the Addict Gravel a distinctly purposeful ride position that feels noticeably lower and longer than most.

It’s exacerbated by a long 113mm stem, and it adds up to a ride position that those used to fast road bikes will likely feel totally at home on.

The Gravel 30 uses Scott’s HMF-grade carbon (as opposed to the higher-grade HMX used on its range-topping rides).

The HMX has headline-grabbing weight claims attached to it (930g frame and 395g fork). HMF carbon adds a little more bulk, but at 9.42kg for a complete bike, the HMF frame and fork complete with the overall build is still impressively light.

The frameset uses aero-optimised tubes throughout, employing Scott’s own patented take on airfoil shapes.