2027 Scott Addict Gravel
Scott's roots trace back to 1958, when engineer and ski racer Ed Scott, working out of Sun Valley, Idaho, invented the first tapered aluminum ski pole and launched the brand on the back of it. The company moved into motocross gear in 1970, opened a European headquarters in Givisiez, Switzerland in 1978, and built its first mountain bike in 1986. It's a Swiss company today, Scott Sports SA, but the origin story is American, and that engineering-first, first-to-market streak has carried through decades of product categories. The original Addict Gravel arrived in 2015, early relative to the gravel boom that followed, and got a full redesign in 2021 that borrowed heavily from the Addict road platform. This new generation, launched today, pushes further in that direction: less a road bike wearing knobby tires, more a dedicated adventure machine built around comfort, tire volume, and carrying capacity, while keeping the light weight Scott has always chased.
Room to Roam
The headline number is tire clearance: up to 57mm, which opens the door to real off-road rubber rather than just wide road tires. Stock bikes ship with 50mm tires for a middle ground of control and comfort. Getting there required an unusually thin chainstay, down to 8.5mm at its narrowest point, which keeps clearance generous without puffing out the frame. The bike will also run 2.2 inch mountain bike tires for riders who want to go wider still.
Pack Light
Comfort gets real engineering attention here, not just marketing language. The seat tube, seat stays, and top tube are all shaped to flex intentionally, and Scott claims sixty percent more rear compliance than the outgoing bike with a rigid post, twenty-five percent even over their comfort post. Up front, bowed fork legs and a smaller steerer add thirty percent more compliance to cut vibration where riders feel it most.
The frame carries a downtube storage compartment for a tube, levers, and mini pump, plus a hidden Allen key and tubeless kit tucked into the bar ends. A removable top tube bag is available for riders who want more room, though the frame looks clean without it since Scott worked to keep the mounting screws flush.
Fork blades now accept bottle cages too, mounted on the inner face rather than the outside for a cleaner look. Moving bottles there, closer to the steering axis, is said to cut steering inertia by thirty-five percent, meaning quicker, more predictable handling even fully loaded.
The Good and Bad
On the geometry front, stack and reach are both up 10mm, and the cockpit shrank 10mm to balance it out. The bottom bracket dropped to handle bigger tires, fork rake increased to keep the front end playful, and the resulting longer front center adds confidence at speed or on rougher ground. Chainstay length held steady despite the added tire room. The riding position now mirrors the road going Addict, so anyone coming from that bike will feel instantly at home. Seven sizes span XXS to XXL.
A few things worth flagging for anyone eyeing this as an upgrade over an older Addict Gravel: the cockpit is entirely new, with a different sweep, reach, and shifter position, and the seatpost has moved to Scott's D-shape design for compatibility with their integrated rear light. Riders attached to their current bar or post won't be able to carry them over directly. Adjustments across the bike now use a single T25 tool, stashed on the bike itself, which simplifies fit tuning even if it means retiring whatever multi-tool lives in your saddle bag now. Lastly, no T47 BB, the new Addict is still using Press-Fit.
Frames come in two carbon layups. HMX is the lighter, race-focused option at 794 grams, a 75 gram drop from the previous frame. HMF is the more accessible build at 990 grams, still 25 grams lighter than before.
Scott addict gravel pricing and availability
Five models make up the range: Addict Gravel Premium, 10, 20, 30, and 40, spanning SRAM Red AXS at the top down to a mixed SRAM Rival and Shimano GRX build at the entry point. Complete bike weights run from 7.8kg on the Premium up to 9.7kg on the 40. Ten colorways are available across the lineup, including Watery Green, Lupine Grey, Blaze Purple, Watery Black, Mojito Green, Agate Grey, Mulberry Purple, Carbon Black, Iron Grey, and Peach Pink.
Scott has not released pricing for this generation yet, noting it will vary by market and currency. Expect local dealers to have numbers soon, and given where the outgoing Addict Gravel sat in the market, this one will likely land as a serious, not-cheap investment aimed at riders who want a purpose-built gravel bike rather than a road bike in disguise.
The 2027 Addict Gravel is available at Scott dealers now, with the full lineup detailed at Scott-sports.com.
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