The fourth generation of the Scott Foil is back at the very top - almost seven years after the Scott racing bike together with the Canyon Aeroad achieved the top score of 1.4 for the first time in TOUR history. Both road bikes had rim brakes back in 2016. Now the Scott Foil RC, aerodynamically optimised and with remarkable suspension comfort on the saddle, has once again worked its way to the top. Thanks to radical aero optimisation, this racing machine is one of the fastest road bikes in its class. Thanks to its formidable suspension comfort, it also puts many a marathon racing bike in the shade.
This summer, Scott presented us exclusively and before the market launch for the Tour de France with a production-ready prototypes of the Foil available. This enabled us to be the first racing bike magazine in the world to determine the aerodynamic quality of the spectacularly designed competition bike in the wind tunnel. Let's put it this way: the results are impressive.
Scott Foil RC Ultimate - ten watt improvement
Compared to its predecessor, the high-quality Foil RC Ultimate has made a huge leap forward and now only requires 206 watts for 45 km/h, which is ten watts less than before and, in view of the high power density among competition racing bikes, worlds apart. The stable Scott bike is therefore currently one of the ten fastest road bikes that TOUR has ever measured. has. Scott pushed the UCI's new technical regulations to the limit and developed an extremely flat carbon frame that looks spectacular and is highly recognisable.
The Scott Foil, which weighs only 7.2 kilos despite the elaborate aerodynamic fine-tuning and thus less than comparable wind-slippery competitors, can do even more. Both on the test bench and on the road, the road bike shines with exceptionally good suspension comfort. The three-piece aero seat post with integrated rear light is a masterpiece of design, as only the narrow front section bears the rider's load and can flex extremely thanks to this filigree design. Because the nominally 28 millimetre wide rear tyre on the rim is also slightly wider and can be ridden with low tyre pressure, the Scott Foil RC also feels at home on bumpy roads. The cockpit from Scott's own Syncros brand emphasises the comfortable character with flexible handlebar ends.
Scott Foil RC Ultimate
- Weight: 7.2 kg
- Price: 13999 Euro
- Frame/fork/steering bearing weight* 955/464/71 grammes
- Frame sizes** XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
- Seat/top tube/head tube 545/580/170 millimetres
- Stack/Reach/STR*** 578/394 millimetres/1.47
- Wheelbase/caster 1000/65 millimetres
Scott Foil RC Ultimate - Equipment
- Drive/gear shift SRAM Red eTap AXS (2x12; 48/35, 10-33 teeth)
- Brakes SRAM Red eTap AXS (160/140 mm)
- Wheels/tyres (weights)**** Zipp 454 NSW/Schwalbe Pro One TLE 25/28 mm (1138/1479 grams)
Measured values & individual scores
- Weight of complete wheel 7.2 kilos - Grade 2,3
- Steering head stiffness 99 Nm/° - Grade 1,0
- Lateral stiffness Fork 53 N/mm - Grade 1,0
- Bottom bracket stiffness 61 N/mm - Grade 1,0
- Seatpost spring stiffness 128 N/mm - Grade 1,3
- Aerodynamics206 Watt - Grade 1,3
* Weighed weights.
** Manufacturer's specification test size bold.
*** Stack/reach projected vertical/horizontal dimension from centre of bottom bracket to top of head tube; STR (Stack to Reach) 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.
**** Wheel weights including tyres, cassette, quick release/ thru axles and brake discs if applicable.
Single noteswhich are included in the overall grade with different weightings, are only shown in part. The grades are calculated up to the final grade with all decimal places; however, for the sake of clarity, we show all grades with rounded decimal places.
Aerodynamics: Theoretical pedalling power required to overcome the air resistance at 45 km/h, measured in a wind tunnel with a pedalling dummy leg.
Julian Schultz
Editor
