Scott Foil RC Ultimate review - the Foil’s paradox is finally answered

An excellent ride - but a truly exceptional price tag

Image shows the Scott Foil RC Ultimate
(Image credit: Future)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

In all, Scott has done a great job with the new Foil. Increasing the comfort and lowering the weight has made it much more of a versatile all-rounder than the previous speed-obsessed model. The focus still remains on the aerodynamic performance and all-out speed on the flat - and it does feel extremely fast.

Reasons to buy
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    Very fast

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    Comfortable

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    Confident handling

Reasons to avoid
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    Still a little on the heavy side

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The Foil aero bike has been a stalwart of Scott’s range since 2010, but it’s also been something of a paradox.

Under the aegis of Mathew Hayman, in 2016 the Scott Foil became the first aero road bike to win at Paris-Roubaix, showing emphatically that aerodynamic efficiency can trump endurance comfort.

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Anna Marie Abram
Fitness Features Editor

I’ve been hooked on bikes ever since the age of 12 and my first lap of the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in the bright yellow kit of the Hillingdon Slipstreamers. For a time, my cycling life centred around racing road and track. 

But that’s since broadened to include multiday two-wheeled, one-sleeping-bag adventures over whatever terrain I happen to meet - with a two-week bikepacking trip from Budapest into the mountains of Slovakia being just the latest.

I still enjoy lining up on a start line, though, racing the British Gravel Championships and finding myself on the podium at the enduro-style gravel event, Gritfest in 2022.

Height: 177cm

Weight: 60–63kg