I think SAFA misspoke, saying that the bike can do whatever a hardtail MTB can handle. I think he meant, HE can handle (on the Addict Gravel) whatever a MTBer can handle on a hardtail. 🤪
You and Alex do great work. I know there is a lot involved putting these together and you make it look like a simple day out for a ride. Shows you are skilled in bike handling and film production.
I would crash with that handlebar for sure. If it is used on such terain why not put a flat bar on it (or something dual purpose, if there is such a thing) ? I mean drop bars are probably very good, but I do not think they are good for rough terrain.
Cool to see a review on the trail I maintained for a few years. I hauled a shovel up the hill a few years ago to smooth out that wall ride. There was one rock that needed to go.
I love new Scott gravel bikes. Looks really clean&bold. The main cons - you can't buy new Scott addict anywhere in Europe. All we can is just watch some vids on UA-cam :D
45mm is the rear tire limit of the Sram AXS front derailleur so even if you could squeeze a bigger tire in the rear of the frame you may hit the battery
Best review I've seen here on UA-cam, I'm so interested in Scott Gravel or Ribbles bike. But your review I now made my mind up to go with Scott Gravel bike, as I do need a gravel bike 16 miles to work and back in any weather.
I love your videos. Very informative and well communicated. I ride a Kona Rove DL. I used to ride rode racing bikes 30+ years ago and I really like the gravel versatility.
You're so lucky to have both Gravel & Road Scott Bikes. I love them. I have to thank you as basically you brought my attention to Scott bikes. I am trying to buy an Addict RC 15 in that beautiful komodo green colour but its very difficult to locate it! Also thanks to you i bough my first pedal mafia kit and i love it! Can I ask what your day job is? these bikes are beautiful but very expensive! as always look forward to your videos. this one was great, thanks for providing so much detail about your new gravel bike!
The Komodo green certainly tempted me! Glad the PM kit is working out for you. I make bike videos for a day job and Scott is a main partner so that's how I get so many dreamy bikes.
So is the bike just a product placement. Obviously the bikes are awesome but when Scott give you the bike and partner with you, you have to praise the bike and can’t say anything negative or no more bikes for you 😂
For me is the perfect bike. I spend riding the bike on gravel roads or tarmac. Maybe you can change the wheels and run with 650 or 700 28 road tires. 2 bikes in one. And the weight is perfect. Enjoy the ride Safa. Big hug from Mallorca.
I ordered this bike as soon as I found out of its existence about a year ago, very few have made it to the US but the wait was well worth it. Rode it stock for the first time this holiday weekend, with no customizations like yours, in the Big Bear area, lots of dirt roads to ride there. The bike handles really well, I am a XC mountain biker and I'm used to Epic Sworks bikes, and this gravel bike can go faster on those dirt roads. On the Skyline trail type of terrain, the Epic wins, but the gravel bike is not really intended to be best at that stuff. I like the idea of changing the original tires for something similar to yours for more fun in the downhills and more rocky stuff.
Hey bro I used to ride in the big bear area lived in palm springs. Definitely worth the drive. I used to ride some very long single track at I believe it was called Angeles oaks.wondering if it's still there?
Great to hear you have one! In a similar situation. XC biker in SoCal but gravel-curious. Skyline is amazing for XC, looking for gravel trails in the area..
SAFA this video is awesome. i got my first gravel bike the Diamondback Haanjo 2 , way cheaper than yours but it works for me. cheers from Stone Mountain, GA.
Promising setup! I unfortunately can't afford to get a gravel bike like that but my Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 is quite good too, I will try to get the most out of it by getting perhaps the same tyres and having a pro bike fit for it to make it more racey in the near future. Also have you ever heard anyone finishing off a video by saying thanks to the film crew (a one man film crew in this case) for carrying the camera and backpack? What a gentleman Safa is!
I’ve been watching your videos for almost 2 years and I live in the Middle East and I’m also planing to try the road you take on Malibu Hills in LA I’m wondering if I can maybe meet you somewhere I’d be so happy ♥️
I come from hardtail MTB and the mindset of enjoying going anywhere I can as comfortably as can and finding my limit of speed comes second after comfort. But I'm extremely interested in trying road and gravel bikes for the all out lightness and speed, but the sad fact is we don't have smooth appropriate infrastructure here to suit them, no road shoulders, pot holes everywhere, no smooth trails or gravel, it's all big and bigger chunky rocky back roads and cliffy rooty trails. Yet... seeing gravel rides like this shredding still gives me the bug to want to try one. However I've heard some people talk about putting gravel groupsets on cross country bikes and doing well in races, I'm highly curious about trying that!
Just bought the Addict Gravel Tuned frame to build it up, but how the heck you managed to put 45mm tire in the back with classic AXS FD...? (they don't make the Red crankset it wide so I assume yours have the classic setup) I have like 1mm space between my 44mm rear tire (measured 44mm) and the AXS battery...
@@jakesullivan3017 I’m not sure of what’s close to you but Kal Haven Trail is a classic trail 33mi long one way. I also use Strava which is a good thread for local routes people find.
I would love to see you post a video of the same ride on your Scott Spark. Thinking of a Scott 920 gravel bike in SoCal (I have the Spark 910), love to learn about when you choose one over the other. Which Strava route is this one?
You have to get comfortable with the wheels moving around underneath you. On road that's almoat always a straight to hitting ground problem. Off road the wheels will slide here and there a bit and you need to trust they will bite again or the bike will correct itself. You can practice this by trying to make the wheels lose traction by turning too sharp. Knowing you're trying to make them slide you can have a foot ready to dab and it doesn't have to be at high speed. Just a lot of practice/play.
Can i fit a Sram red mechanical groupset to my scott addict gravel 30 or is the electric sram red groupset for gravel bikes only? I don't want an electric groupset i prefer cable shift and i am considering Sram red. Any knowledge on this?
Bike is beautiful and I get the fact that is strong, but at some point I figured out how likely it’d be for me to fall on technical terrains, so I’d probably be too worried to unleash a carbon frame in the wild like you do. I’ll stick with steel.
This inspired me to ride the backbone on my gravel (lauf) and I gotta say that trail sucks! It’s covered in weeds and brush on half the trail where you can’t see anything in n front of you. Notice that part of the ride isn’t in the video. It would be an amazing trail if it was cleared properly. Do riders like this trail? P.s. what tire pressure are u running and do u like the 50/45 over your typical 38/38 setup?
I think it's one of the most fun trails around, gets bushy this time of year and it's hard to see. That's part of the fun and riding the trail year round and seeing how it changes is all part of the beauty of riding this area. That section of the backbone trail is 6 miles long and the loop we rode that day was 40. We can't film every minute of the ride. As stated I prefer the widest tyres I can fit up front and similar in the back, 50/45 is my typical setup. I run them around 30 psi.
@@SAFABrian I will have to try a new tire setup then. I've been running 38/38 at 55 psi which makes a trail like the backbone too sketchy to be fun but for everything else its fine.
The bike is nice. but tbh I feel the clearance on the front (50c) is too small (if considering the tire may pickup mud, dirt, gravels, rocks...). Would using 50c much more grippy than 45c and compensite for extra weight and less clearance ?
Gorgeous bike. Curious about size. I am just a hair under 6 feet. But long legs and arms, but short torso. I am trying to determine what size to get in this bike. Any thoughts? Thanks. Love your videos!
@@blackytemp not yet. For now I am staying with my current bikes. I lost a few consulting contracts this year thanks to tight VC markets so am putting bike shopping on hold.
Have you retired from fixed gear? What fixed gear do you have now? You don't have to run around the city so we want to see you playing in fixed gear about once a year 🙏
I have a question. Would an aluminum MTB make your usual rides more difficult? As far as torque and speed maintenance? What are the benefits of using a gravel bike over a MTB in trails like these?
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I think SAFA misspoke, saying that the bike can do whatever a hardtail MTB can handle. I think he meant, HE can handle (on the Addict Gravel) whatever a MTBer can handle on a hardtail. 🤪
That’s THE ONE! Happy for you SAFA and well deserved!
You and Alex do great work. I know there is a lot involved putting these together and you make it look like a simple day out for a ride. Shows you are skilled in bike handling and film production.
Living in LA... just riding to the trailheads of some of these trails is a pretty hard ride in and of itself. Respect
Hell yeah. I love riding from Inglewood all the way to the water fall by JPL ❤
Lol I ride these trails all the time and he’s taking this at the same speed if not faster than me on my MTB
@@ChazzzzR wadda think his bloody point is?! Safa is a legend and always sends it large.
Lol 😂 this guy has better bike handling than anyone I know or heard of, this was not a diss lolz .
Yeah if you're nuts and want to get killed.
He'd most definitely would be faster on the uphills at least.
I would crash with that handlebar for sure. If it is used on such terain why not put a flat bar on it (or something dual purpose, if there is such a thing) ? I mean drop bars are probably very good, but I do not think they are good for rough terrain.
You will be a great ambassador for any brand in fact.
Your driving level is really classy
Cool to see a review on the trail I maintained for a few years. I hauled a shovel up the hill a few years ago to smooth out that wall ride. There was one rock that needed to go.
What an awesome bike! Love how understated it is. Safa makes any bike fast 🤣
I love new Scott gravel bikes. Looks really clean&bold. The main cons - you can't buy new Scott addict anywhere in Europe. All we can is just watch some vids on UA-cam :D
What a beautiful bike. I love my Trek Checkpoint but if I ever decide to upgrade, I'll definitely be checking out this Scott
7:26 my favorite jump in this whole trail system and you hit it going up hill
45mm is the rear tire limit of the Sram AXS front derailleur so even if you could squeeze a bigger tire in the rear of the frame you may hit the battery
Absolutely sick bike, but the RIDER MAKES THE BIKE!! Your handling skills are epic!!!
These types of videos worked on me! Have my Addict Gravel 20 with the bar upgrade arriving in a few weeks!
I was telling a friend Scott is not the brand that makes the most noise but damn do they know how to make a bike. Beautiful machine.
Best review I've seen here on UA-cam, I'm so interested in Scott Gravel or Ribbles bike. But your review I now made my mind up to go with Scott Gravel bike, as I do need a gravel bike 16 miles to work and back in any weather.
I love your videos. Very informative and well communicated. I ride a Kona Rove DL. I used to ride rode racing bikes 30+ years ago and I really like the gravel versatility.
You're so lucky to have both Gravel & Road Scott Bikes. I love them. I have to thank you as basically you brought my attention to Scott bikes. I am trying to buy an Addict RC 15 in that beautiful komodo green colour but its very difficult to locate it! Also thanks to you i bough my first pedal mafia kit and i love it!
Can I ask what your day job is? these bikes are beautiful but very expensive! as always look forward to your videos. this one was great, thanks for providing so much detail about your new gravel bike!
He gets them from Scott because they sponsor him. He either gets the bikes for free or for a reduced price.
The Komodo green certainly tempted me! Glad the PM kit is working out for you. I make bike videos for a day job and Scott is a main partner so that's how I get so many dreamy bikes.
So is the bike just a product placement. Obviously the bikes are awesome but when Scott give you the bike and partner with you, you have to praise the bike and can’t say anything negative or no more bikes for you 😂
@@DiaryofaNomad
Or could it be there’s Nothing bad to say. Peace
@@DiaryofaNomad man, with the way Safa rides, you can easily tell how great the Scott bikes are!
Love this video! Thank you. I’m just about to purchase a Gravel Addict 30! This video just confirms that I’m getting the bike of my dreams for gravel
Loved it! Really well filmed down to every detail of the ride. Gives as a pretty good idea of what can we do with a good gravel bike. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Nice bike, Nice vídeo Safa!!!
For me is the perfect bike. I spend riding the bike on gravel roads or tarmac. Maybe you can change the wheels and run with 650 or 700 28 road tires. 2 bikes in one. And the weight is perfect. Enjoy the ride Safa. Big hug from Mallorca.
🙏
Would love to see you do one of the big gravel races, I think you would kick some ass,never know you might even get some endorsement from it.
Nice speed shot @ 11:22 👌
First time viewing your channel. Now, this is a proper bike check review!
как бальзам для души это видео.
like a balm for the soul this video😍
I ordered this bike as soon as I found out of its existence about a year ago, very few have made it to the US but the wait was well worth it. Rode it stock for the first time this holiday weekend, with no customizations like yours, in the Big Bear area, lots of dirt roads to ride there.
The bike handles really well, I am a XC mountain biker and I'm used to Epic Sworks bikes, and this gravel bike can go faster on those dirt roads. On the Skyline trail type of terrain, the Epic wins, but the gravel bike is not really intended to be best at that stuff. I like the idea of changing the original tires for something similar to yours for more fun in the downhills and more rocky stuff.
Hey bro I used to ride in the big bear area lived in palm springs. Definitely worth the drive. I used to ride some very long single track at I believe it was called Angeles oaks.wondering if it's still there?
Doesn't ring a bell no
Great to hear you have one! In a similar situation. XC biker in SoCal but gravel-curious. Skyline is amazing for XC, looking for gravel trails in the area..
Very good my friend. Congratulations.
Brian You always put out the best visual videos!! What a Cool gravel bike dude!! 💯Scott are just the best! 🚴🤘
Thank you
This is one beautiful bike.
Excellent Brian. Thank you dude.
SAFA this video is awesome. i got my first gravel bike the Diamondback Haanjo 2 , way cheaper than yours but it works for me. cheers from Stone Mountain, GA.
gravel prawn. nice work saf.
Promising setup! I unfortunately can't afford to get a gravel bike like that but my Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 is quite good too, I will try to get the most out of it by getting perhaps the same tyres and having a pro bike fit for it to make it more racey in the near future.
Also have you ever heard anyone finishing off a video by saying thanks to the film crew (a one man film crew in this case) for carrying the camera and backpack? What a gentleman Safa is!
Great job showing us the bike. Now I need to buy one. I like the one with integrated cockpit.
Well done Brian & Alex :-)
Safa always has the cleanest bikes💯
@5:40 you missed the opportunity to showcase the swarm of bees you have to share the water stop with :)
2x drivetrain for the win.
Hey shouts from Aotearoa/New Zealand my bro. Nice video
Kia ora bro
This content is very high quality and definitely will sell a lot of Scott Gravel bikes
Excellent stuff, thanks for sharing!
12:47 that's quite gnarly! I would probably only use a full sus (like niner) for that section.
Interesting to use SRAM Red. With that being a more road focused groupset, do you have any issues with dust or dirt buildup? Or chain slap?
Thats an absolute RIG
I’ve been watching your videos for almost 2 years and I live in the Middle East and I’m also planing to try the road you take on Malibu Hills in LA I’m wondering if I can maybe meet you somewhere I’d be so happy ♥️
Ем бэпэшку и смотрю на крутой грэвэл байк!
I can’t decide between the Cervelo aspero and the Scott addict gravel 30. The Scott seems huge
Addict to... Safa speed🤟
i saw that PFS Sticker on that sign. almost didnt catch it since it was tilted
I come from hardtail MTB and the mindset of enjoying going anywhere I can as comfortably as can and finding my limit of speed comes second after comfort. But I'm extremely interested in trying road and gravel bikes for the all out lightness and speed, but the sad fact is we don't have smooth appropriate infrastructure here to suit them, no road shoulders, pot holes everywhere, no smooth trails or gravel, it's all big and bigger chunky rocky back roads and cliffy rooty trails. Yet... seeing gravel rides like this shredding still gives me the bug to want to try one. However I've heard some people talk about putting gravel groupsets on cross country bikes and doing well in races, I'm highly curious about trying that!
Just bought the Addict Gravel Tuned frame to build it up, but how the heck you managed to put 45mm tire in the back with classic AXS FD...? (they don't make the Red crankset it wide so I assume yours have the classic setup) I have like 1mm space between my 44mm rear tire (measured 44mm) and the AXS battery...
You said it's a size L. May I ask how tall you are? Love your content!
Can you post the full vid of the Backbone ride?
Dammit. I was looking at the Foil RC 10!! I’m in Michigan where Gravel is king so guess what I’m looking at now. Thanks SAFA lol!
You have any gravel trail recommendations in Michigan, or a good place to find them?
@@jakesullivan3017 I’m not sure of what’s close to you but Kal Haven Trail is a classic trail 33mi long one way. I also use Strava which is a good thread for local routes people find.
I would love to see you post a video of the same ride on your Scott Spark. Thinking of a Scott 920 gravel bike in SoCal (I have the Spark 910), love to learn about when you choose one over the other. Which Strava route is this one?
Wonder how the Apex Red braking power is, my Sram Apex don't cut it for my aggressive braking on the drops and fast response (small hands here)
another top notch quality video! Any tips for gaining offroad handling skills on a gravel bike coming from a roadie background? Thanks and keep it up!
You have to get comfortable with the wheels moving around underneath you. On road that's almoat always a straight to hitting ground problem. Off road the wheels will slide here and there a bit and you need to trust they will bite again or the bike will correct itself. You can practice this by trying to make the wheels lose traction by turning too sharp. Knowing you're trying to make them slide you can have a foot ready to dab and it doesn't have to be at high speed. Just a lot of practice/play.
Great video as always! Safa, you ride 56? What’s the stock size in those handlebars for size 56? I’m putting these on on my gravel addict 30! 🔥
Hey, is there any information about the bike color codes or names. i have addict 20 and i plan to change my helmet color. thanks
I feel like I saw you on mount lemmon this weekend??
Wow nice bike
Kesinlikle çok güzel 👏👏👏
Man..sweet bike. The way that it could be approved upon is with some rim brakes.
Alta maquina!!!
Can i fit a Sram red mechanical groupset to my scott addict gravel 30 or is the electric sram red groupset for gravel bikes only? I don't want an electric groupset i prefer cable shift and i am considering Sram red. Any knowledge on this?
color scheme is vaguely reminiscent of
your trusty Engine11 gravel build!
Flyinnn
My wrists hurt just by watching this.
I'm waiting on your bike packing tour.
🔥🔥🔥
Would you ever consider using a dropper post on your gravel rig?
Bike is beautiful and I get the fact that is strong, but at some point I figured out how likely it’d be for me to fall on technical terrains, so I’d probably be too worried to unleash a carbon frame in the wild like you do. I’ll stick with steel.
I like the old colors much more
This inspired me to ride the backbone on my gravel (lauf) and I gotta say that trail sucks! It’s covered in weeds and brush on half the trail where you can’t see anything in n front of you. Notice that part of the ride isn’t in the video. It would be an amazing trail if it was cleared properly. Do riders like this trail? P.s. what tire pressure are u running and do u like the 50/45 over your typical 38/38 setup?
I think it's one of the most fun trails around, gets bushy this time of year and it's hard to see. That's part of the fun and riding the trail year round and seeing how it changes is all part of the beauty of riding this area. That section of the backbone trail is 6 miles long and the loop we rode that day was 40. We can't film every minute of the ride.
As stated I prefer the widest tyres I can fit up front and similar in the back, 50/45 is my typical setup. I run them around 30 psi.
@@SAFABrian I will have to try a new tire setup then. I've been running 38/38 at 55 psi which makes a trail like the backbone too sketchy to be fun but for everything else its fine.
The bike is nice. but tbh I feel the clearance on the front (50c) is too small (if considering the tire may pickup mud, dirt, gravels, rocks...). Would using 50c much more grippy than 45c and compensite for extra weight and less clearance ?
Been on a 50 for over a year and no issues.
So Shreddddy.
You said the frame is 56, what is the stem length and your height?
Gorgeous bike. Curious about size. I am just a hair under 6 feet. But long legs and arms, but short torso. I am trying to determine what size to get in this bike. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Love your videos!
I think you are L with 1.83 maybe M if you want a very agressive riding.I have S with 1.73cm.
@@izaroizari9042 thanks! I have yet to make a decision on a new bike. So this helps
@@GeneVilleneuve did you make a decision yet? how did it work out for you? I'm in a similar position. Difficult proportions to shop bikes with.
@@blackytemp not yet. For now I am staying with my current bikes. I lost a few consulting contracts this year thanks to tight VC markets so am putting bike shopping on hold.
@@blackytempand you? 😅
Do you need the specific wide version of crank and front derailleur to run 45mm?
No
@@SAFABrian awesome, thanks 🤙
Have you retired from fixed gear?
What fixed gear do you have now?
You don't have to run around the city so we want to see you playing in fixed gear about once a year 🙏
How much praise your baiscill
How tall are you safa?
In Scott Spark MTB bike check he mentioned he is 6'1.
how tall are you? the sizing is kind of funny...56 seems Large-ish
6'1/186cm
What do you keep your psi at????
You need to be sponsored by SCOTT
There is Doraemon! 3:08
Definitely the bike I get when I win the lottery 😏
Ahh beautiful bike,unfortunetely not for my pocket :]
Wonderful video as always, could you please share what frame size did you get?
I thought he said 56
he said 56 at the beginning lol
Damn, he actually did. Thanks guys!
sexy bike, shame scott gravel bikes are so hard to come by where i live.
Sponsored by Scott
Big secret
Take it on the potato mountain trail!
One subtle detail - this bike retails for 12 large.
Seems like i'm early!
sheesh 11:20 🥵
I have a question. Would an aluminum MTB make your usual rides more difficult? As far as torque and speed maintenance? What are the benefits of using a gravel bike over a MTB in trails like these?
made in korea?
I wouldn't want drop bars on that terrain.
Riding a wider tire road bike on mountain bike trails looks awfully uncomfortable