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  "description": "Two endurance road bikes on the market right now take very different views on what the category should be.",
  "path": "/review-scott-addict-2026-vs-cannondale-synapse-2025/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T18:40:33.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Scott Addict RC Review: 5.9 kg Super-Light Road BikeIt’s light, but the Addict RC turned out to be far more than just a featherweight.Escape CollectiveAlex Hunt",
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  "textContent": "Suvi Loponen\n\nEndurance road bikes have, for years now, been the guinea pigs of the road cycling world. They've been loaded up with strange compliance systems, more experimental geometries and arguably, looks that were never quite as tasty as those of the racier counterparts. For a while, it wasn't clear whether the endurance category had a future. After all, gravel bikes were getting faster, road bikes were getting more compliant, and the gap the endurance road bike occupied was being squeezed from both ends.\n\nWhat's kept it alive is a well-made endurance road bike that does something neither a race bike nor a gravel bike quite manages. It's fast on tarmac without demanding a racing position, compliant without feeling dull, and maybe even capable of taking on some light gravel.\n\nScott and Cannondale's latest flagship endurance bikes are aimed at doing just that. On paper, they're aimed at the same customer: a rider who wants performance, versatility and comfort in a nice-looking package. In practice, they are two quite different bikes, and which one you want – or should get – depends almost entirely on what you actually need a road bike to do. After riding both bikes over several months and across a variety of conditions and surfaces, I've made up my mind and want to share how I found each in real life.\n\nBecause this is a comparison review, I will give an overview of each bike first, and then move to compare specific aspects against each other.\n\n****The short of it, er, them**** : ****Two major brands' takes on the modern performance-oriented endurance bike.****\n\n****Scott Addict highs:**** snappy, lightweight and smooth ride feel; pleasing out-of-the-box fit across the range; strong value at the Ultegra level.\n****Scott Addict lows:**** Questionable in-frame storage solution, fewer mounting points (no mudguard points).\n****Weight:**** 7.92 kg (actual, with no pedals, bottle cages, size 47)\n****Price:**** €4,999/£4,299/US$5,499 /AU$7,800 as tested (Addict 20)\n\n****Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2 highs:**** genuinely versatile bike capable of everything from tarmac to light gravel; 42 mm rear and 48 mm front tyre clearance; SmartSense integration on select builds (a high and a low).\n****Cannondale Synapse lows:**** Poor component choices lower value proposition; wide handlebars and long cranks on smaller sizes compromise fit; tube-style tyres at this price point.\n****Weight:**** 8.09 kg (actual, with no pedals, bottle cages, size 48)\n****Price:**** €5,899 / £5,995 / US$6,499 AU$8,499 as tested (Carbon 2****)****\n\n## Scott Addict 2026: frame overview\n\nScott has a funny way of naming several lines of its drop-bar bikes \"Addict\" and simply adding a suffix to define which bike it's talking about. To clarify: this is not the Addict RC – Scott's race-focused lightweight climber – but the endurance sibling, simply called the Addict. In the quest to modernise the frame, Scott has used that top-end bike, launched a year prior, as the inspiration for something more accessible and versatile.\n\nScott Addict RC Review: 5.9 kg Super-Light Road BikeIt’s light, but the Addict RC turned out to be far more than just a featherweight.Escape CollectiveAlex Hunt\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Review: Scott Addict 2026 vs Cannondale Synapse 2025",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-08T08:10:24.835Z"
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