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Ahead of the 2015 Tour de France, Scott's aero platform the Foil received a head-to-toe redesign, morphing from a body busting-ly stiff frameset to a more comfortable, more traditional aero-looking frame.
Since then it has seen accolades the world over, including becoming the first aero bike to win on the cobbles at Paris-Roubaix.
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In passing, a Scott product manager even told me that the Orica-Scott riders' Addict frames were collecting dust because the pro racers can ride the Foil everywhere, except mountain stages.
With every bike brand now jumping on the disc brake train, we're also beginning to see more aero bikes sporting hydraulics; Giant just launched the Propel Advanced Disc, for example. For Scott, which launched the Addict Disc last year, now we have the Foil Disc.
Other than the rotors and hydraulic calipers, the most noticeable difference to the Foil Disc is on the fork. Thanks to the UCI relaxing the 3:1 aerofoil rule, Scott has shrouded the flat-mount brake caliper on the fork to smooth airflow over the structure.
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