I just want to say that I really appreciate the effort to be transparent. I'd much rather a vlog/review channel get a sponsorship and be open about it than try to avoid it in the first place or be generally secretive.
Really appreciate the honesty Ollie re the brand deal. It's such a change being able to trust somebody on what they say rather then know they are being paid to say rubbish, keep up the great work 👍
i'm not a subscriber, just happened upon this video, but I must say how much i appreciate the transparency in mentioning your sponsor directly as well as why you are taking sponsorship
Hey Ollie. I really like how you make the financial part of the vlog so transparent. I appreciated that video about it before a lot. It's something that I think GCN got badly wrong. Out of the blue they started stating that videos were paid promotions which was a shock to me. I thought they had seen products and given an unbiased review and then I find out they were ads all along! At least you explained the money making side and it's not all a big advertisement.
I love my Scott Foil. Very underrated brand. Very comfortable, the combination aero stem/bars absorb a lot of shock from the front wheel. My only dissent is I don't feel like I'm going as fast as I'm going, and I've noticed other test riders make mention of that.
Still a traditionalist, but this is the first road bike I've seen where the disc brakes don't look like a bolted on after-thought. Yikes, am I wavering !?!? The bike's an absolute beast.
Here's my 2c worth. I test rode the 2021 Foil 30 with the upgraded carbon wheels today, 17km on flat bike path next to river. Nice performance and a well made and great feeling bike. I'm coming off a Specialized S-Works Tarmac so my comparison relates to this bike. Good points - it feels very stiff and solid and so quiet when you hit little changes in elevation of the concrete joins or up a ramp it feels SOLID. Disk brakes are great, they pull you up nice and quick. It had 28mm tires which is a great contact patch on the road for grip but may contribute to the slower acceleration I'm used to. My tarmac had 24mm, of course you can fit whatever is your preference. The default 120mm stem felt like too big a reach for me but the dealer was happy to swap the one piece bar/stem for a 90mm 2 piece. It also was quite susceptible to cross winds and I think the long stem may contribute to this, and could be helped by a shorter stem/bar combo. A very nice bike but not quite enough for me to flash the plastic. Cheers from Brisbane Australia. No lockdown here. 👍
Wow this bike is such a treat on the eyes. How are you liking it so far?? Well you certainly couldn't hide your excitement in this video anyway. hah.. I really love this bike too, but can't afford the premium disc. I'm looking at the Scott Foil 20 which I think is just as beautiful. 3k gets the rim brake version and 3.5k for the disc. I'm seriously considering the rim brake version for it's aero qualities and I was very pleased to hear the Foil is the fastest aero you've tested, solidifies my decision to buy it just a little bit more. I too would most likely want the stem a little higher since I'm not racing with it just yet and so happy to hear the frame takes 28's!!
You mention installing a 32mm on the rear - if this foil can fit tires that wide I’m sold (have some bad tarmac and hard patched dirt connecting roads near me) In the video it looks like the front 28 doesn’t have much room to spare.
Hello! Great Bike, really love it and I know you'll gonna have a lot fun with that machine. I would call it "The Absolute Beast" because it's the King among all the aero bikes out there and who wouldn't feel like a Beast riding that beauty...
Excalibur could be a proper name? You say it is a complete weapon. (I can agree since it is packing those sharp discs. ) My guess is that it feels regal using that bike.
I’d call it The Sabre. Both foil and sabre are types of fencing (along with épée, but that looks a bit too try hard), and sabre just makes me think of cutting through descents and slicing through headwinds on an aero bike
You can tell Scott that their sponsorship works with me. I've been wanting to buy a Venge for 2 years and and I couldn't think of any other bike. But now, I'm hesitating a lot because of the Foil Disc. It's a matter of time before I make my decision and the Foil disc is tempting me a lot. The only issue for both bikes is that they are hard to get in Canada.
There's a Haute Route 3 day event happening in Norway, departing from Stavanger in mid august, I believe. The region is beautiful, I wish I had my bike when I went there. EDIT: It is from 3rd to 5th of August.
Ollie, would you recommend this bike as an 'all purpose', 'every day bike' ? I mean, could this be successful be used also as a climbing bike? I'm considering two frames at this moment: SWorks Tarmac SL6 and this one. What would you recommend?
Hi ollie. Really enjoyed ur video on the most aerobike in the world. And bought a madone rsl2018. Turns out part 2 of the video foil is faster than madone. Here is the question. If i buy a foil 30 frame and put a syncros cockpit would it be as fast as ur gift from scott? except the
sooo jealous of your new steed, well all the other I've been jealous of anyways. For a name how about "Wally" as in William Wallace, a great Scot(t). keep up the good work, have been a cycling weekly reader for over 30 years and your Vlog has been without doubt the best thing the "comic" has ever done
Great vlog Ollie. Loving the new bike. I've had various Scott MTB and Road bikes in the past and this one is on my radar for sure. You have such a great job you lucky sod. 😉
Hi Ollie, Great vid, and I do want to comment on your explanation of the sponsorship. Excellent way to present the sponsorship situation, honesty and integrity go a long way towards creating a trustful dialog with your viewers. I'm fairly certain Cycling Weekly spend a significant part of their budget to produce these very well done vids, and having sponsorship is an excellent way to help offset the cost to create a win win situation for all involved, including most of all the viewers. Thanks, enjoy that awesome bike, and do let us know your riding experience with it.
that integrated thing with torque is awesome, makes me wish my bike had those thru axles. this is the definition of "superbike" to be the 100% perfect (but i'm really trying to find anything) i would have ALL the cables hidden.
Scott foil is a fantastic bike, I run 28c conti's on mine too and the handling's great, super planted at high speeds have taken mine up to just shy of 60mph in the wet, if I'd had bigger gears I'd happily take it up higher but the same time it loves being muscled around and thrown into corners. It definitely fast all round too and have been enjoying robbing the local Pro's of many of their KOM'S since I bought it. Such fun lol
Very very nice bike..probably my current favourite alongside the orange Factor O2 disc.. Hopefully see you disappear off into the distance at the Fred Whitton, my second attempt! 👍🏻
My name suggestion: "Fomore" or "The Fomore". From the fomorians, supernatural beeings in Irish mythology. Super deadly guys, and like you said, the Foil does look like an absolute weapon. Fomore is also a combo of FOil and MORE, and with this machine you get more of everything - riding joy, comfort, speed, money and more! Fomore!
The name is obvious, Scotty. Whenever you're going up a hill you have to shout "I've giv'n her all she's got captain, an' I canna give her no more" or when deep in the drops trying to churn out some watts: "Aye, the haggis is in the fire now for sure". When, you have used up your last spare tube and are down to quick patches, you have to say, "this jurry-riggin won't last long". Alternatively, you could call her the Enterprise and change your name to Scotty.
Happy new bike day. Cool bike, you should call it the "Dark Destroyer" looks as it could do a bit of damage, take no prisoners. 😂😂😂 Good luck and enjoy. Stephen from Irvine Ayrshire.
im a 16, soon to be 17 year old male, looking for a road bike to start cycling properly, so some advice would really be appreciated, does anybody know if the specialised allez would be a good bike?
i would love to get this bike, top aerodynamics and good weight but it just looks terrible. I don't know if it is the slanted top tube or what but this foils are horrendous. Hard to beat the canyon aeroad look!
Since Scott is sponsoring the vlog, the Foil is quite literally a blade for hire. Therefore your gorgeous new bike should be named Hawkwood, after Sir John Hawkwood, the famous mercenary captain.
My competition entry to name the new bike has to be Charlene in honour of Kylie Minogue to Jason Donovan’s Scott. Plus, it’s ridden by Michelton Scott, an Australian team. Everybody needs good Neighbours.
