Previously Scott Foil was a true all-rounder. Not as aero as the best aero bikes, not as light as the best climbing bikes, but a very capable racer. But the new Scott Foil seems to have gone back to the aero school, with new tube shapes, forks, and proprietary parts, making it a reborn machine.

While many new bikes have been announced (officially and unofficially) by Canyon, Trek, and Pinarello for the Tour de France, the new Scott Foil is perhaps the biggest departure from its predecessor to date. Sure, the new Madone has a big hole in the back end, but it is still an all-out aerobike, and the new Foil seems to be going for it.

Romain Bardet appears in the release material and will no doubt be riding this bike during the Tour, but this is a bike targeted more at sprinters and escape specialists than at Alpine whippets. While several brands seem to be converging on a single race bike strategy, Scott has gone even more aero, making the nominally aero Foil even more aero.

Curiously, for the release of a new bike, there are no figures on how many watts the frame saves or how many seconds faster it is at a given speed, only that it is more aerodynamic than the previous model. As far as the bike is concerned, it is clearly an aero optimized frameset, so no one would argue with or without the numbers.

The head tube is clearly deep, with its lower end sculpted and designed to act as a fairing to shape the airflow around the rider. The fork legs are also deeper and the fork crown is higher. In fact, each tube is clearly deeper, thanks to relaxed UCI regulations. Interestingly, the seatstays slope inward at a 10-degree angle, forcing airflow into the rear spokes.

The top tube is still subtly curved, but it is more horizontal and flows into a deeper, steeper seat tube and seat post. As is becoming more common, the bottom bracket section also peeks over the pro-level front chainring, maximizing stiffness and aero effectiveness.

The front and rear leading edges have also been redesigned with a new seatpost and bar/stem combo developed exclusively by Syncros. The new bars no longer have the swoopy design of the past, but have a straighter profile and narrower cross section. The seatpost is also narrower and deeper.

As Aero claims, no figures on the weight of the new Scott Foil are available yet, but we can be sure that the number of carbon pieces has been reduced by 30% compared to the previous model's layup.

Comfort has also not been cast aside in the pursuit of speed. The new Syncros bars have a feature called "Adaptive Compliance," which means that small bumps under the hood are mitigated by the built-in flex, while drops during sprints are stiffened to transfer more of that precious wattage.

The seatpost is also designed to be deeper and more comfortable; the two-part system consists of a narrow front blade that bends round at the top to accommodate the seat clamp and a wider rear section. There is a fairly large area between the two, presumably filled with a slightly flexible material, which could also house a rear LED.

The new Scott Foil comes stock with 28mm rear and 25mm front tires, but can accommodate up to 30mm if a squish is needed.

The new Scott Foil will be available in five different spec options, but pricing is unknown at this time. We will provide an update at a later date.