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Dimond Marquise vs Scott Foil RC TRI
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Key differences
- The Dimond Marquise starts $501 cheaper ($7,499 vs $8,000 for the Scott Foil RC TRI).
- Only the Dimond Marquise has integrated storage.
- The Dimond Marquise comes in 4 sizes, the Scott Foil RC TRI in 7.
Dimond Marquise
Scott Foil RC TRI
| DimondMarquise | ScottFoil RC TRI | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Brand | Dimond | Scott |
| Build | Marquise frameset | Foil RC TRI |
| Build notes | Price includes custom paint. Race and Premium complete builds and à la carte custom builds are offered through Dimond's configurator, but Dimond does not list their prices on the product page. | Spec and prices from scott-sports.com (DE, UK and US sites); no power meter. Scott publishes no complete-bike weight. Scott writes 'SRAM Force AXS 2x12' and lists S900 HRD flat-mount brakes; the XG-1270 10-36 cassette places it in the E1 generation. |
| Price (MSRP) | $7,499$7,499$7,499 | €6,599$8,000£6,499 |
| Model year | 2026 | 2027 |
| Generation | Disc (launched 2018) | Foil RC (third-generation Foil, 2022) |
| Launched | 2018-10 | 2022-06 |
| Discipline | Triathlon | Triathlon |
| UCI legal | No | Not stated |
| Verdict (out of 100) | ||
| Overall score | — | 63 |
| Aero | 72 | 62 |
| Frame | 64 | 74 |
| Components | — | 66 |
| Hydration & storage | 80 | 40 |
| Fit | 58 | 50 |
| Practicality | 64 | 74 |
| Price | — | 76 |
| Frame & fork | ||
| Frame material | Carbon fibre | Carbon (Foil RC HMX) |
| Fork material | — | Carbon (Foil RC HMX, flat-mount disc) |
| Frame weight | 1,790 g3.95 lb | — |
| Weight measured on | As listed by Dimond (size not stated) | — |
| Max system weight | — | 120 kg264.6 lb |
| Frame sizes | II, III, IV, V | XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL |
| Colours | Custom paint included (Dimond NEXA and DIDSPADE schemes or one-off designs) | — |
| Also available as | — | Foil RC road bike in HMX carbon (Team Replica, Pro, Team, 10, 20) and HMX SL carbon (Ultimate) |
| Compatibility & standards | ||
| Brake type | Flat-mount hydraulic disc | Hydraulic disc (flat mount) |
| Wheel size | 700c | 700c |
| Bottom bracket standard | PF30 (46 mm diameter x 68 mm wide) | Press-fit 86.5 (SRAM DUB PF Road 86.5) |
| Front axle | 12 mm thru-axle | — |
| Rear axle | 12 mm thru-axle | — |
| Drivetrain compatibility | Shimano Di2, SRAM eTap, mechanical (1x only) | — |
| Mechanical shifting possible | Yes | — |
| 1x compatible | Yes | — |
| Cable routing | — | Internal |
| Hydration & storage | ||
| Integrated storage | Yes | — |
| Storage volume | 700 ml23.7 fl oz | — |
| Storage details | Lunch Box bento built into the beam behind the stem, with a magnetic pop-up latch: about 700 ml in medium and large frames and 550 ml in the smaller sizes. TOTES (Tools Or Technical Equipment Storage) compartment above the bottom bracket holds a tube, levers, CO2 and a small multitool. | — |
| Top tube bento box | Yes | — |
| Fit & adjustability | ||
| Aerobar system | — | Zipp Vuka Bull base bar with Vuka Clip and carbon Evo extensions on a Syncros Foil 1.5 Aero stem |
| Seatpost type | — | Syncros Duncan SL Aero CFT aero seatpost |
| Fit notes | Headset IS41 28.6 / IS41 30.0. Dimond lists a minimum saddle height per size. | — |
| Travel, maintenance & warranty | ||
| Travel & packing | Dimond sells the Carat Case, a set of padded sleeves for the frame, beam, fork and aerobar made for packing a Dimond into Rüster Sports' Armored Hen House case, which is sized to count as standard checked luggage. | — |
| Headset bearings | Cane Creek IS41 (IS41/28.6 upper, IS41/30 lower) | — |
| Derailleur hanger | Proprietary (Dimond disc-brake triathlon hanger, sold by Dimond) | Replaceable |
| Maintenance | Dimond's warranty excludes damage from rear-axle clamping stationary trainers and from too little seatpost insertion. Dimond sells a Stationary Trainer Adapter and says riding a rear-axle trainer without it voids the warranty. | — |
| Proprietary parts | — | Duncan SL Aero seatpost, eccentric 1-inch steerer |
| Frame warranty | Frameset covered against manufacturing defects for 6 years from purchase, original owner only (not transferable); hardware, paint, graphics and Dimond forks for 1 year | — |
| Sold via | Direct from Dimond (custom builds via consultant or 3D configurator) | — |
| Drivetrain | ||
| Groupset | — | SRAM Force AXS E1 |
| Launched | — | 2025 · current generation |
| Speeds | — | 12-speed |
| Electronic | — | Yes |
| Wireless | — | Yes |
| Drivetrain | — | 2x |
| Shifters | — | SRAM AXS Wireless Blips |
| Crankset | — | SRAM Force AXS E1 |
| Chainrings | — | 48/35 |
| Bottom bracket | — | SRAM DUB PF Road 86.5 |
| Standard | — | Press-fit 86.5 |
| Front derailleur | — | SRAM Force AXS E1 |
| Rear derailleur | — | SRAM Force AXS E1 |
| Cassette | — | SRAM Force XG-1270 E1 |
| Range | — | 10-36 |
| Speeds | — | 12-speed |
| Chain | — | SRAM Force |
| Brakes | ||
| Brake levers | — | SRAM S-900 Aero HRD |
| Brake calipers | — | SRAM S-900 Aero HRD |
| Type | — | Hydraulic disc |
| Rotors | — | SRAM Paceline |
| Front rotor | — | 160 mm |
| Rear rotor | — | 140 mm |
| Wheels & tires | ||
| Wheelset | — | Zipp 303 S |
| Material | — | Carbon |
| Notes | — | Tubeless |
| Tires | — | Schwalbe Pro One Aero TL-Easy |
| Tire width | — | 28 mm |
| Set up tubeless | — | Yes |
| Cockpit | ||
| Basebar | — | Zipp Vuka Bull |
| Extensions | — | Zipp Vuka Clip with carbon Evo extensions |
| Material | — | Carbon |
| Stem | — | Syncros Foil 1.5 Aero |
| Headset | — | Acros AIF-1138 |
| Saddle & seatpost | ||
| Saddle | — | Syncros Belcarra V 2.0 NEO Cut Out |
| Seatpost | — | Syncros Duncan SL Aero CFT |
| Geometry (smallest – largest size) | ||
| Sizes | II, III, IV, V | XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL |
| Rider height min | 152–185 cm5′0″–6′1″ | — |
| Rider height max | 162–190 cm5′4″–6′3″ | — |
| Stack | 490–585 mm19.3–23″ | 505–606 mm19.9–23.9″ |
| Reach | 390–440 mm15.4–17.3″ | 380–409 mm15–16.1″ |
| Seat tube angle | — | 72.5–74.5° |
| Seat angle min | 79° | — |
| Seat angle max | 79° | — |
| Head tube angle | 72.5° | 70.5–73.3° |
| Head tube length | 75–155 mm3–6.1″ | 103–199 mm4.1–7.8″ |
| Effective top tube | — | 520–600 mm20.5–23.6″ |
| Seat tube length | — | 451.8–572.4 mm17.8–22.5″ |
| Chainstay | 400 mm15.7″ | 412 mm16.2″ |
| Wheelbase | — | 987.7–1,022.7 mm38.9–40.3″ |
| BB drop | 75 mm3″ | 70 mm2.8″ |
| BB height | — | 274.5 mm10.8″ |
| Front centre | 570–650 mm22.4–25.6″ | — |
| Standover | — | 746.4–853.3 mm29.4–33.6″ |
| Saddle height min | 635–785 mm25–30.9″ | — |
| Wheel size | 700c | 700c |
| Stem length | — | 80–120 mm3.1–4.7″ |
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