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Scott Plasma
2 variants by frame grade and discipline version. Compare them part by part below.
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Generations
What changed from one generation to the next. Useful when you're weighing a used bike against a new one.
2023-05
Plasma RC TT
Source2020-10
Plasma 6
- Triathlon only and not UCI legal, unlike the Plasma 5
- Bottle integrated with the head tube, a gel bottle above the bottom bracket, a cockpit nutrition box and a box behind the seat tube
- Six-position rear dropout for the rear-wheel position
- Very deep head tube and wide fork legs
- Adjustable Syncros cockpit for height, extension angle, pad position and width
2014-07
Plasma 5
- Scott claims 7% less drag (8-10 W) than the Plasma 3
- Scott claims 47% more head-tube torsional stiffness and 130 g less weight
- Front brake integrated into the fork; rear brake behind the bottom bracket
- Refillable nose-cone hydration and a fuel box; UCI legal once both are removed
- Two stem options and three basebar configurations
2009-05
Plasma 3
- Integrated stem in line with a level, lower top tube for a much lower front end
- Rear brake moved down to sit above the chainstays behind the bottom bracket
- Wider carbon bottom-bracket shell for Shimano press-fit cups
- Fully internal cable routing, including through the stem
- Conventional head-tube profile kept to satisfy UCI rules
Variants side by side
Each variant is shown with its first complete build. Pick other builds on the compare page.
| Plasma RC (6) | Plasma RC TT | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Brand | Scott | Scott |
| Build | Plasma RC Ultimate | Plasma RC TT HMX frame set |
| Build notes | Chrome silver; spec and prices from scott-sports.com (DE, UK and US sites). Scott publishes no complete-bike weight. | Sold as a frameset with the Syncros Creston iC TT cockpit, extensions, headset, HMX seatpost and thru-axles. Prices from scott-sports.com (DE and UK); not sold on Scott's US site. Scott currently lists size L only. A non-HMX Plasma RC TT frameset is also listed (€7,999 / £7,999). |
| Price (MSRP) | €12,999$15,000£12,799 | €7,999€7,999£6,899 |
| Model year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Generation | Plasma 6 | — |
| Launched | 2020-10 | 2023-05 |
| Discipline | Triathlon | Time trial |
| UCI legal | No | Yes |
| Verdict (out of 100) | ||
| Overall score | 77 | — |
| Aero | 84 | 88 |
| Frame | 80 | 82 |
| Components | 84 | — |
| Hydration & storage | 93 | 38 |
| Fit | 82 | 74 |
| Practicality | 56 | 54 |
| Price | 57 | — |
| Frame & fork | ||
| Frame material | Carbon (Plasma 6 HMX) | Carbon (HMX) |
| Fork material | Carbon (Plasma 6 HMX) | Carbon (HMX) |
| Max system weight | 120 kg264.6 lb | 120 kg264.6 lb |
| Frame sizes | XS, S, M, L, XL | S (49), M (54), L (58) |
| Colours | — | Ice grey / progressive grey |
| Also available as | — | The Plasma RC is the separate, non-UCI triathlon frame (Plasma 6) in the same family |
| UCI frame approval | — | No entry under the Plasma RC TT name. The UCI list (version 2026.10.02) has a 'Plasma 7' frameset (code SCOTT-PLA7) approved 16.12.2021 in sizes S to L (3); BikeRadar described the 2022 prototype that preceded the Plasma RC TT as the Plasma 7, but the list does not link the two names. |
| Compatibility & standards | ||
| Brake type | Flat-mount disc | Hydraulic disc |
| Wheel size | 700c | — |
| Max tire width | — | 30 mm |
| Bottom bracket standard | Press-fit 86.5 (BB86) | — |
| Front axle | — | Syncros SL Road plug-in thru-axle |
| Rear axle | — | Syncros SL Road plug-in thru-axle |
| Drivetrain compatibility | Spec'd with SRAM Red AXS and Shimano Ultegra Di2; replaceable derailleur hanger | Electronic shifting only |
| Cable routing | Fully internal | Fully internal |
| Hydration & storage | ||
| Integrated hydration | Yes | — |
| Hydration volume | 620 ml21 fl oz | — |
| Hydration details | Shaped bottle between the top tube and down tube (575 ml on XS/S, 620 ml on M-XL) with a hatch for refilling on the move; the drinking tube exits the top tube and attaches magnetically to the aerobars. | — |
| Integrated storage | Yes | — |
| Storage details | 400 ml gel bottle above the bottom bracket, a nutrition 'garage' between the aerobars and a storage compartment for repair items behind the seat tube. | — |
| Behind-saddle mount | Mounts for one or two bottles behind the saddle | — |
| Fit & adjustability | ||
| Aerobar system | Syncros Creston iC TRI integrated basebar with Syncros extensions | Syncros Creston iC TT integrated handlebar combo with Plasma RC TT extensions |
| Pad stack adjustment range | Pad stack 540-660 mm (XS/S) to 590-710 mm (XL) | Armrests can be raised by up to 145 mm |
| Pad reach adjustment range | Pad reach 362.2-500 mm (XS) to 457.2-595 mm (XL) | — |
| Extension options | — | Extension length adjustable by ±30 mm, vertical angle from horizontal to 15 degrees, grip angle 13-53 degrees and up to 5 degrees of lateral angle |
| Seatpost type | Syncros Plasma 6 HMX aero seatpost with Ritchey WCS clamp (adjustable head) | Plasma RC TT HMX aero seatpost |
| Fit notes | Developed with German bike-fit company gebioMized; the cockpit adjusts for height, extension angle (up to 15 degrees), pad position and width, and the saddle clamp has a wide fore-aft range. | The integrated stem comes in 85, 105 and 125 mm lengths. |
| Aerodynamics | ||
| Manufacturer aero claims | — | Scott says it is the fastest bike it has made: 33 seconds quicker over a 40 km time trial than the previous Plasma at the same power, with lower drag at 55 km/h. |
| Testing method | — | CFD with aero consultants Drag2Zero to choose tube shapes, then wind tunnel testing of a modular prototype (Scott, via BikeRadar) |
| Tube profile | Not UCI-constrained; very deep head tube and a fork with wide legs and a shroud over the disc caliper | Deep truncated aerofoil tubes, dropped seatstays and an aero seatpost, within UCI rules |
| Travel, maintenance & warranty | ||
| Travel & packing | — | Scott routes the cables through a slotted headset, which it says lets you take off the fork and cockpit for flying without disconnecting the cables. The same design allows a smaller upper headset bearing. |
| Headset bearings | Syncros integrated drop-in headset, 1-1 1/8" | — |
| Proprietary parts | — | Syncros Creston iC TT cockpit and extensions, Plasma RC TT headset and HMX seatpost |
| Drivetrain | ||
| Groupset | SRAM Red AXS E1 | — |
| Launched | 2024 · current generation | — |
| Speeds | 12-speed | — |
| Electronic | Yes | — |
| Wireless | Yes | — |
| Drivetrain | 2x12 | — |
| Shifters | SRAM AXS Wireless Blips | — |
| Crankset | SRAM Red AXS E1 Power Meter | — |
| Chainrings | 50/37 | — |
| Power meter | SRAM Red AXS E1 Power Meter | — |
| Launched | 2024 · current generation | — |
| Bottom bracket | SRAM DUB PF Road 86.5 | — |
| Standard | Press-fit 86.5 | — |
| Front derailleur | SRAM Red AXS E1 | — |
| Rear derailleur | SRAM Red AXS E1 | — |
| Cassette | SRAM Red XG-1290 E1 | — |
| Range | 10-33 | — |
| Speeds | 12-speed | — |
| Chain | SRAM Red E1 | — |
| Brakes | ||
| Brake levers | SRAM S-900 Aero HRD | — |
| Brake calipers | SRAM S-900 Aero HRD | — |
| Type | Hydraulic disc | — |
| Rotors | SRAM Paceline X | — |
| Front rotor | 160 mm | — |
| Rear rotor | 160 mm | — |
| Wheels & tires | ||
| Wheelset | Syncros Capital SL Aero 80 | — |
| Front rim depth | 80 mm | — |
| Rear rim depth | 80 mm | — |
| Notes | Syncros SL axle with removable lever | — |
| Tires | Schwalbe Pro One Aero TL-Easy | — |
| Tire width | 28 mm | — |
| Type | Tubeless-ready, supplied with Schwalbe Aerothan inner tubes | — |
| Cockpit | ||
| Aerobar system | — | Syncros Creston iC TT |
| Integrated with frame | — | Yes |
| Pad stack adjustment | — | Up to 145 mm armrest raise |
| Tilt adjustment | — | Extensions from horizontal to 15 degrees |
| Basebar | Syncros Creston iC TRI | — |
| Basebar width | 400 mm | — |
| Extensions | Syncros E1 Carbon extension | Scott Plasma RC TT extensions |
| Material | Carbon | — |
| Headset | Syncros Integrated 1 1/4"-1 1/2" drop-in | Scott Plasma RC TT headset |
| Saddle & seatpost | ||
| Saddle | Syncros Belcarra 1.0 TRI | — |
| Seatpost | Syncros Plasma 6 HMX with Ritchey WCS clamp | Scott Plasma RC TT HMX seatpost |
| Material | Carbon | — |
| Geometry (smallest – largest size) | ||
| Sizes | XS, S, M, L, XL | — |
| Stack | 520–570 mm20.5–22.4″ | — |
| Reach | 372.5–467.5 mm14.7–18.4″ | — |
| Pad stack min | 540–590 mm21.3–23.2″ | — |
| Pad stack max | 660–710 mm26–28″ | — |
| Pad reach min | 362.2–457.2 mm14.3–18″ | — |
| Pad reach max | 500–595 mm19.7–23.4″ | — |
| Seat angle min | 75.2° | — |
| Seat angle max | 75.2° | — |
| Head tube angle | 72.5° | — |
| Head tube length | 71.5–124 mm2.8–4.9″ | — |
| Effective top tube | 509.3–609.5 mm20.1–24″ | — |
| Seat tube length | 503–587.5 mm19.8–23.1″ | — |
| Chainstay | 410 mm16.1″ | — |
| Wheelbase | 962–1,072.8 mm37.9–42.2″ | — |
| BB drop | 75 mm3″ | — |
| BB height | 261 mm10.3″ | — |
| Standover | 746–831.1 mm29.4–32.7″ | — |
| Wheel size | 700c | — |
| Basebar width | 400 mm15.7″ | — |
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