Up close with the Scope Atmoz tyre pressure adjustment system at Paris-Roubaix

Team DSM’s Pavel Bittner and Nils Eekhoff debut the Scope Atmoz at the Hell of the North

By George Scott

Published: Sunday, 09 April 2023 at 12:00 am

Scope’s wireless tyre pressure management system made a belated debut at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, where it was used by two Team DSM riders over the cobblestones of northern France.

The Scott Foil aero bikes of Pavel Bittner and Nils Eekhoff were equipped with the Scope Atmoz, which allows riders to inflate and deflate their tyres on-the-fly using buttons mounted to the handlebar.

The Atmoz was originally touted for use by Team DSM at last year’s Paris-Roubaix, but failed to materialise. This time around, however, Bittner and Eekhoff debuted the technology at the Hell of the North.

The two riders were selected to use the Scope Atmoz as Team DSM had hoped they would make the day’s break. Eekhoff attempted to jump across to an escape group that broke clear after more than 80km but failed to bridge despite a long chase.

Still, Paris-Roubaix gave us the chance to get up close with the €3,998 system on the bikes of Bittner and Eekhoff, so let’s take a closer look.

How the Scope Atmoz works

The Atmoz comprises of a hub-mounted device on each wheel, which contains the electronics and tyre pressure sensors. This hub unit then connects to the proprietary valve stem of a tubeless tyre via two hoses. The hub communicates wirelessly to a unit attached to the stem, connected to two handlebar-mounted buttons (one for each wheel/tyre). These buttons allow the rider to inflate and deflate their tyres by up to 0.5 bar / 7.3 psi per second.