Cotic Soul 2010 - real do-it-all spec

Basil Hume
Basil Hume Posts: 54
edited February 2010 in Your mountain bikes
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Frame: Cotic Soul 2010, Medium, Supergloss Black
Forks: Exotic Rigid Carbon (DT Swiss XMC130 for dry weather / off-road)
Bars: Easton EC90
Stem: Thomson X4 90mm
Headset: Hope aheadseat
Grips: ODI Lock-On Yeti
Bar Ends: N/a

Front Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT M770
Front Caliper: Shimano XT M770
Front disc: Hope Floating 203mm
Rear Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT M770
Rear Caliper: Shimano XT M770
Rear Disc: Hope Floating 160mm
Hoses: Shimano XT M770


Shifters: Shimano XTR M970
Cables: Shimano XTR M970
Front Mech: Shimano XT M770
Rear Mech: Shimano XTR M971 Rapid Rise
Chain Device: N/a

Seat: SDG Bel Air Titanium Cow
Seat Post: Thomson Elite Layback
Seat Post Clamp: Hope QR

Cranks: Shimano XT M770
Chainring(s): Shimano XT M770 44/34/22
Chain: SRAM PC991
Cassette: Shimano XT M770 11-32
Pedals: Shimano M520 SPD
Bottom Bracket: Hope Steel

Front Wheel:
Rim: DT XR 4.2
Spokes: DT
Hub: Hope Pro 1
Tube: Continental presta
Tire: Continental Mountain King Protection 2.2

Back Wheel:
Rim: DT XR 4.2
Spokes: DT
Hub: Hope Pro 2
Tube: Continental presta
Tire: Continental Mountain King Protection 2.2

Weight: under 22lb with rigid fork; around 24.5lb with DT Swiss XMC130 fork.

Other info:

Recently built-up into winter / commuter specification. I ride just the one bike nowadays and use it every day for commuting, off-road and occasional touring. I also have slicks, rear-QR-mounted pannier rack and suspension forks all on hand for various ride tasks!

The Soul is a great ride and a real do-it-all bike. I hope this shows that you really only need one bike if you're able to compromise on some aspects!
Cotic Soul - Fox 32 RLC forks, XTR go, XT stop, Hope / DT wheels, Thomson / Easton / Hope finishing

Cotic >X< - 105 and SLX go, Avid stop, XT / Mavic disc wheels and Easton finishing

Comments

  • teacherman
    teacherman Posts: 454
    Nice. I really like the Souls - 24/25lbs with a 130mm fork is good going too :shock:

    Lurvely :D
    I hate it when people say David Beckham's stupid...its not like anyone ever says: 'Stephen Hawking - he's s**t at football.' Paul Calf
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    thats fantastic looking,
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    whats the fluffy looking thing atached to the bars :? :lol:
  • andyrm
    andyrm Posts: 550
    That's gorgeous!!

    How are the Exotic forks? Been toying with a set of them for my singlespeed project...
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    That looks sort of familiar :lol: Very nice! What length of forks did you use? I picked up the 29er (130mm corrected) Exotics for my Soul and it's fantastic like that but I sometimes wonder if I should have got the 100mms corrected ones...
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Basil Hume
    Basil Hume Posts: 54
    The Exotic forks are corrected for 130mm (29er sizing) - they were originally fitted to my Pace RC305. I got them from Carbon Cycles direct for £85 or so. The quality seems just as you'd expect from a bigger OEM name and ride very well as an accompaniment to a steel frame. The obvious advantage over something like a Project Two fork is the weight; I think they're around 750g. I use them for winter commuting and road riding, when frankly the local off-road trails are just too muddy for a young father to have time to clean-up after an off-road ride!

    The fluffy thing is Handlebaa the sheep - my good luck mascot! :lol:
    Cotic Soul - Fox 32 RLC forks, XTR go, XT stop, Hope / DT wheels, Thomson / Easton / Hope finishing

    Cotic >X< - 105 and SLX go, Avid stop, XT / Mavic disc wheels and Easton finishing

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