WIP Cotic Soul - Finished (for now)

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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    MountainMonster, I've seen yours, looks good. I toyed with the idea of red but decided on blue. I've got a mix of 9 speed shifters, cassette and rear mech with 10 speed chainset and front mech. I'm reluctant to go 2 rings upfront as when out locally I have to cover a fair amount distance on the road where the big rings very useful!
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    fat_homer wrote:
    MountainMonster, I've seen yours, looks good. I toyed with the idea of red but decided on blue. I've got a mix of 9 speed shifters, cassette and rear mech with 10 speed chainset and front mech. I'm reluctant to go 2 rings upfront as when out locally I have to cover a fair amount distance on the road where the big rings very useful!

    Same as with me, I have about a 10km each way trip down a river path to get the beginning of ANY trails, thinking I may switch the middle ring for one even bigger just to have that extra oomph.
    My London Road
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    Quick update. Decided to get rid of the big ring and swap the middle for a 34t Blackspire ring after doing local run and not touching the big ring. Took an age to get the shifting to the middle ring right, kept overshifting, had to lower the mech by about 5mm to get it working. Fingers crossed it works when I'm out on the trail proper.
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    Also picked up a set of second hand blue hope skewers for a tenner, couldn't say no really :D
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    And a nice sunny pic from my last ride:
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    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Very very nice, got to love the blue bits
    My London Road
  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    Those blue bits are proper tarty!, really nice bike, bet it rides well.

    b.t.w were did you get the slx blue caps? (im a tart as well)
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    Good luck with those rotor bolts. Are they the alloy MOWA ones? If so be VERY careful with them. Mine rounded off (using a properly calibrated wrench) when I came to remove them and I ended up having to drill about 4 of them out.

    Looking good though.
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    MountainMonster wrote:
    Very very nice, got to love the blue bits
    Thanks again 8)
    1mancity2 wrote:
    Those blue bits are proper tarty!, really nice bike, bet it rides well.

    b.t.w were did you get the slx blue caps? (im a tart as well)
    Rides great, FoD tomorrow, can't wait. I assume you mean the chainring bolts, the new ones are from here, but only good if using single or double upfront.
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    Good luck with those rotor bolts. Are they the alloy MOWA ones? If so be VERY careful with them. Mine rounded off (using a properly calibrated wrench) when I came to remove them and I ended up having to drill about 4 of them out.

    Looking good though.
    They are indeed mowa bolts, I'll make sure I'm really carful if and when they need to come out, thanks for the heads up.
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    just saw your post on the orange cotic, and thought id have a nosey, cant believe i didn't see it before, well nice that is, custom blue fork decals to match perhaps ?
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    chez_m356 wrote:
    just saw your post on the orange cotic, and thought id have a nosey, cant believe i didn't see it before, well nice that is, custom blue fork decals to match perhaps ?
    Thanks, blue decals have crossed my mind, can't make my mind up though :D
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,787
    Nice. I want. I want. I want.


    Where do you live? I ummm errr... want to send you a errr card congratulating you on such a lovely bike. Also what time will your house be empty? Cheers
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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    Angry Bird wrote:
    Nice. I want. I want. I want.


    Where do you live? I ummm errr... want to send you a errr card congratulating you on such a lovely bike. Also what time will your house be empty? Cheers
    one day next week, unfortunately, he'll be out on the bike :lol:
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  • waughie
    waughie Posts: 180
    Looks good, but then i think owners are biased!

    I'm just about to swap my Hope QRs back to shimano ones as to be honest the Hope ones are a pain to use, where as shimano xt ones seem to work better and are kinder on my hands!

    I've also just swapped mine to 2x9 this week as well. I'm using a 36-26 up front and 11-32 at the rear, i've never missed the extra hill climbing gears.
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    Couple of quick updates:

    New pedals, used for the first time tonight, first impressions are good, feel more grippy than the MG1's:
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    And a Charge Knife to replace the Spoon as I got a really good deal:
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    Going to be ordering some new wheels tomorrow, Stan's Arch EX on Hope ProII's, but can't decide if I want black or blue hubs. I've also got a set of Easton Haven Carbon bars to go on when I get round to it.

    Quick pretty pic I like from half way down potato alley in the peaks:
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    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • hucking_fell
    hucking_fell Posts: 1,056
    fat_homer wrote:
    Going to be ordering some new wheels tomorrow, Stan's Arch EX on Hope ProII's

    Black or white rims ?
    More freerange chicken than Freeride God
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    Hucking Fell wrote:
    fat_homer wrote:
    Going to be ordering some new wheels tomorrow, Stan's Arch EX on Hope ProII's

    Black or white rims ?
    Definately black, white rims don't do it for me at all!
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • mrlee
    mrlee Posts: 499
    loving it. a very nice bike
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  • 70\ʹspenguin
    70\ʹspenguin Posts: 957
    I am so in lust with this bike!
  • waughie
    waughie Posts: 180
    I can highly recommend Crest rims as I have them on mine!
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    Arch EX's, in black ordered, it's only a 60g penalty per rim for the piece of mind!
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • waughie
    waughie Posts: 180
    Just out of interest, how are you finding the paint finish on yours?? Mine is terrible and marks really easy!
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    It is soft, I've managed to scuff a large amount of the top tube to a matt finish after a very muddy ride at the Forest of Dean. I've now got heli tape on it and a few other bits, but don't care, it rides so well!
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • allthegearnoidea
    allthegearnoidea Posts: 4,077
    Thought I'd post a cheeky comment here to pop the 7 or 8 Soul threads on the one page together! ;-)
    The pain on mine scuffed down to matt very quickly too but polished up fine and is taped up, replaced the tape a couple of times now and is still shiney underneath!
    Timmo.
    After all, I am Cornish!
    http://cornwallmtb.kk5.org/
    Cotic Soul, The bike of Legends!:wink: Yes, I Am a bike tart!
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    So the new wheels have had a couple of rides and I'm liking them alot. Stiffer than the 717's and I've not noticed any rear tyre wobble roll like I did with the 717's, assuming due to the extra rim width. Couple of pics with the superstar 9mm thru axle:
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    And the Haven bars I got when Merlin where knocking them out cheap:
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    And a pretty crap pic of the bike as it stands:
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    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • allthegearnoidea
    allthegearnoidea Posts: 4,077
    Looking great fella!
    Timmo.
    After all, I am Cornish!
    http://cornwallmtb.kk5.org/
    Cotic Soul, The bike of Legends!:wink: Yes, I Am a bike tart!
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    allthegearnoidea wrote:
    Looking great fella!
    Thanks again mate, got to say I absolutely love riding this bike!

    Anyway, quick pic from today in its natural environment, ie. not the garage :D
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    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • swingbing
    swingbing Posts: 3
    Very nice bike, nice spec too.

    What do you make of the superstar axle? Contemplated getting one for my soul build which I'll hopefully finish this week :D Seems to me that one of the nice things about the soul is a bit of comfy flex in the back, does the axle not detract from that?

    Oh yeah, and how's the shifting at the front with the blackspire ring?

    Can't wait to get mine done!!
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    swingbing wrote:
    Very nice bike, nice spec too.

    What do you make of the superstar axle? Contemplated getting one for my soul build which I'll hopefully finish this week :D Seems to me that one of the nice things about the soul is a bit of comfy flex in the back, does the axle not detract from that?

    Oh yeah, and how's the shifting at the front with the blackspire ring?

    Can't wait to get mine done!!
    Cheers fella!

    The superstar is on the front so couldn't advise on the rear but assume your right about it detracting from the souls give, which is nice. As for for the blackspire, I don't notice any difference from the original shimano rings.
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • bonezy
    bonezy Posts: 129
    Who did you order the wheels from homer? I'm looking for a pair of arches...
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    bonezy wrote:
    Who did you order the wheels from homer? I'm looking for a pair of arches...
    Moonglu, they where spot on.
    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy
  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    Finally got some new tyres, Nobby Nic Snake Skin Pacestars, so now fully tubeless. Went on and up with a track pump really easy.

    First ride out on a weekend in the Lakes, coming down the Whinlatter south loop decent and I get that squishy feeling in the rear, look down and yep, a rock has pierced through in the tread, wouldn't seal so a tube went in. Now patched, though I've still got a very slow puncture, but I can live with that.

    Also got the blue cable ends, blue dust caps (I found these in my roadie saddle pack attached to my spare tube) and a blue superstar lock ring, pretty sad but I like it! I've also just put on a cheap (£5.50) battered inline seatpost on to test if inline is any good as I really fancy a dropped, in the shaped of a KS Lev.
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    And a pic in the Souls spiritual home.
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    Transition Scout / Cotic Soul / Giant Defy

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