The Cotic Bikes Thread!!!!

allthegearnoidea

Lovely colour!!

pete_s

You definitely see it coming down the hill.

The best thing about the BFe is confusing science nerds. I was out on a ride with one of my buddies who's quite brainy, and he was trying to work out how they had made a Boron and Iron alloy. You can be dumb whilst being clever.

Green Meenie

My new Solaris out for a play in the FoD.



SLX 2x10 Groupset incl brakes
Stans Crest rims on Hope Pro II hubs
Rockshox SiD RCT3 120mm forks
XT SPD pedals
Superstar 700mm bars
OnOne 70mm stem
SDG Bel Air seat
Salsa Seatpost clamp
Seatpost stolen from my Cube...
Running OnOne Chunky Monkey on the front and Smorgasbord on the rear

Need to get tubeless setup soon and save for a reverb dropper post. Also think some lighter/thinner tyres will help save some weight.

Dick Scruttock

My 3rd gen Cotic Soul:


Forks: rockshox reba rl 120mm taped 15 QR
Bars: easton haven carbon
Stem: easton haven 70mm
Headset: hope mixed tapered
Grips: lizard skin peaty lock on

Brakes : XT m780
discs: formula 180/160mm
Shifters: XT m780 i-spec
Cables: XT
Front Mech: XT m781 3x10
Rear Mech: XT m781

Seat: fizik gobi xm klum
Seat Post: rockshox reverb dropper 2013
Seat Post Clamp: hope

Cranks: XT m780 triple
Chain: KMC x10sl
Cassette: sram XX 11-36
Pedals: XTR m970
Bottom Bracket: xt
Wheels: DT240s hubs and notubes ztr flow ex rims
Tire: front schwalbe hans dampf 2.35 rear schwalbe nobby nic 2.25

waughie

Here is mine as it finished up, its currently sat as a frame only on the garage floor waiting for me to do something with it. I have a Boardman comp hardtail that is probably going to get dismantled to rebuild my soul.

allthegearnoidea

You've chosen a Boardman Over A Soul! Get out you! Get out! ;-) :-D :-O ;-)

waughie

i actually chose a Santa Cruz Blur LT over my soul and the Boardman was always destined to be a donor bike. I just havn't got round to dismantling it yet!

allthegearnoidea

;-) ;-)

arran77

Some great inspiration here for when I hopefully get my BFe soon 8)

BigAl

Can I just ask you Cotic users about sizing?

Thinking of BFe to replace my Kona but unsure whether to go S or M. I'm 5'8", 31" inside leg which puts me on the cusp of the two. Leaning towards the small for a more chuckable ride but what do you guys think?

Northwind

If I was you, I'd speak to Cy... You're right, you could do either, you've got the inside leg of a medium and the torso of a small

I'm 5'10 and 31 inch, and definitely a medium- the small BFe didn't really feel any better at anything, mediums are still very chuckable, pretty compact frames. But I reckon you'll fit a small better overall.

Whereabouts are you? Might be possible to sit on some.

Plyphon

I think a Soul is my next frame if/when I get bored of my 456C

mrlee

now with fox vans (re-stickered :oops: ) off my merida and a t mars dropper

lawman

Here's my BFe



Well pleased with it, just wish I had more time to ride it over the next few weeks!

allthegearnoidea

Hello fellow cotic peeps! how are we all doing out there????
great to see so many new people to the cotic folds over a brief sabbatical from the forums!!!

Northwind

Coticking on... Sold my Rat, possibly broke my Hemlock again There's a chance I'll be in line for one of these made-in-the-UK Rockets.

lawman

Northwind wrote:

Coticking on... Sold my Rat, possibly broke my Hemlock again There's a chance I'll be in line for one of these made-in-the-UK Rockets.

I'd like to have a go on a Rocket, they look like a lot of fun to ride!

allthegearnoidea

Yup second that! I'd Love a go on a rocket, But! Then probably Not the desire to Sell everything I own to buy one! Haha!

Dick Scruttock

lawman wrote:

I'd like to have a go on a Rocket, they look like a lot of fun to ride!

Third that. Its a bike that looks like a lot of fun. Why anyone would buy a Orange girder over a rocket I honestly don't know.

misinformer

Rick Draper wrote:

lawman wrote:

I'd like to have a go on a Rocket, they look like a lot of fun to ride!

Third that. Its a bike that looks like a lot of fun. Why anyone would buy a Orange girder over a rocket I honestly don't know.

Well they have built their own frames for a long time, buy a cotic you don't know if it will stay in one piece

arran77

Northwind

misinformer wrote:

Well they have built their own frames for a long time, buy a cotic you don't know if it will stay in one piece

Ah, you think Oranges are durable? That's super.

misinformer

Northwind wrote:

misinformer wrote:

Well they have built their own frames for a long time, buy a cotic you don't know if it will stay in one piece

Ah, you think Oranges are durable? That's super.

No I think they are a known quantity, you however think after stating

"Coticking on... Sold my Rat, possibly broke my Hemlock again There's a chance I'll be in line for one of these made-in-the-UK Rockets."

Built in England by a guy no one ever heard of is going to work out any better, interforum fanboism at its best it's broken twice ...........lolz

Twelly

Glad I can finally add something to this thread!

Northwind

misinformer wrote:

Built in England by a guy no one ever heard of is going to work out any better, interforum fanboism at its best it's broken twice ...........lolz

See, the fun part is, you have no idea of why it happens. In 150mm front, 100mm rear guise I raced the fort william endurance downhill on it- chap from Orange did the same on a Five and the word he uses for what happened to his downtube is "shattered", mine finished the race unlike about half of the dh bikes on show, in better condition than its pilot (he also made it clear in his blog that it wouldn't be a warranty job if it happened to a customer)

It's done uplifts and pushups all over the country, downhill races, trips to the alps, more enduro races than I can believe thinking about it now, and just about every component I've ever bolted to it has also broken. ) Also a distressing amount of rider parts. It fell off the bloomin chairlift at fort william and bounced, so compared with that it's hardly worth mentioning the time it feel off the roof of my car. All in all it's been used ridiculously beyond what it was designed for, for years. And by a knob! So it's never had an easy time of it, it's been ridden into every tree at innerleithen at least once, and bounced off every rock at the fort And I wasn't even the first owner. Maybe the first owner just polished it and looked at it, but it is butt ugly so I doubt it.

So yeah it's broken, and you'd have to be a moron to fault it for that, that sort of use destroys bikes. But despite me having bought it used and having no warranty, and it being too old to be in warranty, oh and being used in a way that clearly invalidates any warranty, Cotic have supplied me with replacement bits for free or for nominal costs, without ever even being asked- you phone them up and say "I broke it doing something idiotic" and they say "Cool!"

So that's why I like Cotic. I'd like any company that can match that but who else is there really? If you want an direct orangey comparison, if you break any 26 inch five and it's not a warranty job, you are boned- they won't even sell you a replacement part. So yeah they are a known quantity alright.

fat_homer

Well that told him, well said Northwind. Plus the fact Cotic have been going 12 years, I think they're a know 'quantity'.

misinformer

fat_homer wrote:

Well that told him, well said Northwind. Plus the fact Cotic have been going 12 years, I think they're a know 'quantity'.

Clueless the firm making them less than a year ......

no the really fun part Northwind is I dont care how it happens ,I don't drone on about how ace whatever i'm riding ,ridden, supporting at the moment.

lawman

misinformer wrote:

fat_homer wrote:

Well that told him, well said Northwind. Plus the fact Cotic have been going 12 years, I think they're a know 'quantity'.

Clueless the firm making them less than a year ......

no the really fun part Northwind is I dont care how it happens ,I don't drone on about how ace whatever i'm riding ,ridden, supporting at the moment.

I would try and make a point to what you just said... If only your point was remotely comprehensible.

misinformer

lawman wrote:

misinformer wrote:

fat_homer wrote:

Well that told him, well said Northwind. Plus the fact Cotic have been going 12 years, I think they're a know 'quantity'.

Clueless the firm making them less than a year ......

no the really fun part Northwind is I dont care how it happens ,I don't drone on about how ace whatever i'm riding ,ridden, supporting at the moment.

I would try and make a point to what you just said... If only your point was remotely comprehensible.

No problem I just disregard anything you have to say as another fanboi :roll:

Thewaylander

whats this monkey talking about here?

i cant find his orignal post saying cotic are unknown and whats suposed to be a known more awesome...