Yeah, and probably knows a lot more about riding than most of riders on this forum I bet 😛

I actually spoke to Cy recently, when ordering some replacement decals for my Soul. I told him that I’d definitely buy a 650b Soul…but I wish I hadn’t now.

Like for many people, the outlay required to simultaneously upgrade a frame, fork and wheels is a lot to me. It just doesn’t seem worth £1,500 or so to get a slightly different Soul; whereas at least with a 29er it’s typically a considerably different ride.

He’s definitely sticking his neck out with this – full credit to him.

Unfortunately, it’s come a little late to secure a sale from me. I decided that amidst all this uncertainty I would refurbish my “old” Soul – it cost pretty much the same as the net cost of getting a new frame (i.e. buying new one, selling old one = net cost).

Top vid.

Wheel sizes? WGAF?

Am I the only one not inspired by that vid?
To me it was dull, yes the riding was to a good standard, but it was hardly breaking the mold of what could be done on just about any bike, so I just don’t get the relevance to 26″ not being dead 😐

26 to 27.5 isnt worth an upgrade

29 to 27.5 is a downgrade

26 to 29 is an upgrade

29 to 26 is madness

For you maybe. I can’t stand 29ers and will never own one.

Who’d change their bikes if there was nothing to change to. The industry wheels will keep turning wether they have real innovation or not.

Not worth flapping about really……

Don’t get this. I have a 26″ fs bike that will get changed when a) I’m bored with it or b) when it’s past it’s best. Surely no-one would swap bikes on the strength of wheel sizes

(I do have a 650b bike, but it’s a hardtail to compliment my full susser and was bought for spec not wheel size)
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They thing is, they don’t need to.

Surely no-one would swap bikes on the strength of wheel sizes

I’ve met a few folk who have

Whatever your wheel size preference, I doubt he’d have been able to chuck a steel 29er around on some of those trails with similar panache. A lot of the steep, serpentine trails in Northern England just ride better under a 26. 29ers feel like oil tankers where a tug would be more than sufficient.

Ha, tug.

Now I’ve heard of the Sepentine in WA but not in the north of england? What are these trails???

Was that Cy as a the priest?

It looks like those woodland trails had just been cut (for this video?)

More because they are currently sacrificing everything on the 29″ altar, to admit 29″ is not best would be like Giant claiming 650b is the future…

Nope he was lurking at the back.

In a couple of years there will be a decent market for aftermarket 650b hardtail frames which I’m sure Cotic will tap into as people strip their full sus and want to plug it all into a hardtail.
There’s going to be a market for 26″ frames too for quite a long time to come.

Video not as good as Rocketman but then he did have a cape ;0)

I don’t know if its the same rider or trails as the Solaris vid, but this guy seems to be having more fun chucking the bike around. If you watch the two back to back it perfectly shows the stereotype of the two wheel sizes. But it’s just telly so who knows what’s real.

“Like so many have said – stuck with stock that isn’t selling.”

Really? I thought the vid is to celebrate they got a new shipment of frames in new colours coming in this week?

“To celebrate the arrival of our new 2014 colour 26″ hardtails, check out the latest Cotic video from Steel City Media showing why 26” wheels are ace.

The BFe is the first frame to get our new Black Grape colour, which is a fantastic deep purple gloss. It is now available alongside the Gloss Bright Green (as shown in the film) and Matte Gritstone.

Our legendary Soul frame is now also available in subtle Gritstone, as well as Duckegg.”

any one else see minnaar’s poison this morning?

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he has ‘clarified’ subsequently;

my comment wasn’t about a wheel size, it’s about a video 26 Ain’t dead

so really not sure if he’s talking about that specific Cotic and how it appears in the video rather than 26″ bikes as a whole?

yeah looks like it was a direct cotic diss? eeek. I own 2 and think they’re ace.