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If money was is in more plentiful supply and I wanted an ebike it's definitely what I'd be buying. It just makes so much sense in a form follows function meets engineering meets it's a bike first and foremost kind of way.
Not that it should matter....but if it did.... beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but I rather like it. Probably because it mostly looks like a nice looking bike with a battery strapped to it.
In some ways it doesn't matter what it looks like, it's going to appeal to a particular sort of buyer, someone who appreciates the ethos behind it and has the funds to afford it, I definitely agree about the external battery, I'm still riding a 2018 Vitus Esommet and carry a spare battery on big rides.
Very nice review.
I think there was a time where people wanted to 'hide the battery' on the bike so it didn't look so obvious that you were cheating but everyone is cheating now so you might as well show it for all of the benefits that brings.
Interesting notes about the downtube affecting the feel of a bike, I really noticed this moving to my electric gravel bike.
I have to admit that when I eventually get round to having to replace my Turner, I suspect I will be buying a Cotic. I'm sure that I'll figure out a way of making an adaptor to fit a front mech and I will be as happy as Larry. The full suspension Cotic frames just look right to me. I'm sure I'll get decision anxiety over which frame colour to go for though. Ha. Ha.
Cheers
Sanny
Expensive alternative to a front mech
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Best?
Lol.
Wouldn't have even taken 5th prize if you coukd teleport it back to 2017..
Nothing like unbiased journalism, eh?
If I were interested in buying an eBike then if be all over this. I wonder if the "acoustic" Cotics will move over to this geometry and style of linkage?
I mean each to their own but it does look like it would be fitting to come delivered with an uber eats delivery bag
Christ how much did they have to pay you to come up with that headline?
It might well be the best riding bike since sliced bread (I doubt it)
But that looks like a cheap bike, and ugly + although I like the Shimano motor it’s way out of its depth compared to modern stuff
If I were interested in buying an eBike then if be all over this. I wonder if the "acoustic" Cotics will move over to this geometry and style of linkage?
I'd be all over the next gen RocketMAX if it has the same layout. Better dropper insertion and bottle location is a massive win.
Nope, it's still an ugly brute. I'm sure it would look better with a different style of battery cover, maybe longer and thinner?
If you don't like the look or the price Ben has given similarly gushing reviews of the Orbea Wild, the Merida SL thing and I think the Deviate Kurgen this year.
Only Cotic is a certified STW favourite brand.
If you don't like the look or the price Ben has given similarly gushing reviews of the Orbea Wild, the Merida SL thing and I think the Deviate Kurgen this year.
Only Cotic is a certified STW favourite brand.
I've been eying up one of those Orbea wilds, quick google though tends to lend it's self to terrible frame bearings, dodgy quality control and frame failures, with 90 day turnarounds for warranty claims.
As a result I've been eying up a Levo 4 and Trek Rail instead, always know what you're getting with those two brands
Shame about the Orbea but not that surprising.
If I was spending mega money on an e-bike I'd get the Nicolai with the Pinion MGU.
