[Closed] Calling all Cotic Solaris owners!

I have a medium frame in blue.
Marzocchi 44ti forks at 120mm
Hope/flow wheels
XT 1x9
XT brakes
Thomson Elite dropper
50mm stem
760mm risers
flat peggles

Like it very much, changing it soon because I'm fickle. 🙂

Large frame in Green
Fox 32 Float FIT 100 forks
Stans Arch Ex on Pro II Evo
SLX 2 x 10
SLX Brakes
60mm Bonty stem
750mm bars
Thomson post

Large frame
Mavic Crossmax ST 29 wheels, currently with Maxxis Ignitor 2.1 on the front, Maxxis Aspen 2.1 on the rear
X-Fusion Hi-Lo post ( it's not strictly speaking a Solaris although the Geometry is the same it has a 27.2 seat tube)
Thomson 70 mm stem and Easton Haven carbon bars
Rockshox Reba RLT 100mm fork
Hope X2 Evo brakes with 183 rotors
Shimano XT 3x9 drivetrain with 11-34 cassette, 44/32/22 chainrings

A great bike

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Medium frame. RockShox SID RCT3 fork, 1x10 X9 gears, Hope Hoops wheels, Hope Tech3 brakes. Hope & Thomson finishing kit. Now with a Thomson dropper post.

Rides very nicely, quick and light and surprisingly nimble.

Can I ask if all you medium frame owners can tell us your height and leg measurements please?

I'm 5'9" and a bit with 31" inside leg and seem to be on the cusp of small/medium. Again 👿

I'm 5'10" and have a 32" inside leg and I'm middle to upper end of the medium frame. I did consider the large for a while but the medium feels right.

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medium fram - I'm 5'11"

xfusion slides @ 120mm

hope/ crest wheels - 2.25 Rocket Rons (although winter tyres in the pic)

Easton carbon post (although have an x-fusion dropper too)

1x10 using zee short cage mech and shifter

Kinesis bars

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5Ft11, stumpy legs. This is Cy's Medium ex-demo I tried when I was test riding the rocket. The rocket has gone but the Solaris is a keeper.

Spec:
Rockshox Rev RCT3 running at 120mm
Stans Arch EX on Hope Evo2 shod with Mountain King 2.2s (would love some crossmax ST 29)
Crank Bros 780mm almost flat alloy bar/Thomson x4 50mm stem
Reverb/Charge Spoon
SLX for transmission and brakes. 2x10, clutch mech.

Ridden more in the winter but always puts a smile on my face either in the FoD or - as up there - on the Malvern Hills.

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Large Blue Frame
Rock Shox Reba 120mm Forks
Raceface Turbine Stem, Bars, Seatpost & Cranks
Raceface 32T Narrow / Wide Chainring
Shimano XT Wheels
Shimano XT Cassette
Shimano XT Pedals
Shimano SLX Shadow + Clutch Mech
Shimano SLX Shifters
Shimano SLX Brakes & 180mm Rotors
Now running Maxxis Ardent 2.25 Exo Tubeless Tyres (Not Pictured)

Currently Saving up for a Dropper, Probably a KS Lev 🙂

Also might drop the stem & bars down or switch to flat bars to lower front end.

I would say if I was building again Id consider 100mm forks for the type of riding I use it for.

Edits: im 6'1 with 34" inside leg.

I started with a 100mm reba and it was fine. But had a set of 140mm revs hanging around from another bike, dropped them to 120mm and - for me anyway - I prefer it. Bit slower steering but definitely a bit more capable in the rocky bits of the malverns. The Rev is a better fork so some of it might be that not the extra inch of travel.

Can I ask if all you medium frame owners can tell us your height and leg measurements please?

I'm 5'9'' with a 32'' inside leg and the medium is perfect for me with a 50mm stem. I sat on a small on a demo day and it felt very small so I'd definitely say go for the medium.

Mine's gone now (although I loved it). It was an orange XL, with full xx (inherited from a race bike), 240s/crest wheels, easton flat bars and finishing kit. Would have been a keeper - and as it is I had it longer than any previous bike - if I hadn't had the chance to replace it with a titanium equivalent. Hope you enjoy yours half as much.

Is the steering a bit flexy like the early Souls? Or are they beefed up due to the oversize headtube?

Large Frame
Rev RCT3 forks at 120mm
Hope/Arch EX Wheels
Nobby Nic 2.25 Pacestar tyres (probably switch front to Trailstar soon)
Spesh Command Post Dropper
60mm RaceFace stem
720mm Syncros riser bars
Hope X2 Tech brakes
Deore 22/32/42 chainset
XT 10 speed mechs
SLX shifters
Charge Scoop saddle
DMR Vault pedals

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Just seen you can no longer get a Solaris in size XL.

Pish. Was wanting to build one up as well.

Cheers dazh - Cotic recommended I should look at a small, which just didn't sound right to me, although they sized my old Soul up perfectly.

Thanks chaps. Keep the pics coming too!

I'm getting a medium, recommended by Cotic. I'm 5'11" and a half and will go with a 60mm and some 740mm bars.

So my Friday started with this:
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Although a full build, I did have a few bits waiting to swap over/fit:
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Job done (Garmin mount fitted after the pic!)

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Very nice. Now get out there and ride it.

Heres mine.
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Medium frame. Im 5'9
Rockshox Sid RCT3 120mm
WTB I23 frequency rims on Hope Pro2s
Shimano SLX/XT
60mm stem
20mm rise 740 Renthal lite bars

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Its awesome.

Large frame (6ft 2")
SID 100's
XO shifters and mechs
Hope Tech X2s
Enve sweep
Middleburn RS8
Arch EXs on Royce hubs
60mm stem
Easton EC70 post
Time ATACs
WTB Pure V

I'm 5'10" and have a 32" inside leg - medium frame.

Hi
I'm 6ft with 32 inside leg
Large green frame
Fox 32 120mm Kashima forks
Easton Havoc 150mm bar
Easton haven 70mm stem
XT drivetrain and brakes except 970 XTR shifters
Reverb
Hope Pro2 hubs with Stans Arch rims
Bontrager front and specialised Purgatory rear tyres
Cheers
Steve

Arch ex on pro 2 evos (with tubeless. Ardents.)
Hope monos w/ floating rotors (205 up front... 😳 )
XT
Sun line V1 stem &762 bars
Easton E50 pin & cheap Cotic saddle
Rockshox Reba's (cheap from on-one at the time)
Medium frame - a smidge under 6'.

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And if anyone has an XL frame they want to sell, please let me know!

BTW, Cyan blue, XL 6ft 3 inches
Hope hubs on stand rims
Hope brakes ( can remember what)
Thomson x4 stem,
Renthal Fatbar lites
Reverb dropper post
Mixture of SLX and XT
Rockshox Revs 120 mm
Brooks saddle going back on tomorrow ....

Medium blue at 5'11.5
Fox f100 kashima
King pewter headset
Thomson stem (80mm) post and collar
Niner bars
Charge knife
Crest on pro2 evo with blue logos; 2.25 racing ralph; stans
Hope ss bb
Pewter raceface turbines with works thick/thin
Xt 10speed shifter/casette; slx medium shadow+ mech
Magura mt6; nsb pewter adapters; ti bolts
Blue Oury grips; goodridge inner/outer cables

Think that's it!

Brakes and speeds changed since this shot a couple of years ago:

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XL Green - 6ft 4 with 32 leg
Sun Ringle Charger Pro
120 RCT3 revs with 20mm axle
50mm Hope stem
762 Sunline flat bars
Full SLX kit incl. brakes
Hans Dampf/Racing Ralph

Cheers dazh - Cotic recommended I should look at a small, which just didn't sound right to me, although they sized my old Soul up perfectly.

Seems a bit weird as Paul at Cotic recommended I go for a medium! Anyway, here's a gratuitous action shot of me on mine if that helps (courtesy of salsaboy)....

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Edit- OK, iI'm not having any luck with the image linking tonight, so you'll have to click I'm afraid

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Usually run arch ex but have crests on another bike. Reverb gets swapped in and out.

Ok, now it's working

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@ morecashthandash and dazh - could the frame size recommendation difference be due to the type of riding you do?
Just a thought.

@ everyone else, thanks for keeping the pics and specs coming. Please keep it up.

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Niner fork
XT brakes
XT cranks
1*10 with Zee shifter
Flows on Superstar hubs
Ralphs
Seat & Bars