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Bit late to the party 😉
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* why cotic ??[/i]
I knew Cy and got a good deal on an ex-test frame 🙂
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* why that model[/i]
Hemlock - seemed to be designed to be flexible and ridden in the real world.
[i]* set up[/i]
120mmm rear and run with adjustable 120-160 forks (Marz 55ATA and Magura Wotans) and fixed 140mm forks. Build burly in places (Spank bar and stem) and light in others (American Classic hub). It's all about striking a balance!
[i]* opinions !![/i]
I enjoy riding it a lot. Started with the old rear end and loved the feel (and the mud clearance). Then got a new rear end to try and loved the stiffness (but missed the mud clearance!). With 160 forks it feels quite capable enough on steep stuff... happy now with the balance/compromise that 140mm forks offer for majority of riding, although 36s might be nicer than 32s (balance/compromises again).
It's fun to play on and it's fun to ride long distances. It feels very capable, but isn't too heavy to shoulder for a long carry. I can't think of how I'd justify replacing it unless I break it 😉
Original build:
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Most recent front end:
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Most recent blinging:
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Oh - 50mm stem and 710mm bars - but I want wider, sod my knuckles 😉
Here's mine in the fastest colour cotic ever made 😀
Spec:-
Slx double and bash mechs and shifters
Deore brakes
Hope evo pro2 hubs flows rims Ardents back and front
Gusset stem 50mm nukeproof warhead bars
Bright red rs Pikes
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Bought mine because I'd read loads about them so decided to build one. Cy is a really helpful bloke to deal with. Its a British design built with a passion to see it through to the last detail. I think mine is brilliant to ride. I do long days trail centres Dales and Lakes I just love it.
And another latecomer.......
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Picked my frame up 2nd hand earlier this year....the final part of a long upgrade path from a stock standard rockhopper obtained 4 years earlier that signalled a long overdue return to riding after a 15 year time out. Just a beautiful looking and performing bit of kit! A revelation after Alu HT frames to date, and a bike that just makes you want to get out and ride as often as possible.....
Spec:
XT group set (with an opportunist XTR shadow plus rear mech upgrade following the XT's demise at the hands of some rather large Peak District rocks!) Flow Rims on Hope II pro evo's run tubeless, Reba Ti 120mm with DT Swiss RWS bolt thru's 9mm front & 10mm rear, Chris King Headset, XT 785 brakes, Thompson X4 elite stem with sunline V1 711's, Thompson seat post with Fizik gobi XM. Must get round to shortening cables at some point!
Opinion:
Doubted the hype but now yet another nausey convert......as an aside any other Kiwi soul riders out there?? I sense a niche within niche riders group coming on!
Love grazedknees pic, very nice build & location.
Sold this on to a lad from here.
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I like my orange Soul, but some of these tasteful black builds are very slick too.
not enough rocket content...No denying dense but it just makes me think it should have some 36 coils instead ! 😆
lowered the stem too before it gets pointed out!
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@mboy - my comment about the tyre clearance is probably based on a chunky 2.4, which scraped the inside of the chainstay. I think from memory it was. 2.4 Ardent I tried to fit, and ended up just running a smaller Fat Albert.
When I was looking to replace it, I checked with Cotic if they had increased tyre clearance, which they had not, but they had changed the seat post size from 30.9, so got a Pig.
not enough rocket content...
There would be more if some of us weren't skint! 😥
@mboy - my comment about the tyre clearance is probably based on a chunky 2.4, which scraped the inside of the chainstay. I think from memory it was. 2.4 Ardent I tried to fit, and ended up just running a smaller Fat Albert.
The 2.4" Maxxis Ardents and Advantages are HUGE! MUCH bigger than advertised. More like a 2.6" tyre to be honest. Certainly bigger than a 2.5" Minion or High Roller. Not surprised you couldn't fit it, there's not many hardtails you could get one of those on I expect.
not enough rocket content...
Listen to the Johnny-come-lately... some of us managed to turn up at page 2 y'know...
Tbh there doesn't seem to be a great deal of them out there yet/atm.
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Lots of nice bikes. it's like an official cotic owners club.
Here's one of mine - the Eoadrat, just fitted with new, excessively-logoed Crest rims. The rim stickers will have to go, I think. As will the tyres - the rear one has separated from the bead, and is bulging really badly on the drive side. Hopefully replaced by something that'll run tubeless without faff - so I don't have to worry about punctures, and can do that old "take the long way home" trick.
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Why: Bought the hype since Cotic arrived and have wanted one for years. Finally got this lovely frame last year 2nd hand from someone on here.
Spec: Shed and strip of the old bike build. Could do with being a bit burlier for my ambitions, bigger front rotor and bolt thru fork would be nice. Superstar wheels have been much better than i would expect for £180. XT throughout including pedals. Thomson stem, easton bars and KCNC seat post.
Opinions: Great fun downhill, springy ride and much nicer than my old xc full sus. Even with a light build for a soul i find it a bit of a chore uphill but then I'm more xc orientated than most and have another bike for races. This soul is my training and winter hack and I love it.
Pictured at Golspie in April
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mboy - MemberThe 2.4" Maxxis Ardents and Advantages are HUGE! MUCH bigger than advertised. More like a 2.6" tyre to be honest.
Mine (2.4 Advantage) was 2.34 inches corner to corner 😉
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Ye olde Roadrat. Bought off eBay five years ago with quite nice finishing kit. Rack fitted for shopping duties as it's been demoted somewhat thanks to recent arrival of a 'proper' road bike. Although i now find excuses to do a big loop of local farm shops rather than driving to the supermarket. Lovely, cOmfortable bike.
No longer this shiny but still very much loved....
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Second contribution to thread but I finished building up this last night:
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Bought from the fine and very helpful people at Cycleworld in Arbroath after testing, I think, the same bike as Metalheart and had most of the bits from the Soul moved over.
It's very nice. And Orange.
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Bit late to the game but....
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Swingbing what front gaurs is that? Looks cool
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catflees - Member
Swingbing what front gaurs is that? Looks cool
gaurs? gears? Spec is here; http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cotic-rebuilt-another-old-soul
Mud guard! Not gaurs... Nice looking bike btw
Ha, it's the mucky nuts one. Works great.
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Nice to see a couple more rockets lighting up this thread at last! 
Thanks, off to get one later 🙂
Not enough riding pics on here 😉
Racing the Solaris...
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JamesD - Member
Not enough riding pics on here
Aw, go on then...
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slainte 🙂 rob
No riding pics yet, but here's my Simple rebuilt after its holiday at the powder coaters...
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Rigid fork added, may yet slip a couple more upgrades on there for good measure 🙂
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Apologies if the link doesn't work but can't figure how to pop a pic within the thread on iPad.
Some lovely examples on here, glad I found the thread.
Why?
I've had a Soul and liked it so it made sense
I got the BFe as I couldn't justify the extra for the Soul.
Set Up?
Fox RLC 32 TALAS
SLX/X7 2x10
Hope Hoops with Flows running tubeless
Opinion?
Not had it long but on first impressions I'm loving it!
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Very nice. I like the white rims and the bars/fork co-ordination.
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In my eyes it's a thing of beauty. Love the fact I probably won't bump into another very often, and although I still haven't had a proper ride I know it's going to be great when I get the suspension just right.
Really liking the white wheels buddy !!!
I'm liking his simple but effective bike stand <wanders off to shed>
Finally got round to posting a pic of mine, after waiting for new wheels and chainset upgrade...
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[b]* why cotic ??[/b]
Colour! steel, geometry, price, 29er, design (wishbone, tight back end, no chainstay bridge)...
[b]* why that model[/b]
Ridden other 29ers but wanted something stable at speed, chuckable that could easily be run 1x... with seatstay chain device
[b]* set up[/b]
Fox cut 'n' shut 2011/2012 F29 tapered/QR15 Kashima jobbies, RR/NN on proII evo/crests/Stans, Thomson stem 80mm/post, olde XT running gear, MartaSL, Niner alloy bars 710mm, CK headset, Raceface Turbine/E13 ring, middleburn single bolts, E13 STS-XC, Charge Knife, RF good/evil grips, Goodridge cable/outer - think that just about covers it!
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Love it! Rips up and down hill, smooths out the little stuff, stable at speed but can still handle technical descents, zooms up hill, really fast on the road, handles drops/roots fine, Light... never been a Cotic fanboy before but I like this one 😀
[b]oxym0r0n[/b] - What travel are those forks mate?
Im waiting on my green Solaris - due at my LBS on Friday! 🙂
Gonna run it with Exotic carbon rigids temporarily -
Firstly to see how i get on with it off-road, before splashing out £600 ish on sus forks, as im used to my SC Nomad 2, so it's gonna be totally different to that i know!
Secondly, want the 2013 RS Revelation 120's and they aint out yet,
Cheers,
Alan.
Alan - green looks lovely! 100mm forks but they feel like much more. IMHO Fox's feel a lot plusher that RS though (at least the SIDS I sold), so 120 might not be a bad thing...
Ah ok.
I thought yours were 120's - Your tt has a decent slope on it, so thats good 🙂
Folk do say 100mm forks are fine on the Solaris and it is designed around that, but im used to 160mm!
Think i will go with 120 - Eventually!
Cheers - Yours does look sick! 🙂
[b]I will add pics of mine this time next wk[/b] 😉
Medium frame... Looking forward to seeing green pics.Your tt has a decent slope on it
In action:
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* why cotic ?? - UK design for UK conditions
* why that model - enjoyed my Soul but lusted after the prettiness of Ti and of course the loss of a few lb but also the loss of a quite a few £
* set up - Pace forks from the Soul, Hope, Middleburn, XT
* opinions !! - great !
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Do I get lynched now? But seriously, I would have got a Soul but this popped up on ebay for £300 less, it was a bit of a no brainer. But now I don't have a Cotic 🙁