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Who's getting a Christmas Cotic then?
I've got an ex-demo flareMAX on the way...
I would love a Mercury Escapade, just need to pull my finger out and get my Genesis Datum sold...
Solaris Max (nearly new!) delivery this weeekend.
Meaning the heart wrench of this Mk2 Solaris about to go into the classifieds...
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I was secretly hoping I'd knackered the BBC shell on my current bike so I could get a rocket sooner but no luck.
Heres mine up in snowy Eskdale
A bit of good old thread revival 😎
With lockdown etc I’d imagine there has been some good Cotic builds and new bikes delivered, etc so thought it would be good to see them if anyone wants to add to the thread.
Go on then, posted this already, but.....
Mine have all been rebuilt reasonably recently - the Roadrat and Soul during lockdown, and the BFe a couple of years back. The Soul in particular I'm enjoying being back in a light(ish - 25lbs) XC build:
Will hopefully be building mine up this weekend so see you next week 🙂
Got an ex-demo Mercury FlareMax frame being shipped this week. Very excited but I don't have a fork or wheels so I'll just have to hug it.
I saw on the latest episode of Dialed (Fox YouTube series for those that don’t know) that Jordie Lunn is riding a Cotic. Cool to see a fella that probably has the pick of any frame he wants, chose a cotic. Maybe he can post up a picture of his on here 😀
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I saw on the latest episode of Dialed (Fox YouTube series for those that don’t know) that Jordie Lunn is riding a Cotic. Cool to see a fella that probably has the pick of any frame he wants, chose a cotic. Maybe he can post up a picture of his on here 😀
Don't think that will happen, sadly - Jordie passed away last year.
Don’t think that will happen, sadly – Jordie passed away last year.
Whoops, I meant Fox suspension guru Jordie Cortes. I’ve been up since 3am and clearly hadn’t had enough coffee when I posted that.
RIP Jordie Lunn.
Here's the most recent, built up at the start of May.
And the other one, which I don't think is on this thread, been riding it about 18 months.
Fox suspension guru Jordie Cortes
He bought that as a standard private sale, not a industry favour or anything. And it happened in parallel to Cotic starting to offer Fox shocks... not connected... that happened due to Chris @ downtime podcast loving his.
Anyway, it’s a straight up “buy the bike I want” build… which gave everyone at Cotic a warm glow.
Will hopefully be building mine up this weekend so see you next week
Such a tease. What are you getting?
Anyway, it’s a straight up “buy the bike I want” build… which gave everyone at Cotic a warm glow.
That’s great.
I’ve just sold my Capra and will be saving that money to get a bfe max when they’re back in stock, as the one bike I really regret selling is my longshot bfe.
Bought this in the recent clearout. Got some 26" parts hanging around so will be a racked up rough road tourer... maybe. Or it may just live in its box.
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That one is very orangey.
No new lockdown build for me (although a mate is waiting on a new SolarisMAX which will be passing through my garage) so took the opportunity to refresh the bearings in my Mk2 Rocket, which obviously took precedence over weeding the path or painting the fence. Have also included a pic of my Soul that I've not posted here yet even though it's a year old.
@kelvin scandal has a cooper BfeMAX to build, he's has it ages and still not sorted it!
And don't know why my second link didn't work so here's another go:
Another one waiting for a Solaris here
My current BFe - 26 ain't dead!
This thread is doing nothing to suppress the need for a Cotic in my life, keep em coming…
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I went for the dark blue one. Size medium. Dallied with a large but a friend has one and it’s ok stood up but a bit long sitting down.
It’s to replace my blue mk1 which had slowly evolved to have a slackset, 120mm fork, wider bars etc so all the bits are (in theory) getting transferred across. That said, I’ve already gone for a new wider front wheel to go with some big fast tyres and a rear may follow, which seems like a good time to go 12s and a longer dropper post would be nice, so we’ll see how much changes!
The goal is the same as the old one, light and comfy enough to ride all day, fun enough to enjoy on steep and rough stuff.
Roverpig is that a flare or rocket ?
This (my third Cotic) has been in this state since March. Probably finally time to bring it out of lockdown hibernation and finish it.
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Thanks RP - hope you are doing well.
Nice one Swanny853 - how tall are you?
I’m 5’9.5”. The .5 seems to matter for bike sizing as I toe the line between medium and large with most brands. I’m a little short on leg for my height, but apparently pedal like I’ve got longer legs (at least according to anyone who gets on my bikes).
The large would probably have been ok for lots of really nasty terrain but it was too stretched for a long day to be comfy.
The flareMax, which I think was slightly shorter, I could easily have ridden in either size.
Hey Mos, nice bike for sure. How tall are you out of interest?
Seems in Australia everyone is curious about my Cotic...
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@renton It’s a FlareMax, which is already far more capable than I’ll ever be.
@NM Doing good thanks. Hope all is well with you too.