What do you do when you got a brand new Marzocchi 55 CR (26") fork waiting to be used, a pair of handbuilt fresh 26" wheels and the winter is coming?
The result? A custom built Cotic BFe275 - Hillside Cycling Enduro Edition!
Why 26" wheels and a long stroke fork on this 27.5" wheel frame? Because it works like a charm! And the 26" wheels and tyres weigh less, less rotational weight - faster acceleration and more agile bike handling.
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More details and full component list at: [url= http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Hillside-Cycling,26127/setup,33145?page=2 ]Bike of The Day 30th October 2016 - Cotic BFe275[/url]
I'm liking that alot! Great backdrop too
That is one of the nicest bikes i've seen in a while
Bit of a stealth ad, but a very, very nice looking bike!
170mm of travel on a Hardtail, why? not sure about the colour... drainpipe grey?!
ignore me, it's lovely, enjoy!
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Battleship grey nice 8)
L-o-n-g forks, I didn't like mine with 150mm Pikes ! Well, not going up anyway.Now got some 130 Revs on & much prefer the way it rides over all. Well, it's not as good down, but hey ho....
I run my 650b Hornet with 26 inch wheels....tyre clearance is superb so no worries there, 26 inch tyres are also still fairly cheap which is a bonus and the smaller wheels dropped the bike several millimetres closer to the ground too...i'd never ridden a HT that felt so planted.
Only drawback was actively having to think about foot position as i got the odd pedal strike at BPW the other day which never happened before on 650b bikes running size appropriate wheels.
I have a criticism. If you own a bike that nice, why only use it as a winter bike?
Sacrilege.
P.S. The paint job reminded me a bit of this:
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Never a bad thing.
I'm not at all into miniature wheels or hardcore hardtails, but that does indeed look awesome.