Review: Cotic FlareMAX Gen4

The Cotic FlareMAX Gen4 is reviewed in Issue 142 Bike Test - The Big Short. Gen4 means fourth generation. This is the fourth iteration of Cotic’s shorter travel (125mm) full suspension bike. As with most Cotic bikes, although there are preset complete builds available, a significant number of people buy a ‘rolling chassis’ (fork, shock, wheels, headset) with a view to completing the build with their own stuff. The FlareMAX can be built up in a few different ways, spanning 120mm forked down-country duties through to 140mm forked trail trucker. The Cotic FlareMAX we tested, as you can see, is…