Well, after months of asking questions of you guys about hardtail v full sus and cotic v mass production I finally have the bike complete. Havent had a chance to ride it due to weather but it looks amazing 🙂 in my humble opinion of course. I will let you lot be the judge as you helped build it after all

That’s very nice mate – good work.

Looks nice, hope you ignore the rain and go get her muddy and enjoy!

Happy new bike dude, Rockets rock!

Very nice indeed..

Nice! I told you Cotics were good (I was the Soul owner just leaving as you were visiting Freedom Bikes for the first time). Shame the weather’s less than ideal for testing it but I think it needs to see some mud! 😉

I’ve got a black one, 5 rides in now, love it.

How spooky chief 🙂

I can’t get her mucky she looks too good. Did you get chance to see her in the shop at any point as it was being built?

Fortunately not, I’ve already bought another lovely orange bike since then, I can’t afford any more!

I am trying to figure out a way of funding a hardtail build now 🙂

Looks lovely. Why on earth do Cotic use that awful head badge though?

I like it, but then so do my children so that says a lot about me 🙂

Weeding needs doing…

Looks great

I’m judging by all the Bontrager kit a Trek of some sorts died to make this live?

If it was mine I’d drop a ring or two, change the saddle, fit a dropper post and maybe a shorter stem, but that’d be about it. It’s a slick build for sure…

that looks lovely.enjoy riding it 😀

Saddle was a little tarty I have to admit. It was bought purely for its orange and white rather than anything deeper. Bontrager kit was a combination of me wanting the tyres and the LBS being a Trek dealer.

Out of interest why would you shed a few rings? I had a few question marks when choosing so would be good to get some other thoughts.

The weather wouldn’t stop me riding this!

yum yum by jj.nicholson@btinternet.com, on Flickr
You must have some will power or aquaphobia! No way could i wait to ride it

16 replays and nobody’s said anything about the potted weed or dissed your wall!
This place is going downhill.

Crappy iPhone double post.

What rocketdog says. Get out and ride the thing. Looks tasty.

…and no one had said anything about it being a ‘steed’ either.

Lovely looking bike. Will look even nicer with some mud on.

That bike is begging to be ridden!

I’ve just nearly finished building my new Cotic Soul in orange cant wait to get out on it!

Lovely looking bike in that size. it’s a shame that the larger sizes look so er ‘awkward’ with that seat tube brace.

+1 for go out and ride it, you tart 🙂

Deserves bigger bars, and a coat of mud.

Very nice.

Saw one of these in Les Arcs last week with a coil shock on. Looked sweet and ideal for the trails.

Looks very nice that. Good choice of components. Enjoy it!

Godzilla, that may be true. Or your reading skills aren’t what they used to be…

Nice ride by the way!

Freedombikes Brighton? If so I look forward to seeing that out and about / thursday night rides?

Oi! whats up with my wall? It functions perfectly well 🙂

And how did you get the image directly into the forum pages?

Unfortunately Faz although Freedom Bikes built it, it now lives further along the south coast near Portsmouth.

terrific bikes but

Steed

you dont deserve it 😉

Ahhh I see 🙂

Deserved or not I am just off out on it.

Out of interest why would you shed a few rings?

I’d go for a single ring because 10 gears is plenty for me, I hate front derailleurs, love full chain devices, prefer the aesthetics and simplicity and don’t like having a big ring to hook up on rocks/ slash my legs to ribbons.

Never going back to multiple front rings until my knees are too hooped to push a 32t ring.

I’d like a proper go on a Rocket – had a brief demo cut short by slashing the sidewall open at the Singletrack Weekender.

I am trying to figure out a way of funding a hardtail build now

Do it bit by bit via the classifieds. Every squisher should have a HT buddy to rub shoulders with.

I removed the stickers from my Stan’s rims, they’re a bit garish IMO.

& go get it dirty!

It was dirty, it is now clean again. Bloody lovely to ride compared to my rickety old I-Drive, but to be fair any off the shelf new bike would have been. All I am qualified to say is that I love it and it’s nice to have something with a little bit of individuality. Happy days.

liked the look of your tyres wrt to my “what cheap tyres” thread. I see that there are deals out there. Do you like them?

Only had one ride so far but they seem good, haven’t really tested them though. They get good reviews.

Great stuff, glad you got it built. Go and get it muddy. Then return home and remove the shit stained grips and saddle and throw them in the bin and fit some black ones instead. Then it’ll look great!