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Smaller rims with big volume tyres give a similar overall diameter to the more usual c road wheels, but comfort and grip are massively improved. The larger 47mm wide tyres running tubeless as low as 35 psi float over road imperfections and rough tracks with no weight penalty over the larger c wheels and smaller tyres.

In response to customer feedback with 1x drivetrain options leaving redundent cable stops on the previous Escapade, the new bike offer multiple cable management solutions, including semi-internal routing for gear cables and optional internal routing for a dropper post.

All Cotic bikes are assembled in the UK from and frame up. We have set specifications, but these are just the start. If it's not a choice on the order form, just ask. We have a bunch of wheel options from Hope, tyre options from WTB, and many more things to make your Escapade your own. When you contact us you are talking to the people who design the frames and will be building your bike.

We check it and build and pack it in our award winning bike boxes with the same care we would our own bike, because we know how important it is. We build your bike, for you. Like the idea of the Escapade for bikepacking, but want more offroad capability? Have a look at the SolarisMAX. Want to get right into the details about why our bikes are built the way they are?

Geek away my friend! Cotic frames are designed, developed, engineered and tested entirely by us at our base in the Peak District, near Sheffield in the UK. Our founder - Cy Turner - is the lead designer and engineer, and our frames are rigorously ride tested by everyone at Cotic, and our Race Team. They are fully certified and lab tested in excess of the requirements of ISO safety standards. This frame is hand made in Taiwan by our specially selected framebuilder, chosen because of their vast experience with our favourite materials, and their top quality finish.

They are the best in Taiwan for what we need. Each frame is dip coated inside and out with zinc phosphate before painting, to prevent corrosion and ensure the best paint finish. After we've agonised over the colours, designs and decals the frames are painted to the highest quality including a protective clear coat, before extensive QC by our agent in Taiwan.

Once the frames reach us in the UK, we carry out further QC, and prep the frames for headset and bottom bracket installation. As always, all complete bikes are built to order by us here in the Peak District, to the exact spec of your choice. We build your bike for you. Seatpost clamp: Front Mech: Offset 45mm.

The Escapade : Road, trails, gravel, commute, tour, adventure. Accessorise your ride Need some extra carrying capacity? Reviews Read road. Want to learn more about the Escapade? Click on the tabs below What's new? New for the Escapade has three new features Updated Inside Out cable routing introduced in has been adapted for Di2 compatibility.

Contact us for parts list required for the installation. Shimano GRX front mechs only. No Shimano road chainline chainsets fit. The included full carbon RB5 forks have been updated to feature 3 "Anything Cage" style bosses on each leg, to enable light loads to be carried up front.

Photo Gallery. Photos shown are of previous colours with different builds. Sizing and Geometry. Custom butted Cotic Fe Cromoly frame with Ovalform top tube and smooth integral tapered head tube. Tough, durable, clean, graceful. Mounts: Rear Full Rack, mudguards, 2 x bottles. Take a look around our website and don't hesitate to get in touch with us on info cotic. Your bike, built for you. We make modern steel bikes here in the UK, from gravel to enduro.

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To do this we allow these bodies to place a cookie on your machine and track your progress. The seat angle is a lick steeper on the BFeMAX, which helps to centralise you between the two wheels for a more efficient climbing position. I also like that Cotic has kept the seat tube really short.

With the saddle crushed, the low-slung frame gives you a tonne of space to move around within. The mm fork does prop the front end up quite a lot, which I suspect will feel fantastic for steeper alpine riding. On less gravity-themed trails closer to home, I would like it a little lower. The new DebonAir spring is really effective at sitting high in the travel though, so it means the bars are still jacked up pretty high on the climbs.

Complete weight is a healthy Dropping the fork travel will improve the seated position further. The wheelbase is absolutely huge on this bike, and it really keeps the whole thing calm when bouncing down the trail.