EBIKE OF THE YEAR BABY! Rocket is crowned by Singletrack
"The best bike I have ever ridden"
Strong start to a wonderful end of the year. Singletrack Magazine have crowned the Rocket it's Ebike Of The Year 2025 and that quote is just one part of a wonderful review and write up on the Rocket over on Singletrackworld.com
There are so many wonderful quotes to pull out of that, so I won't spoil it. However, suffice it to say I teared up a bit reading that review! Everything that is important to us about why the Rocket is the way it is was highlighted, understood and commended. It was so, so nice to read.
The Rocket is our only 100% UK made frame, and we build them to order. You can have your choice of A La Carte paint and that is included in the price. Also, keeping with our roots, and making this THE most Cotic ebike we could possibly make, there is a frame/shock/drive system option if you want to transfer the bits off another bike. We're committed to being as flexible and accommodating in our approach to making your bike only yours, as our Rocket is to ride through those rocky sections of trail.
We have the C2 and C4 size bikes available to demo (if Benji ever sends it back!), so you can swing a leg over one to see what all the fuss is about.
Build time is currently about 8 weeks. We have C1 and C3 frames in stock that are aimed at being demo bikes in the Spring, but if you're keen on either of those sizes and like their colours (C1 is matte crimson, C3 is gloss navy) we would be happy to build them up for you.
Just like Benji found in the review, I have to say the Rocket has edged it as my favourite bike at the moment. It's facilitated some really big rides that would have probably not been on, or as enjoyable, if I had been on another bike. It's been my party pal for many laps of the local spot. It's taken me on my favourite ride of 2025.
I really miss it, but mainly because - again as Ben so wonderfully highlighted in the review - it rides SO well. It makes me feel like a superhero, and that's not because of the motor, it's because of how confidence inspiring it is. Every single decision I made during the development of this bike was in service of it being as good to ride as possible. It's the hardest bike I've ever developed, but also the one I'm most proud of.
This is the long cut of Cy's section of the Bother Film (see story below). Whilst we would highly recommend finding half an hour to watch the full thing, this is a more bite size chunk. Enjoy!
We are big fans of what Hebtroco do. If you don't know them, it's run by our mates Brant and Ed (Brant helped me start Cotic), and they make amazing British made menswear.
They also make Bother Magazine, which is their beautiful print mag that they decided to make because they were fed up with giving so much ad budget to Facebook. You've got to admire the sentiment. We have supported Bother from Issue 1, and earlier in the year Ed told me they were making a Bother film with renowned film maker Tim Royle (White No Sugar TV).
The plan was to make a film asking "Why Bother?" to a group of makers and creatives who keep doing what they do in the UK. When they found out about the Rocket - our first 100% UK made frame - they asked if we would like to be in it. Being the big fat show off I clearly have to admit that I am, I said yes!
Seriously though, I was so chuffed to be asked and to be included in the same breath as these incredible people chronicled in this beautiful film. I saw the premier at the Hebtroco Pop Up in Manchester and it brought a tear to my eye.
So, without further ado, find yourself half an hour, grab a brew, and ask yourself, Why Bother?
Thank you to everyone who voted in the Christmas Opening Poll. The clear winner was Monday 29th December 2025. Here's the plan....
Showroom
Paul and I will be opening 1000-1500 on Monday 29th December. I will be in the Showroom, showing off bikes, serving coffee and mince pies and biscuits. If you can't make a full demo ride, then car park testing sizing is always a possibility. Maybe you're thinking about A La Carte paint and want to see the options in the metal? All good things to be done in person.
Demo
Paul is planning to lead a demo ride around our short 1 hour demo loop at 1100. If you would like to try out your next Cotic bike, email demo@cotic.co.uk to book on.
The short demo loop is gravel bike and MTB friendly, so choose any of our demo bikes, whichever style of bike you're considering. The full fleet is listed on the Demo page, in our Test Ride FAQ
We have plenty of parking and a changing room too, so don't worry about muddy kit or anything like that. We've got you covered. Post code is S41 9QG.
As for the rest of the Holidays, we will be open until 24th December 1600, and apart from opening on the 29th December, will closed until Monday 5th January 2026.
And don't forget, the Showroom is open Wednesday-Friday and you can have look at the bikes, test for sizing or head out on the demo loop yourself (we have maps and navigation is super easy).
December Offer - 20% off Escapade Silver GRX 1x11 Build Bikes
Yesterday we got a December Deal offer from Shimano on GRX groupsets, so we thought it would be a good to do a deal build based around it for this month too.
For the rest of December, buy an Escapade Silver GRX 1x11 Bike and get 20% off. These are normally £2,299, but you get the GRX 1x11 bike for just £1,839.00 (UK - prices worldwide also available) for our amazing gravel bike. Only available on the in-stock frames, which is currently Small/54 and Large/58, whilst stocks last.
Here are the first pictures of the 2026 Limestone Gloss Solaris with two of the new build kits - Gold XT Di2 Compact, and Gold Eagle.
Gold XT Di2 Compact uses the new 9-45 cassette, 28t chainring and short cage mech to give the same range of gears as a usual sized drivetrain, but with much more ground clearance and less bulky rear mech.
Gold Eagle introduces SRAM's new Eagle 90 Tranmission drivetrain to the Solaris. The Gold Eagle bike is sized C2 and is now our demo bike, so come and see it for real at HQ, or book a test ride if you're around 5ft 8in tall.
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