24/12/2010 : MERRY CHRISTMAS! WE'RE ON HOLIDAY UNTIL 4th JANUARY 2011

We're off for a pint now, and we'll be closed from now until after the New Year.

We're back in the office on Tuesday 4th January 2011. Thanks to everyone who's been a part of Cotic this year. Have a great break.

Cheers,

Cy and Paul


23/12/2010 : Early Warning - New Year Price Rises

Sorry to bring you bothersome tidings on this lovely Christmas week, but we're closed next week and when we get back to work the 20% VAT rate will have hit, and also some Shimano price rises which have affected some of the bikes.

A lot of the frame pricing, on products like the Soul for example, have been held since VAT was 15% 2 years ago, but now with another rise unfortunately we have no option but to push the prices up a little to cover this. New pricing as of 4th January 2011 is as follows:

Frames

Soul - £480

BFe - £375

RoadRat frameset - £310

Hemlock - £1,100

Bikes

RoadRat Alfine - £875

RoadRat Alfine Disc - £1,000

RoadRat Geared - £825

RoadRat Geared Disc - £940

RoadRat SS - £650

RoadRat SS Disc - £765

All >X< products plus the Soda remain at their existing prices as we knew 20% VAT was coming by the time we did prices on these.

However, if you get you order in before Christmas and pay now, we'll hold the existing pricing and obviously we only need to charge 17.5% VAT, even though your new frame or bike won't arrive until the New Year. Get in touch!

Order your Cotic at 17.5% VAT TODAY....


20/12/2010 : X Bikes ARE in stock


>X< :: weekday in black >X< :: Sunday in orange

Due to brain fade on our part we've managed to show the stock position of the X bikes are 'Coming Soon' on most of the website despite the fact that we've had stock for a few weeks. Paul noticed this morning, dunces caps were handed out to the culprits and it's all sorted now, but we thought we'd better shout about it, so...

ROLL UP, ROLL UP, GET YER LUVERLY X BIKES NOW

Order before 4pm Tuesday 21st December and we'll get your bike out on Wednesday for delivery Thursday.

More on the X Weekday cyclocross bike...

More on the X Sunday cyclocross bike...

Order your X now...


20/12/2010 : LOADSA BFe and Soul

We got a massive shipment of BFe and Soul frames in last week, so we're fully stocked in all colours and sizes on the steel end of things. Get your order in by tomorrow for our last dispatch on Wednesday 22nd and you'll get your frame before Christmas.

Order your frame now....


20/12/2010 : More vicarious riding enjoyment via Robbie


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According to his Facebook this morning "cyclocross tyres are unbelievably good in the snow". So now you know.


07/12/2010 : Robbie and Friends Getting Their Drift On


Boys will be boys
Pete ragging the XS Gritstone BFe Robbie getting loose

We sent Robbie another bike last week; an Xtra Small BFe in Gritstone. It was mainly for an upcoming video shoot where Robbie will be riding with someone else in some of the shots, but the combination of snow and lads and new bike to play with proved irresistible! Read more on Robbie's latest blog posts.

We also got another email from Robbie this morning:

Cy, if you dont mind me borrowing the XS over christmas back home there is an old sand quarry, the jumps there only really work in the winter and its where grant fielder and the like go to learn all their stupid tricks. Anyway was interested in taking the XS up there and seeing if I can remember how to 360 and no footed can, its been a while!

Rob

We're REALLY looking forward to seeing those pics! Stay tuned to Robbie's blog and our news pages to see it first.

Read Robbie's blog....

Find out more about Robbie's ride, the Cotic BFe....


02/12/2010 : Anne's Snowy Ride >> WARNING - may make you want an orange Soul <<


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cotic soul snowy ride soul in the church yard

Why go sledging when you can have more fun in the snow on your Soul? it would have been rude not to, couldn't get to work, snow stopped, cabin fever. Quick blast around my local trails where I was the fastest thing in all of Oxted for a while (including a springer spanial weighted down with snow clagnuts on his ears!) The Soul is ace.

Anne.

ORANGE

check out Anne's blog...

read all about our Soul Super Steel hardtail...

order your frame now...


01/12/2010 : Snowed under - No dispatch Friday 3rd December 2010

You may have noticed it's snowing a bit. Cy's got about 2ft at his house, and it's worse out in the Hope Valley where the workshop is. TNT tell us no drivers are out today at all. With more forecast we're going to cut the dispatch this week and get your orders out next week as soon as we can get to the unit to do it. It's just not worth the risk the way the conditions are right now. We hope you understand, and we hope you're all safe and well and enjoying the winter wonderland.


22/11/2010 : Nice 'ickle BFe for Monday Morning

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Nice lad called Elbry bought an Xtra Small BFe last week and sent us some pics. Sweet build, and Elbry makes some nice grips too through Rider Run Company. Look 'em up if you need something nice for the ends of your bars. Look us up if you need something nice for hooning around on!


19/11/2010 : GOOD MORNING AMERICA!

Cotic officially launched in the USA this week, with Niall McAra at EU Cycle Imports selling the first Cotic frames under the new deal. Here's the info, all official like:

Press Release

For Immediate Release

19th November 2010 – Sheffield UK

Cotic launches in USA

Award-winning bikes from British brand Cotic are now available in the US thanks to EU Cycle Imports. Based in the famously steep and rocky Derbyshire Peak District, Cotic offers versatile steel and titanium mountain bike frames, as well as a cyclocross frameset and the commuting/adventuring/touring/do-what-you-want-with-it Roadrat.

At its launch, the Soul was one of the first hardtail frames to be designed with longer forks in mind, with geometry tuned to maintain weight over the front wheel for aggressive cornering and wander-free climbing. The latest version uses Reynolds 853 tubing with a horizontally-ovalized top tube. Carefully-engineered gussets mean no chainstay bridge (the Brits value their mud clearance) and a 4.4lb frame weight while still rated for a 140mm fork under Europe's stringent CEN strength regulations. The Soul is an extremely adaptable frame – build it light and snappy with a 100mm fork for the singletrack or go big with 2.35in tyres and a long fork and let it all hang out in the boulders.

If you want to go bigger, the BFe shares the Soul's geometry but is built from a mix of 853 and 631 tubing and rated for up to 160mm travel forks. There's also an ISCG05 mount for single-ring applications. Cotic recommends the BFe for dirt jumping, 4X, all-mountain and hardtail DH although at 5.4lb for the frame it's light enough to double up as a budget trail-riding alternative to the Soul.

Going towards the faster and lighter end of the scale, the Soda is the titanium incarnation of the Soul. This 3.3lb frame has 100-120mm fork capability, the same legendary Cotic handling, and a custom shaped tubeset. All this is put together by the titanium maestros at Lynskey Performance. The Soda has competed in the UCI Cross Country World Championships two years running, and makes a great lightweight trail slayer if your race aspirations don't reach that high.

All these frames have won plaudits from the UK press, with the Soul being a multiple Bike Of The Year winner. Cotic may be a small outfit – it's run by just two people – but its products are legendary in Britain for their handling, ride feel, toughness and style.

Cotic owner and designer Cy Turner says, “"I'm really excited to be moving Cotic into the US market with Niall McAra at EU Cycle Imports. We strive to design and produce the best products, and I think our frames offer something unique and interesting to the US buyer in terms of ride feel, handling, quality and features. Being a small, rider owned company also means we can be responsive to the needs of our new American customers and this is just the beginning of what we can offer."

Soul frames start at $739 in orange or black, with the BFe coming in at $599 in Gritstone (blue coming soon), and Soda at $1,945 in bare ti/blasted graphics.

Soul BFe Soda

Contact EU Cycle Imports at 724-940-9341. For the latest Cotic news and full product information, visit Cotic at www.cotic.co.uk

To keep up with the latest Cotic news and updates, we're on Twitter @CoticLtd and www.facebook.com/CoticLtd.

For dealer and general USA enquiries,
contact EU Cycle Imports on 724-940-9341,
www.eucycleimports.com,
or n_mcara@eucycleimports.com


10/11/2010 : Cotic is now on Facebook

We realise we're a little late to the phenomenon that is Facebook, but better late than never, eh? This week we launched Cotic's own Facebook page where we'll be adding some updates on what we're down, photos, video (we've already posted all the video Robbie's been in) and of course the great thing is that you guys can get involved too. Comment on updates and content, add your own vids or pictures, the usual Facebook stuff. We're looking forward to a bit of Facebook style banter.


10/11/2010 : X Framesets and Bikes IN STOCK

>X< :: weekday in black >X< :: Sunday in orange

We are now fully stocked on X framesets and bikes. First framesets went out last Friday and first bikes are out this Friday. Order yours now and you'll have it on Monday. Don't forget the >X< Weekday and Sunday bikes are fully disc ready, and our disc upgrade to Tektro Lyra cable discs is just £75.

see all the photos on the product page...

order your frameset now...

order your "Weekday" >X< bike now...

order your "Sunday" >X< bike now...


29/10/2010 : Singletrack magazine issue 61 has a review of the updated Hemlock

Hemlock in Singletrack

"A rare and special type of mountain bike that can be ridden very hard, on very long days out. ItÕs great to see that there are still framesets offering something genuinely different to the off-the-peg full-builds out there. The combination of capable geometry, excellently executed four-bar suspension action, sub-30lb bike weight and a fun, involving ride feel is a uniquely brilliant proposition."

read our take on the Hemlock on its product page...


27/10/2010 : Photos of Anne Dickens at the 24hrs of Adrenalin Solo World Champs on her KP24 Prototype

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Anne came 4th in her category, and her Natterbox team mate Anthony Jordon (also a Cotic, but riding his Yeti for this race, tsk, tsk) came 8th overall. Great adventures and great results for both. These are friends of ours and just regular people doing amazing things; inspiring!

Read all about it on Anne's blog...


26/10/2010 : Cotic BFe review on bikeradar

BFe 2010 review on bikeradar.com

What Mountain Bike's review of the new BFe has just been published over on bikeradar.com.

Read what Bikeradar said about the 2010 Cotic BFe...


BFe

WANT ONE


19/10/2010 : Some Vids We Found on VIMEO

We were looking at Singletrackworld this morning and found these videos of Cy going through the Soul and BFe at last years' Cycle Show at the product launch. They're actually surprisingly un-cringeworthy and have some good run throughs on the features of the new frames.


Cotic Soul 2010 from Singletrack Magazine on Vimeo.




Cotic BFe - Video Interview from Singletrack Magazine on Vimeo.



Read more about the Soul Super Steel hardtail...

Read more about the BFe Hardcore hardtail...

Order your frame now...


18/10/2010 : Photos of BFe in Gritstone with (removable) reflective graphics added to gallery on product page

BFe

see all the photos on the product page...

order your frameset now...


15/10/2010 : Photos of Weekday >X< in Super Shiny Black option

>X< :: also available in black

see all the photos on the product page...

order your frameset now...

order your "Weekday" >X< bike now...

order your "Sunday" >X< bike now...


13/10/2010 : Updated Soda photo gallery

Soda

see all the new photos on the product page...

order your frame now...


12/10/2010 : road.cc >X< cyclocross bike first look + video


11/10/2010 : >X< photo gallery

>X<

see all the photos on the product page...

order your frameset now...

order your "Weekday" >X< bike now...

order your "Sunday" >X< bike now...


01/10/2010 : WIDE OPEN MAG ISSUE 13 OUT NOW

Open publication

27/09/2010 : Cotic Heads To Another World Champs

Our mate Anne qualified for the World 24hr Solo Champs in Australia earlier in the year by coming 2nd at the Nationals. Good on her! Through a series of events, including Anne going on hols with AQR Holidays in the summer, she got talking with Kate about riding the race and had a spin on Kate's KP24 race bike. She loved it, and Kate has leant her bike and her coaching support to Anne for the upcoming champs. She leaves this weekend, and things seem a little chaotic! Read some very entertaining thoughts on her preparation and her bike on Anne's 24 Solo blog.

Good Luck from all us at Cotic!


23/09/2010 : SODA IS BACK - ORDER NOW!

Soda Peak District

Sodas are back in stock in all sizes. Come and get your shiny ti goodness!

Keep an eye on the website and product page over the next couple of weeks for some new product shots

Read what we say about our titanium uber-hardtail...

Order your frame now...


20/09/2010 : New 2010 Soul featured in Singletrack issue 60

SINGLETRACK SINGLETRACK

"The orginal Soul [we assume that they mean original] , arguably started the hardcore hardtail thing off [that'll start a few internet aguments] and it's good to see this new version carry on where the old one left off. It's only 40g heavier, but it's stiffer (and those dropouts are way neater)."

"The new bike feels purposeful and nicely lively. Built it with a 100mm fork if you want, but it'll thrive better with a 120 trail fork, or, as here the 'Winch and plummet' special of a 140mm fork and some sticky, chunky tyres."
[you may want to play with the little widget on our geek page to see the effects of different length forks on geometry]

Read what we say about our Soul Super Steel hardtail...

Order your frame now...


15/09/2010 : Robbie's ROADRAT

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Robbie's got a new commuter bike, and in typical fashion he couldn't just have a stock ROADRAT build, he had his own ideas. A few weeks back we sent down a pile of bits for a Drop Bar Singlespeed build, and then we got asked for an Alfine rear wheel. We knew he was up to something! Robbie's posted plenty of pics and words about it on his BLOG, but basically he's got hold of one of the aftermarket shifters and adapted the drop bar 'rat for hub gear use. Looks pretty sweet, doesn't it?

Read all about it on Robbie's blog...

Read more about our STANDARD (Bloody sponsored riders causing trouble!) ROADRAT builds here...


13/09/2010 : ROADRAT Hipster

I'll admit to not being a huge fan of the whole Hipster fashion fixie thing, but fair dues to our mates at Chaingang Cycles in Hereford who have done a very nice job on a ROADRAT custom build.

Cy.

Ratty Hipster Ratty Hipster


08/09/2010 : >X< Bikes are coming

Afternoon all. We've finally thrashed out the the pricing and specifications of the new Cotic >X< bikes, the >X< Weekday and the >X< Sunday.

Obviously bike 2 work is the way a lot of you guys are getting your new bikes at the moment, so we've squeezed in a bike specification for £1,000 on the nose based around the >X< frames and carbon fork, with the usual great CC finishing kit and wheels from the RoadRat, combined with Shimano Sora/Tiagra 18spd drivetrain, Tektro CR520 cantis and Continental Cyclocross Race 35c tyres. This is the >X< Weekday, for those of you wanting a versatile road bike for commuting on, bike 2 work scheme, and adventures!

However, as many good reasons as we have for hitting that £1,000 price point, it really doesn't do justice to quite how nice the >X< frameset is.

Enter the >X< Sunday, complete with the latest 5700 series Shimano 105, running on those same disc ready wheels as the >X< Weekday, and tickled a little bit with a sweet KCNC stem and seatpost, all for £1,300. Hope headset upgrades are available for all the >X< bikes and the frameset for £63 RRP. Full specs will be up on the product page soon.

>X<

Full product info on the >X< frameset is up on the >X< product page and we'll have photos of production bikes in 2 weeks. We will have stock of the 1st batch in 4 weeks.

>X< product info...


06/09/2010 : Tracy Moseley WORLD CHAMPION!!

Slightly belated WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!! for Tracy Moseley, your new UCI Downhill World Champion. 7sec margin of victory not to be sniffed at either. That's as close to a demolition of the field as you'll see at this level. Really, really pleased for Tracy. Good on you!

In related World Champs news, Cotic Bontrager's Kate Potter had a slightly less successful race. Coming off the back of a season riven with health problems, she was actually feeling pretty good at the race, but mechanical issues caused problems on the rockiest course of the year, and she was classified 2 laps down in 52nd place. We still think it's an incredible achievement to have represented at the Worlds after the season she's had, so we're looking forward to seeing her back in action next year at full strength.


01/09/2010 : It's World Championships Week

The World Championships are being held in Mont St Anne this weekend, and as well as wishing our Kate all the very best for her second Worlds Appearance, we have one very blatantly-supporting-the-Brit thing to say.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PEATY!!!!!!


27/08/2010 : Stock Update : BFe and Soul frames back in stock ; pre-orders dispatching next week

Richard Maude's Soul

WANT ONE


25/08/2010 : Sodas are coming, Sodas are coming, Laaa La Laaa La Laaaaa

click to find out about Bob's sub 20lb Soda

We've just got the email through that our next batch of Sodas are going to here in 2 weeks. HURRAH for lovely, shiny things. If you missed out on the last batch, or you just want the ultimate expression of the Cotic hardtail, get your order in today.

Soda

WANT ONE


23/08/2010 : BFe Wins Most Versatile Bike in What Mountain Bike Group Test

What Mountain Bike Most Versatile Bike

What Mountain Bike magazine have had a BFe on a 6 bike steel frame shootout for the last few months and the outcome has been published in the latest issue No113 (due in the shops this week, we have a subs copy).

The great thing is that it did brilliantly! It was awarded Most Versatile Bike on the test and came second overall, with the test guys doing a great job (in our opinion) of highlighting not just the chaos capability of the frame, but also what a great trail bike it makes too. It was always the intention when re-designing the BFe that the lower price point compared to the Soul would allow it to bring Cotic handling, finish and feel to more people, and this test proves it not just us who thinks so.

In the test summary, they say that lighter, smoother riders might be better served by something lighter and less overbuilt. Good job they can buy a Soul then, eh?!!

'Guess it's also a good job we have lots of Soul and BFe frames arriving at the end of this week!

Read more about the Soul Super Steel hardtail...

Read more about the BFe Hardcore hardtail...

Order your frame now...


12/08/2010 : Stock News

BFe Soda

Fans of shiny things rejoice; the new batch of Sodas are in build and will be with us in early September. Get yours on order now - no deposit required.

Also incoming are the latest batches of Soul and BFe frames, so we'll be fully stocked up on those small and medium BFes we've been short of recently, and have all sizes and colours of both types of frame from stock from the end of August. If you fancy a BFe in Gristone, they're arriving a little earlier and you can get one of those next week.

Read more about the Soda Uber hardtail...

Read more about the Soul Super Steel hardtail...

Read more about the BFe Hardcore hardtail...

Order your frame now...


26/07/2010 : UCI Sanction the Use of Disc Brakes in Cyclocross Competition and >X< CX Frame Announcement

This story broke a few weeks ago, but it's still worth some consideration. Basically after years of sticking their heads in the sand (almost literally if you consider some of the obstacles at a pro CX race!), the UCI have finally allowed the use of disc brakes in UCI sanctioned events from the upcoming 2010/11 season. There's a good story and background on Cycling News.

I've long considered the ban on discs in cyclocross to be a retrograde step for bicycle development. As someone who likes discs on their road bike (my ROADRAT has had Hopes on it the whole time), it's been particularly frustrating that the lack of allowable use in competition has led to a very limited amount of products available for road or 'cross bikes, and what there is tends to be at the heavier, cheaper end of the spectrum as befits the more usual use on trekking or mountain bikes at the volume end of the market. One particularly tricky situation is using drop bar STI levers. The only available cable pull discs aren't great, and they're very heavy. But once you've got those on you have to use comparatively heavy wheels due to the lack of high end CX competition to drive development of lighter kit. You only have to look at MTB competition to see how use at World Cup level drives weights down. You don't even have to go to the top of the range in MTB discs these days to get something incredibly powerful and reliable, yet at a comparable weight of a rim brake set up.

Discs on cyclocross bikes just make sense. I've never been prone to canti-brake purism in this regard, and rim brakes are just dumb for this application. At long last the freeing up of the regulations will now drive Shimano and SRAM to develop at the very least some lightweight cable operated calipers; I can't see the top CX racers being keen on running 400grams worth of BB7 Road or Tiagra Cable Discs on their race bikes! Your top end wheel manufacturers will also get on the case with lighter weight wheels and hubs in particular. What I'm really hoping for, and has been alluded to by a SRAM product manager in one of the stories I've read, is some kind of full hydraulic system. The complexities of making that work within a brake lever are not inconsiderable, but remember, Shimano already do a combined hydarulic brake/STI shifter for flat bars. Sure, it's bigger than you'd want for a road lever, but the know how exists already. And who's to say it will just be the lever? With carbon technology it would actually be pretty easy to integrate the cylinder and reservoir into the handlebar, keeping everything nice and small and out of the way. I'm just hand-waving here, but the possibilities for advantage and comfort will be looked at hard now competition is driving the product development.

This can only be a good thing for everyone wanting discs in a road/CX type application, because it's going to open up the 'trickle down' factor for nicer, lighter, better kit in the more affordable groupsets too. It also means that they could well be a move to more appropriate road biased kit too. Even 160mm disc rotors are overkill for most users, but a larger market on the drop bar side of things could open up the possibility of manufacturers offering 140mm or even 120mm front and rear discs to minimise weight and caliper size whilst keeping the power appropriate for the application to road bikes.

Cy.

Sneaky New Frame Announcement

So, we think this is a great move, which is also why when our >X< cyclocross bike comes out later in the year, it will be equipped with disc mounts.

Yes, that's right, >X< is coming.

>X<

We'll have framesets in early October, and complete bikes not long after that. The geometry is based on the prototype Kate successfully campaigned last winter, but with a few tweaks and improvements she and her coach suggested. If you want to read about her exploits, and see some pictures of the prototype >X<, have a look at her blog post on her first cyclocross race.

>X< will use a new Cotic tubeset in Heat Treated Cromoly, and we've achieved nearly the same weight as the 853 frame, but for a much lower price. Basic specifications are:

Bike spec is TBC, but it's going to be somewhere around Shimano Tiagra 9spd as a basis. I'm aiming to get it in just under the magic £1k mark for the cycle2work scheme.

We'll have a product page and all the details up on the site soon, and production pics in early September. If you'd like to register your interest in the meantime, or indeed order a frameset, drop me an email at info@cotic.co.uk and we'll be in touch nearer the time of arrival.

Read more about the >X<...


06/07/2010 : Blog updates


05/07/2010 : Finally some orange ROADRAT shots

We've had an orange option on the ROADRAT for about 2 months now, but we've been so insanely busy building and selling them that we haven't had a chance to get some proper pics. That can now be remedied thanks to our mate Neil, who took delivery of his shiny new Factory Alfine in orange on Friday, and was sent on his way with strict instructions to take some nice pics of it before getting it mucky. Thanks for the lovely shots Neil!

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We're getting on top of back orders this week, and will have ROADRAT Factory Alfine available from stock, as well as all the other bike options - Geared, SS Flat Bar, SS Drop. The only thing we're out of stock of right now is large/long. Due to a communication muck up with the last order, we got lots of medium/longs instead of lots of large/longs so we'll not have more of that size until December when the next batch arrives. Really sorry about that tall people!


21/06/2010 : Cotic/18 Bikes Thursday Evening Demos - Places Filling Up!


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We're doing two workday friendly evening demos in conjunction with 18 Bikes on Thursday 1st July and Thursday 8th July, combining our demo fleets to offer some good choice on sizing and builds.

Place are beginning to fill up, so just a reminder that if you want to swing your leg over the latest Cotic BFe and Soul bikes, then get in touch with 18 Bikes on info@18bikes.co.uk or 01433 621 111 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ01433 621 111ÊÊÊÊÊÊend_of_the_skype_highlighting to reserve your place.

The demos are running from the 18 Bikes shop in Hope, right in the heart of the Peak District. The shop is open all day, but Cotic will be there from 7pm to size people onto bikes and get things set up nicely. Come 8pm, 18 Bikes closes and we'll all head out for roughly a 90min loop around the local Peak trails to give you a really good idea what Cotic bikes are about. The bike available are:

We'll bring along frames in the other colour options (all the BFe demo bikes are blue, so we'll bring a Gritstone to look at), and if we still have any stock we'll bring a Soda frame to ogle as well.

Looking forward to seeing you!


21/06/2010 : Customer photos


We always enjoy receiving photos of our frames once they've found a good home, so please keep sending them in. Oh, check out this one from Richard Maude...


Richard Maude's Soul

Hi Paul

Just to say thanks for sorting my frame last week, I had it built up by Friday evening and had a first ride this weekend... very good indeed.

All the best

Richard Maude


17/06/2010 : COTIC is GO in Germany

One of our first new distributors launched Cotic in Germany a couple of weeks ago. Eaven Cycles will be the source of Cotic goodness in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands from now on, with our new friend Carsten at the helm. Check out the stand at the event...

Eaven Cycles 1 Eaven Cycles 2

Makes us all misty-eyed for Mountain Mayhem in 2003....[Reverie mode cancel]

So, if you're in central Europe and want some fine Cotic product, head over to www.eaven-cycles.com or www.cotic-bikes.de and you can speak to someone who speaks your language and you can pay in Euros. Amazing!

Carsten tells us that his next big event is the Salzkammergut Throphy Bad in Goisern, Austria on July 16th to July 18th. Go and say hello if you're there.


15/06/2010 : HAPPY BIRTHDAY CY !!!

From Kelvin, Paul, Kate, Ian... and everyone else riding your frames.
Have a great day.


11/06/2010 : BFe in Gritstone

We're enjoying seeing customer builds of the new BFe, keep them coming in. This one is from Chris Taylor:

Chris Taylor's Gritstone BFe

More photos on Posterous...


11/06/2010 : A BIG RIDE for little lives...

...a 180 mile, 4 day, Coast to Coast mountain bike route across North Wales for charity.

Russell Baker's Hemlock on day 2 of the BIG RIDE for little lives

Read about it on Posterous...


08/06/2010 : Black Harry Trails Project


Black Harry Trails Project

The National Park Authority is seeking to improve and create new routes in the Stoney Middleton/ Longstone Edge area for horse-riding and mountain-biking and to increase opportunities for the less able, elderly and those with young families.

This is an exciting opportunity to bring some investment into an area affected by mineral working, to link communities and improve recreational access and the surrounding environment.

Repair of damaged areas is proposed with signage, gates and barriers helping to prevent illegal motor activity.

We're hoping that local communities and user groups will be involved in the project. In order to ensure that the bid for funding is successful we need your support.

We'd like to hear from you if you think this project may improve your enjoyment of the area and whether you are interested in being involved.

Please write or email this week to:

Sue Smith, PDNPA, Aldern House, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AE
Or sue.smith@peakdistrict.gov.uk

PEAK DISTRICT

18/05/2010 : XS BFe Tightness

Just finished building up an Xtra Small BFe to take to Dirt Magazine on Thursday, and it looks so compact, tight and damn nice that I had to get a pic of it during, erm, 'shakedown' in the local woods.

XS Tightness

One sweet bike. Feels ace too, despite being three sizes too small for me! We are fully stocked on these babies now. There's more information on the BFe Product Page. Orders yours today!

BFe

WANT ONE


13/05/2010 : THEY'RE HERE!!!!

An entire 20ft container full of frames arrived at Cotic HQ today, including the new BFe frames at last. Unfortunately due to a delay on the fancy black scotchlite decals, the gritstone frames have turned up without stickers on. I'm told they'll arrive next week, but I've taken some pics of the frame colour. Looks very dark, and then suddenly looks a little lighter next to the completely black seat QR. Hope you like it.

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We've also had a blue BFe order with an orange down tube sticker on. The decals are a £15 upcharge on the BFe, but I think you'll agree that this looks really quite fetching.

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Any of the options available on the Soul are available for the BFE as well.

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The warehouse is 'quite' full!!


10/05/2010 : Something Beautiful for Monday

I've been accused of being a little bit obsessed with steel as a material. I'll admit to being guilty as charged - I love it as a way to bring bike frames to life. When I found this video link on Friday, it chimed with me. I may not work the material myself llike Dario and his crew, but this guy share's my obsession and has a gorgeously Italian way of expressing it. So, with due warning for some bad language, here's Dario Pegoretti abusing his staff and sharing why he thinks steel is amazing.

Dario tells it how it is...


06/05/2010 : Some News! That'll make a nice change...

It's been a while since I put anything up here, so apologies. We've been working hard getting ready for the shipment of Souls and BFes arriving next week. If you have a frame on order, do get in touch to confirm you still want your frame and with some payment details. We have around 85 frames to get out from this shipment so it'd be good to get the info as soon as possible. Give us a call on 07970 853531. I really appreciate your patience on this, especially if you're a BFe customer. I know it will have been worth the wait.

Seeing as we will be so busy this month, response to emails and the usual smooth running of things will be a little slower than usual as we'll be at the warehouse most days getting back orders out until we've cleared the backlog. Normal service and frame availability from stock will resume by the end of May.

On the ROADRAT front, Alfine bikes are now sold out until the end of June. We will have full availability from then onwards with regular monthly drops of Alfine kit from Shimano. In the meantime, if you want gears on your ROADRAT, how about the regular Geared Bike option? These are available from stock right now.

Kate's had a tough start to her World Cup campaign, poor love. She's blogged about it.

What else is happening? Oh yes; demo season is also upon us. We've done a lovely demo at Dales Bike Centre, and we have another great event coming up at the Keswick Mountain Festival with Keswick Mountain Bikes. Give them a call on 017687 80586 to book a ride on a Soul or a Hemlock in some proper Lakes terrain.


21/04/2010 : NEW ROADRAT Geared - UPDATE Pictures!

I've been up to Eyam and snapped some shots of the first ROADRAT Geared bike. Rather nice, I think you'll agree.

ROADRAT Geared 1 CC Hub ROADRAT Geared Drivetrain

These are available from stock NOW. Email us or call now to order yours, or order with your dealer.


15/04/2010 : NEW ROADRAT Geared

I've just ordered the build kits for a new geared option on the ROADRAT, and thought you may like to know about it. Off the back of the huge success of the Factory Alfine build, we're going to be doing this regular geared version as well. It'll be flat bar only again, and based around a Deore/Tiagra setup with 26/36/48 chainrings and 11-25 cassette. Perfect for when you're loaded up or got some really big hills to climb.

We'll have pics and full info up next week on the product pages of the website, but thought I'd give people a heads up seeing as it's definitely happening.

The specification is:

It gives you a massive range of gears, so even more versatility.

Prices are £799 with Shimano V-Brakes, or £909 with Magura Julie discs. There's even our Monster Cross Upgrade for an additional £60 which gets you massive 29"x1.75" Bontrager XDX knobblies for a bit of green laning, or if the potholes really are enormous where you live, plenty of float over those rough roads.

Email us or call now to reserve yours, or order with your dealer.

These are available from stock from 19th April.


12/04/2010 : Cotic Better Than SEVEN - OFFICIAL (Might possibly be the opinion of just one of our customers. And us.)

Got an ace email from one of our Soda customers today with a glowing ride review. We get a few of these from satisfied owners of any of our frames, and we love reading every single one as it's a huge part of what makes this job great, but this one is a bit special because of what the guy previously rode - a full custom SEVEN!

We are going to hold our hands up right now and admit that this is pure ego and vanity on our part, but here's what Bob had to say and a picture of his lovely (if slightly obsessive) build

Bob's crazy sub-20lb XX Soda

Hi Paul

The Spec to get 19lb 11oz:

Wheels are Tune Prince/Princess hubs built with DT aerolite spokes and Stans 284 race rims, Schwable tyres with continental supersonic inner tubes.

I did have some twin ti eggbeaters, but switched back to XTR as they are a better platform and have superior function, even though they're much heavier.

The bike rides really well, I switched from a custom built Seven IMX to the Soda, first thing I noticed is the bike feels much more under you, possibly it's the smaller frame, or the shorter stem I don't know. On the trail it's really noticeable on one or two of the tight turns I normally ride through, it's a lot smoother in changing direction and effortless at doing so, the Seven always felt like a bit of a battle, like trying to turn a super tanker. As a result I'm taking corners faster as I've more confidence in the bike. I'm reminded of my old Yeti ARC which was a singletrack demon, so high praise indeed as the Yeti ARC was a stonking bike. Descending is comfortable and controlled, it's stable and doesn't get twanged abut too badly and is easy to chuck about and change lines. Equally climbing is composed and I'm always surprised I've still got gears to go to, it hooks up well in the saddle or out of it. In a straight line on smooth single track it flies, accelerates quickly and feels taut, against the Seven it feels much better both in terms of acceleration and holding at a high pace. The fact I can dominate the bike and it allows me to chuck it about makes it a real joy to ride, I've suddenly found myself riding four times a week whereas I used to only right twice a week previously. I find myself thinking I'll just pop out for an hour, do a fast short ride and it's no longer a chore.

Overall I'm left with the feeling the bike has much more to give, it just lacks the rider!

So all in all great work, great bike, keep up the good work.

Cheers

Bob

Thanks Bob. You made our day.

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07/04/2010 : Memories of a lovely weekend

Hopefully you got out over the Easter Weekend. We certainly did, and whilst up in Calderdale, Cy rode with Jenn Hopkins who was running her MBUK Long Term test bike, a 2010 Cotic Soul. A lovely pic Jenn sent us summed up a lovely weekend...

Monday, by Jenn Hopkins

Read more about the Cotic Soul here...


06/04/2010 : Dales Bike Centre Demo

Our first demo is coming up on Sunday 18th April at Dales Bike Centre, so if you want to have a spin on the latest Cotic bikes we're going to have the following bikes with us:

Dales Bike Centre are running three 90 min rides during the day, and Cy will be there setting up bikes and hoping to get out on at least one of the demo loops with you. Dales also have Soul demo bikes of there own, so there will be lots to go around. They are organising the allocation of bikes, so register with them. Their contact details are:

Tel: 01748 884908

Email: enquiries@dalesmountainbiking.co.uk

www.dalesmountainbiking.co.uk

www.dalesbikecentre.co.uk


29/03/2010 : Soda Bikes and Rider Review

The first customers got their Cotic Sodas last week and built bike pictures have been coming in to us, as well as a first ride review.

Ian Palmer's Soda Bob's crazy sub-20lb XX Soda

The Soda rides really well; have changed for 70mm 0 deg Thomson Stem with Easton Monkey Lite XC (685mm Carbon Bars) which makes the front end Razor Sharp ! Turn in is immense and the frame follows exactly where I point it. As for comfort, oh yeah, feels like there's suspension everywhere and the harshness and buzz from my old alloy frame is now just a distant memory. Traction was great in some really horrible conditions with the bike gripping where really it shouldn't have !

Can't wait for the trails to dry out now to see how fast this bike really is, even though the mud made it feel like the back brake was permanently on the Soda went flying past everything she came up behind and I do mean flying...

Kind Regards

Andy

All the photos of customer Sodas we've received are in a gallery on the Cotic Flickr Stream.

Soda

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25/03/2010 : The Complete Big Route Description from Singletrack Issue 55

Along with the 18 Bikes boys, I helped out Benji Haworth with the Peaks Route Guide in Issue 55 of Singletrack Magazine.

Due to my sending my info into them in two chunks, and some sub-editing confusion, the first half of my description of my "Train Out, Ride Back" big route was missed from the mag. Basically the big ride is based on something I do when I want a more point-to-point feel on a ride, so I get the train from Dore to Hope, and ride all the way back. Here's the first section missing from the magazine:

The train out, ride back option is great for feeling like you have a destination rather than simply riding in a circle. This will take you about 4-5 hours with only look-at-the-view stops, or as long as you like with lunch breaks, etc. Get the train from Dore to Hope. Out of Hope station, ride up onto Hope Brink from the Aston road, taking in the great views out to Mam Tor as you do. Descend on the swoopy, pumpy section down to the gate on the Roman Road, and climb up to Hope Cross. Bragging rights for no dabs between the last two gates! Take the right turn here, dropping your saddle before you leave and head into 'The Beast'. This is a steep, tricky, technical descent which is completely ace. Drop all the way to the bottom of the hill, cross the bridge and climb up to the A57. Cross carefully, and up the steep climb onto Haggside. From there, straight over the top and through Lockerbrook Farm, and onto the fast, swoopy descent to Ladybower. Roll on the road down to Fairholmes visitor centre and have a well earned brew and cake. Cross the to the other side of the reservoir. Here you have options - if you're feeling good and the conditions are fine, climb up the packhorse slabs, through the stone barns and up onto Winstone Lee Tor. A-Mazing views from the top. Then follow the sweet, fast descent towards Cut Throat Bridge, remembering to cut up and right at the fork to take you back to the Ladybower Inn, and not down to Cut Throat Bridge itself. Once you've descended to Ladybower viaducts, head towards the dam on Bamford Road, but ride past and take the left up onto the road across Bamford Moor. It's a long linking section, but the views are lovely, so spin on and take your time.

And for completeness, here's the section that's in the mag, but leads on from the first bit:

The road will lead you to the North Less Estate car park. Ride past this and up the Long Causeway. This is a super techy climb that'll test the best. No dabs here deserves hero status! Once at the top, take in the view once again, then follow the trail to the right along Stannage Edge, and then turn back 180 deg onto the rocky Stannage Plantation descent. It's pretty exposed, and looks for all the world like you're going to ride off the edge, but hang with it and a fast, bumpy, packhorse stone descent will be yours. Once at the bottom and across the grassland to the road, hang a left (there's some public loos here if you want a civilised pee break) and ride up the road to the top Stannage parking area. I'm afraid this is another fairly long linking section on tarmac, but as usual with the Peak, views are stunning, so take it all in. Turn left at the top and follow the road over to Upper Burbage, and onwards towards the village of Ringinglow. When you see some woods (this is Lady Cannings Plantation), look out for a gate and Byway sign on the right. Follow this byway across Houndkirk Moors, and down to the cross roads of the byways. Turn right and follow the Houndkirk Road westwards. At the gate, turn left along the outdoor centre driveway and left again onto the A625. After a few hundred metres, some more woods will hove into view (Blacka Moor this time), and you need to drop into the top car park on the right just the road junction. Through the gap in the wall and follow some sweet singletrack. This is shown as a footpath on maps, but has just been upgraded to a bridleway so it's fine to ride. When you get to the clearing you can either turn right and drop down 'Off The Front', or straight on through the gate down 'Devil's Elbow'. Both are completely ace technical descents, but Devil's Elbow gets very muddy after rain and is pretty much permanently a bog at the bottom, so if you've had enough of slop and mud by that point, head right. These trails both come out in the same place, so follow the bottom trail out of the woods, and into the village of Dore. When you get to the Hare and Hounds pub, turn left past the parade of shops, then do a quick right/left across Dore Road and onto Limb Lane. Once you've left the village, look out for a Bridleway sign on your right at the top of a driveway. This will take you down through Ecclesall Woods and back to Abbeydale Road South and Dore Station. Peaks out-and-back; DONE!

As I mentioned, the maps and various other routes are in Singletrack Magazine, Issue 55. You can buy back issues from them if you don't have it, or check out the OS Map OL1 if you want to find the route for yourself on a proper map. Maybe a different take on your Peaks riding if you're heading up over Easter?

Get your Singletrack Mag here...


22/03/2010 : Soda

Soda Peak District

Sodas have arrived! They look great, and the finish has to be seen to be believed. So good. First tranche of orders are going out to customers today, and we have free stock in all sizes. Order yours now!

Webmaster Kelvin told me to put some interesting words up about this gallery when he finished it. I think I'll simply let the pictures do the talking...

Soda Top Cotic Soda Chainstay Clearance Cotic Soda Wishbone Cotic Soda Ovalform Toptube

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18/03/2010 : Did you catch our ROADRAT in the Independent Newspaper's "Top 50 Bikes" this weekend?

Independent 13th March 2010


12/03/2010 : New Product Launch - ROADRAT FACTORY ALFINE, £849

Alfine ROADRAT - no parking Alfine shifters Alfine rear view
Alfine rear hub

If you'd asked us a couple of weeks ago what the most asked for option on the ROADRAT was, we'd have said "Alfine hub gear" without thinking about it. After a heads up from one of our dealers, some very interesting new Shimano factory wheelsets caught our eye and we put a call in. As a result we now have a supply of the latest Shimano Alfine complete wheels, with the fantastic 8spd hub gear to make things easy on those hills, super sleek straight pull spokes and disc compatibility so upgrading to all weather braking is simple.

The great news is that from the first week in April you can buy a Cotic ROADRAT Factory Alfine for just £849, and we've got an ace Magura Julie disc brake upgrade option for just £989. This will be available from us and all our dealers, and of course it comes under the magic £1,000 Cycle2Work limit. What are you waiting for? Drop us an email or order in your dealers to reserve yours now and be first in line.

More photos on flickr...

More Cotic ROADRAT information...

Get in touch now to order yours...


08/03/2010 : Hardtail Setup Advice from Cy

Cy sent out a newsletter last week to cover a bunch of set up questions and ideas that he'd been posting up around various forums and in answer to a lot of emails from people interested in our hardtail frames. It's mainly centred around the simply things that you can do to improve the all round performance of your Cotic hardtail if you're running longer forks. Sign up to our mailing list for this and all sorts of other useful Cotic and bike related info. Read the article here.

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02/03/2010 : Soul first ride on Bikemagic

Bikemagic


26/02/2010 : Soda Pics from Production

Lynskey have just sent us some pictures of the new Sodas going through production. Very exciting, and you can clearly see the ring reinforced head tube and shaped down tube in some of those, plus check of clearance for HUGE tyres!

Soda Head Tube Shaped Down Tube Wishbones! Checking HUGE tyre clearance Welding

There's more on Flickr, and we'll be getting photos of the finished frames next week before they're boxed up for shipping.

Soda

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22/02/2010 : Soda Delivery Schedule

We have some more firm delivery dates on the Sodas as we've just heard from Lynskey that they'll be ready for shipment on Friday 5th March. This is a little later than originally hoped as the schedule slipped a little as we had to thrash out the chainstay bends which resulted in a new forming die being needed, which had to be made. It'll take a couple of weeks to get them over the ocean, so we'll be delivering to people last week in March all being well. Sorry again for the delay, but it's all moving along quickly now.

We still have some unallocated frames from this first batch, so if you want to guarantee you get hold of one, order one today and leave us your 10% deposit and we'll make sure you have your name against one of the incoming frames.

Finally, for those of you who've been asking for pics, Lynskey are sending us some shots of frames before they go in the boxes which we're hoping to have early next week. As soon as we have them, we'll post 'em up here.


11/02/2010 : Testing, Testing....Part 2

Cotic Hemlock

Firstly, apologies for the photos, but I'm good at designing bikes, not bending light so these'll have to do for now. Anyhow, a few people have been in touch wanting the inside on what I'm up to since my little testing story last week. Well first off, I was riding a Hemlock, nothing new or secret. Sorry to disappoint! I was working with some Fox shock setups, but also on some geometry changes using the K9 Industries Angled Reducer Cups, or ARC.

K9 Headset

These fit in the Hemlock's 1.5 head tube and back off the head angle by 2 degrees. However, as the reduction in head angle effectively swings the front wheel up and out, what the bike actually settles down to is a 1.5 degree slacker head angle, 0.5 degree steeper seat angle and 10mm BB drop. This turns the Hemlock into a proper mini-DH bike, with static angles in the set up shown there with Fox Float 150 RLC QR15's of 66.5 degrees head/72.5 degrees seat, and a static BB height of 13.4" in long travel mode with 2.5" Maxxis DH tyres on. It's fun, stable and very, very fast. It's quite an extreme set up for general trail riding, but it's superb for getting your speed on. And, as it effectively steepens the seat angle a touch it still climbs well despite the now very long front centre.

The one down side is that it's very fiddly to fit because it needs to be accurately lined up so your forks run properly in the bearings, so you'll be needing a properly equipped bike shop to fit it or have a proper headset press and be very confident yourself. We're not going to be carrying K9 ourselves, but they'll supply direct and are setting up a dealer network. It's just another option for our very, very versatile suspension frame. If speed is your thing then it could be worth a look.

Hemlock rear Hemlock rear Hemlock rear Hemlock rear Hemlock rear Hemlock rear

The other thing I've got on my Hemlock (although wasn't specifically testing last week) is the latest seatstay. These were a running change around Christmas time, and we've not had time to get proper studio pics of them yet. So, here they are in all their muddy post-ride glory! Main changes are the move to a stiffer, tapered tube and moving the disc mount slightly. This improves the stiffness of this area and the braking response with larger rotors. The top is simply tidied up with a neater spindle type arrangement and a larger, lower profile brace which is stiffer. As you can see, tyre clearance is still Cotic-like! These are on all new Hemlocks and are available as an upgrade for existing owners should they so wish.

Hemlock

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09/02/2010 : Simple Stock Error

Rob on his Simple, screen grab from the video

Cy had a bit of brain fade last week and marked the Simple as out of stock. It's not, we have a few medium and large sized frames in stock in Espresso or Builders' Tea. Small is out of stock, and once these ones sell through (we're down to single digits on everything we do have) the Simple will be going away for a bit whilst we figure out where we want to go with it. Get 'em whilst you still can!

Simple

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04/02/2010 : Black Soul photos


Photo by John Coefield

See more photos by John Coefield of the 2010 Soul in Super Shiny Black....


03/02/2010 : Testing, Testing......

As an avid F1 fan I have been following all the tweets and news stories of the new F1 season kicking off it's first test down in Valencia this week. There was some photos from the Mercedes GP Twitter stream this morning showing a pristine engineers briefing room with tables neatly arranged with laptops and notebooks, and the team motorhomes. I can't help but raise a wry smile sitting here looking at those pictures with the feeling finally coming back to my toes, thinking of my experiences this week as I've out suspension testing on the Hemlock. Rather than pristine briefing rooms, I've been running the bikes off the rack on the back of my Focus, parked in a layby near Blacka Moor, with tools and notepads strewn about the interior for good measure. It may not be Formula 1 or the south of Spain, but I've been getting some good work done and it's certainly not a bad day at work as they go. I did wuss out when the snow started coming down hard just after 3 though! Still, lot's to do tomorrow when I'll be finishing up this bit of work.

Order your Cotic Hemlock here.....


26/01/2010 : First Ride of Cotic Soul up on bikeradar

Soul 2010 first ride on bikeradar.com

What Mountain Bike had a First Ride write up on the new Soul in the latest mag, and it's just been published over on bikeradar.com. They loved it, and it had a particularly nice history in that the main rider was Steve Worland, who was the first journalist to publish an article on Cotic and the Soul in What Mountain Bike way back in April 2003 when we were first starting out.

Read what Bikeradar said about the 2010 Cotic Soul....

See the original 2003 WMB Soul write up in our News Archive....


Soul

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20/01/2010 : Did you get this week's newsletter about the Wideopen online mag?

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14/01/2010 : ROADRAT wheels and complete bikes back in stock

ROADRAT front hub

Our wheels are back. 700c rims, ready for road/cross/29er tyres; 135mm rear axle spacing for use in mountain bike and ROADRAT frames; ready for rim or disc brakes; super neat QRs with removable levers; proper bearings; compatible with Shimano/Sram cassette or SS cog using spacers. These are real workhorse wheels and, as well as being available to buy in pairs, are part of our great complete ROADRAT bikes.

drop bar complete bike... (black only)

flat bar complete bike... (black or limted edition Espresso)

or order some wheels for you current bike...


08/01/2010 : New BFe Production News - Frames due mid-March 2010

New Blue BFe 853 + 631 ISCG05 mount BFe

Due to the arrival of the Souls this week, we've had a flurry of enquiries about the new BFe. We're afraid that this delivery was Souls only, but the new BFe is in build right now and due for delivery in mid-March. Pre-orders are open, so check out the product page or framebuilder, make your order, and we'll get in touch as soon as we have firm dates for shipping.

BFe

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08/01/2010 : Souls are in the building, and straight back out again!

Soul in orange New super lightweight dropouts, with removable hanger Snow clearance

Souls arrived yesterday and Paul and Cy spent a very busy day unloading, sorting, unpacking, checking and dispatching. They look superb, and we're so pleased with them. Finishing is even better than the pre-production frames we've already had, so you're getting something really special if you have one on order.

The first load frames are arriving with customers and dealers today. We're back off to the warehouse again this morning to get all the orders filled, now that we have Hope headsets and bottom brackets to install for everyone who's ordered them. You should have you frames on Monday.

Due to massive demand, the orange has sold through in all sizes straight away! We have lot's of stock in all sizes of the black frames, and it was nice to see frames going out with some of our ace sticker options on yesterday. Black/Orange and Black/Green looking particularly nice. More Souls are in build right now, for delivery in March. We've flipped the colour quantities for the next batch, so we'll be heavy on the orange, to keep the trails looking bright and cheerful. Cy's orange Soul has been looking incredible out in the snow and crisp winter light we've been having up here recently.

Soul

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04/01/2010 : And we're back in the room....

Happy New Year everybody! We have some particularly good news, because

SOULS ARE HERE....SOULS ARE HERE....WOOOP WOOOOP!

We've just heard from the port that Souls are clearing customs now and will be with Cotic on Thursday. That means we'll be shipping Friday for delivery a week today. We've got LOADS of back orders on these, so if you're one of them we'll be in touch today for payment details. We'll be running cards throughout the week as we simply have too many orders to run them all the night before as usual, but rest assured we'll have your new frames with you next week. If you haven't already ordered yours, we'll be clearing the backlog first, and dispatching 'new' orders a week Friday for delivery two weeks today.

As you might have noticed, we are VERY excited to finally be shipping our ace new frames out to people. We hope you will be too.

Check out the 2010 Soul...

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read all the the news from 2009...