Availability
Escapade New Supernova Orange Small (£999)
(frames expected February 2024, reserve your bike now) RESERVE ONE Escapade New Supernova Orange Medium (£999)
(frames expected February 2024, reserve your bike now) RESERVE ONE Escapade New Supernova Orange Large (£999)
(frames expected February 2024, reserve your bike now) RESERVE ONE Escapade New Supernova Orange XL (£999)
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(frames expected February 2024, reserve your bike now) RESERVE ONE Escapade Froggatt Green Medium (£999)
(frames expected February 2024, reserve your bike now) RESERVE ONE Escapade Froggatt Green Large (£999)
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The Escapade: Road, trails, gravel, commute, tour, adventure
The subtle steel Escapade fits into your life, for work, fun or escape. It will take you to the office, to the shops, on holiday, to the hills, on adventures, or just to that quiet place where you get some headspace.
Super versatile, the Escapade is a road bike without limitations. A gravel bike for the lighter side of life. Disc brakes all round. Drop bars. Tyres big and floaty, or small and fast. All the fittings for two bottles, rear rack, anything cages on the fork and full mudguards are included. Why limit yourself and your bike to just one thing?
Strip it all down and speed into the City. Load it all up and head off into the hills. Where will your Escapade take you?
1,000 Pounds Off EKAR Builds whilst stocks last
853 Taiwan Limited Edition SOLD OUT
Our limited edition Taiwan built Reynolds 853 Escapade is now sold through. If you were lucky enough to get one, all the details for compatibility etc can be found on the product archive page.
2024 Escapade frames expected February 2024, reserve your bike now.
For the next batch of frames, we will be returning to our standard Escapade using Cotic Fe tubing. These will be new colours. One option will see the return of the very popular Supernova Orange, with updated graphics. The other option will be Froggatt Green, as seen recently on our SolarisMAX hardtail. Due to popular demand we are introducing an XL/60cm size option for the first time. An Escapade for you really tall riders. Frames from this batch are available to pre-order now.
Need some extra carrying capacity? We have custom fitted frame bags for the Escapade, to help you carry kit on your adventures in style. Hand made in the UK, just for us. You can add one to your order when buying a bike or frameset, or if you already ride an Escapade you can order one here.
Ode to the Escapade.
I absolutely LOVE my Escapade. It is my bike to go out for the quick evening blast and also the big day out, the bike to explore on, to enjoy the nursery run, the food shop and the commute. My Escapade and I have travelled in Europe and Canada on some wicked gravel events, carried me through some big days, over big horrible hills and down some marvellous descents. It's carried me through pregnancy and faultlessly into mum life. Towing the trailer, with the macride and without. It's sturdy, confidence inspiring, good looking and flippin' fun. Whether I'm shooting down some singletrack or grinding through the gravel-it feels so capable. On the road and off its my go to bike for adventure (and everywhere in-between).
I f***ing love it.
Kelly-Jayne Collinge
Rad-Mum!
Are you in the UK and would like to demo a Escapade? Contact us via our Demo Page to organise a demo ride with us.
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We do things differently at Cotic. We assemble every single bike to order, and have loads of options for builds, so your Cotic is your perfect dream bike.
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2024 new features
- New for 2024, the Escapade gets an XL/60cm size for taller riders.
2021 new features
- Updated Inside Out cable routing introduced in 2020 has been adapted for Di2 compatibility. Contact us for parts list required for the installation.
- Gravel specific wide +2.5mm chainline for extra tyre clearance has been adopted to allow up to 650x50 or 700x44 tyres. The full list of chainsets and chainlines useable are listed below:
- Shimano Double GRX600 30/46 or GRX812 31/48. Shimano GRX front mechs only. No Shimano road chainline chainsets fit.
- Shimano Single/1x GRX up to 42t
- SRAM 11spd Double Road maximum 34/50, SRAM 12spd Double Road maximum 35/48 or any SRAM WIDE Chainset.
- SRAM Single/1x Road Chainline max 38t, SRAM WIDE Single/1x Chainline max 42t
- Hope RX 45mm chainline maximum 32/48 double, maximum 40t Single/1x
Front Mech is still 28.6mm bottom pull or Di2 or AXS eTap. Shimano GRX +2.5mm chainline front mechs are required for Shimano chainsets, or SRAM conventional or wide road chainline appropriate for your SRAM chainset. Conventional Shimano road chainline (105, Ultegra, Tiagra etc) DOES NOT 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.
PHOTOS SHOW A PREVIOUS MODEL
Size Guide
Frame size Rider Height in centimetres Rider Height in feet and inches XL / 60 183cm - 196cm 6ft and over LG / 58 180cm - 191cm 5ft 11in - 6ft 3in MD / 56 173cm - 180cm 5ft 8in - 5ft 11in SM / 54 165cm - 175cm 5ft 6in - 5ft 9in XS / 52 155cm - 166cm up to 5ft 6in
The chart is a guide to frame size for the new Escapade: Ultra Compact Geometry - Road means that the frames are low and long. You'll probably need a 350mm seatpost due to the compact sizing. Note, the sloping top tube design needs to be taken into account if you're comparing seat tube size with other bikes. Drop us a line at size@cotic.co.uk and we'll be happy to discuss size and set up based on what you're riding at the moment.
dimensions in mm
Frame Size
XS/52
SM/54
MD/56
LG/58
XL/60
Seat Tube (centre-top)
450
480
510
540
570
Top Tube Length (Effective)
525
537
560
580
600
Chainstay Length
425
425
425
425
425
Head Angle
71°
71.5°
72°
72°
72°
Seat Angle
73.5°
73.5°
73°
73°
73°
BB Drop
70
70
70
70
70
Head Tube Length
128
135
150
170
190
Reach
360
370
383
397
411
Stack
555
564
580
598
618
Wheelbase
991
999
1011
1035
1056
Usual Height Range
155-166cm
165-175cm
173-180cm
180-191cm
183-196cm
Stem Length
90-120
90-120
90-120
90-120
90-120
Forks included with frame:
Fork Length
400
400
400
400
400
Fork Offset
45
45
45
45
45
Rear Axle Thread
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
dimensions in inches
Frame Size
XS
SM
MD
LG
XL
Seat Tube (centre-top)
17.7"
18.9"
20.1"
21.3"
22.5"
Top Tube Length (Effective)
20.7"
21.1"
22"
22.8"
23.6"
Chainstay Length
16.7"
16.7"
16.7"
16.7"
16.7"
Head Angle
71°
71.5°
72°
72°
72°
Seat Angle
73.5°
73.5°
73°
73°
73°
BB Drop
2.3"
2.3"
2.3"
2.3"
2.3"
Head Tube Length
5.0"
5.3"
5.9"
6.7"
7.5"
Reach
14.2"
14.6"
15.1"
15.7"
16.2"
Stack
21.85"
22.2"
22.8"
23.5"
24.3"
Wheelbase
39"
39.3"
39.8"
40.8"
41.6"
Usual Height Range
up to 5'6"
5'6"-5'9"
5'8"-5'11"
5'11"-6'3"
6' and over
Stem Length
3.5"-4.7"
3.5"-4.7"
3.5"-4.7"
3.5"-4.7"
3.5"-4.7"
Forks included with frame:
Fork Length
15.75"
15.75"
15.75"
15.75"
15.75"
Fork Offset
1.75"
1.75"
1.75"
1.75"
1.75"
Rear Axle Thread
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
- Pre-order for early 2024 - 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 on frame, Anything Cage bosses on fork legs.
- Great rear tyre clearance: Big road or cyclo-cross tyres up to 700x44, or 650b x 50 for maximum float and comfort on the potholes, rough tracks and back lanes?
- Cotic RB5 fork: Taperer steerer, full carbon construction. 12mm thru axle. Massive clearance for up to 700x47c or the 650b x 50 tyres.
- Precision 142x12 thru axle rear dropouts for ease of wheel removal with 'guards or without.
- Cotic Inside Out routing: Di2, internal or external mechanical, dropper, whatever you need.
- 68mm threaded BB shell. Chainline is 45-46mm used on the new wide chainline gravel groupsets such as GRX for extra tyre clearance. Road chainline do not fit.
- Confident geometry and handling with semi-compact frame layout.
- Note: both axles included when purchasing frame and fork.
ORDER YOUR FRAME
Complete bikes from: £2299
Bikes are now available worldwide, with free shipping to UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.
We have several levels of stock build which are based around our favourite parts in builds you can trust. We never specify anything we haven't ridden, tested and enjoyed. However, just about everything in your build can be customised to help with fit (contact us if you need help) or to personalise your bike. Want a different fork? Shock? Brakes? Wheels? Tyres? Bars? Stem? Longer drop seatpost? Women's saddle? Colour matched Hope components? No problem. It's your bike.
All the bikes are assembled from a frame right here in the UK by us. We can do everything from bare frame to complete bike: Send us your favourite saddle and grips to fit. Send us your wheels if you have a nice pair you want to use. There's no point you getting kit you don't want. It's wasteful. That gives you almost limitless options to customise and tune your bike to your needs. If you can't see an option you'd like on the order form, get in touch. We all know it's good to head off piste sometimes!
Tap on a build title below to see the default specification and price for that build... then hit the 'CONFIGURE YOUR BIKE' button to see all the customisations you can make to the build. When you select your country at the bottom of the form, sales taxes (VAT), pricing and shipping will automatically update for you. Once you're happy, order your bike!
- 700c Bike - Silver 1x11 - SRAM Apex
- 700c Bike - Gold 2x11 - Shimano GRX
- 700c Bike - Gold 1x11 - Shimano GRX800
- 700c Bike - Platinum 1x12 - SRAM Force AXS wireless
- 700c Bike - Platinum 1x13 - Campagnolo Ekar
- 650b Bike - Silver 1x11 - SRAM Apex
- 650b Bike - Gold 2x11 - Shimano GRX
- 650b Bike - Gold 1x11 - Shimano GRX800
- 650b Bike - Platinum 1x12 - SRAM Force AXS wireless
- 650b Bike - Platinum 1x13 - Campagnolo Ekar
700c Bike - Silver 1x11 - SRAM Apex headset Cane Creek Headset 40 Series IS41/IS52 bottom bracket SRAM Road DUB Bottom Bracket wheels Cotic hubs on Deep Section Disc rims tyres Continental Sport Contact 2 37c - full set with tubes finishing kit Cotic saddle and fitted black bartape groupset SRAM Apex 1x11, Rival1 Chainset 40t, 11-42 Cassette, Hydraulic Disc Brakes handlebar Cotic Valley Bars - 46cm Alu Flared Drop stem Cotic 100mm x 6deg Stem seatpost CC Alu 330mm seatpost 27.2mm price £2299
CONFIGURE YOUR BIKE
Ultra Compact Geometry - Road
The Escapade uses our Ultra Compact Geometry idea, keeping seat tubes fairly short and frames compact for plenty of room to move on the bike, and a longer seatpost for ride comfort. Actual top tube lengths follow more traditional road geometry, with proportional fit and optimised head angles to maintrain ride feel whilst minimising toe overlap.
For one batch only in 2022, we have a Limited Edition Reynolds 853 version. DZB down tube, our custom ride tuned Ovalform top tube, and butted seat tube which helps to deliver that famous ride feel. The use of 853 has allowed us to shave a little weight out of the frame, too
The Escapade uses our Fe custom butted Heat Treated Cromoly to design a perfect frame to our exact specifications. It features the Cotic Ovalform top tube for optimised ride and handling, and a smooth integral headset tapered head tube. Custom shaped heat treated cromoly rear end completes the picture for the lightest, toughest, most beautiful riding frame. Durable, clean, graceful.
Full Carbon Fork
The Escapade features our latest fork - the RB5. Full carbon, just 550 grams, it's light, strong, rides beautifully and has tonnes of clearance. 700x45 or 650x50 in the front should you so wish. All modern conveniences are included, with 12x100 thru axle, flat mount brakes and mudguard eyelets.
Thru Axle
The latest Cotic Escapade now features the industry standard 142x12 rear thru axle to match the 12x100 front fork.
Big Clearance Design
The Escapade as been a gravel bike since before there were gravel bikes. It's always had big clearances and discs, but we think that works just as well on road as off it. Frames have big clearances for big tyres. Sure you can speed it up on something like a 700x28c, but we supply the bikes with big volume 37c slicks. They roll really fast, but float over the potholes in the road and bumps in the trail. With the improved clearance on the 2021 frames, you can run up to 700x44 no problem.
Alongside this we have the option for WTB Road Plus, using their fantastic 650b KOM Light rims, and the WTB 650 x 47 tubeless tyres. There's the Horizon slick for smiles and miles, or the radical new Senduro ramped knob tyre, which blurs the lines between road and offroad, and the Byway semi-tread tyre fitting in between as the all rounder. New for 2021, there is more mud clearance and you can fit up to 650x50 tyres.
Smaller rims with big volume tyres give a similar overall diameter to the more usual 700c 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 700c wheels and smaller tyres.
Inside Out Cable Management
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.
We Build Your Dream Bike
All Cotic bikes are assembled in the UK from and frame up. This way, we can build exactly what you want. Your dream bike!
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 Panaracer, 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.
Is the Escapade the bike for you?
Like the idea of the Escapade for bikepacking, but want more offroad capability? Have a look at the Cascade.
Tech Deep Dive
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 ISO4210 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 diameter: 27.2mm (minimum 330mm long)
Seatpost clamp: 29.8mm or 30.0mm (bolt up clamp is included)
Chainline/Chainring: +2.5mm chainline for extra tyre clearance.
- Shimano Double GRX600 30/46 or GRX812 31/48. Shimano GRX front mechs only. No Shimano road chainline chainsets fit.
- Shimano Single/1x GRX up to 42t
- SRAM 11spd Double Road maximum 34/50, SRAM 12spd Double Road maximum 35/48 or any SRAM WIDE Chainset.
- SRAM Single/1x Road Chainline max 38t, SRAM WIDE Single/1x Chainline max 42t
- UPDATED 17/05/2021 - Campagnolo EKAR up to 40t
- UPDATED 04/10/2022 - Hope RX up to 40t
Front Mech: 28.6mm bottom pull. Shimano GRX +2.5mm chainline, or SRAM conventional or wide road chainline appropriate for your chainset. Shimano road DOES NOT FIT.
Bottom Bracket width: 68mm
Bottom Bracket thread: Conventional English/BSA
Headset: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered. IS41/28.6 top tube, IS52/40 lower cup
Fork: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered steerer, maximum axle to crown length 400mm. Offset 45mm.
Front hub: 12mm x 100 bolt thru
Rear Hub: 142x12 Thru Axle, M12x1.75 Thread
Brakes: Flat Mount front and rear
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The Escapade: Road, trails, gravel, commute, tour, adventure
The subtle steel Escapade fits into your life, for work, fun or escape. It will take you to the office, to the shops, on holiday, to the hills, on adventures, or just to that quiet place where you get some headspace.
Super versatile, the Escapade is a road bike without limitations. A gravel bike for the lighter side of life. Disc brakes all round. Drop bars. Tyres big and floaty, or small and fast. All the fittings for two bottles, rear rack, anything cages on the fork and full mudguards are included. Why limit yourself and your bike to just one thing?
Strip it all down and speed into the City. Load it all up and head off into the hills. Where will your Escapade take you?
1,000 Pounds Off EKAR Builds whilst stocks last
Our limited edition Taiwan built Reynolds 853 Escapade is now sold through. If you were lucky enough to get one, all the details for compatibility etc can be found on the product archive page.
For the next batch of frames, we will be returning to our standard Escapade using Cotic Fe tubing. These will be new colours. One option will see the return of the very popular Supernova Orange, with updated graphics. The other option will be Froggatt Green, as seen recently on our SolarisMAX hardtail. Due to popular demand we are introducing an XL/60cm size option for the first time. An Escapade for you really tall riders. Frames from this batch are available to pre-order now.
Need some extra carrying capacity? We have custom fitted frame bags for the Escapade, to help you carry kit on your adventures in style. Hand made in the UK, just for us. You can add one to your order when buying a bike or frameset, or if you already ride an Escapade you can order one here.
Ode to the Escapade.
I absolutely LOVE my Escapade. It is my bike to go out for the quick evening blast and also the big day out, the bike to explore on, to enjoy the nursery run, the food shop and the commute. My Escapade and I have travelled in Europe and Canada on some wicked gravel events, carried me through some big days, over big horrible hills and down some marvellous descents. It's carried me through pregnancy and faultlessly into mum life. Towing the trailer, with the macride and without. It's sturdy, confidence inspiring, good looking and flippin' fun. Whether I'm shooting down some singletrack or grinding through the gravel-it feels so capable. On the road and off its my go to bike for adventure (and everywhere in-between).
I f***ing love it.
Kelly-Jayne Collinge
Rad-Mum!
Are you in the UK and would like to demo a Escapade? Contact us via our Demo Page to organise a demo ride with us.
LOVE IT OR YOUR MONEY BACK
Ride any of our products for 30 days and if you're not happy send it back for a full refund.
Your Bike Built For You
We do things differently at Cotic. We assemble every single bike to order, and have loads of options for builds, so your Cotic is your perfect dream bike.
2024 new features
- New for 2024, the Escapade gets an XL/60cm size for taller riders.
2021 new features
- Updated Inside Out cable routing introduced in 2020 has been adapted for Di2 compatibility. Contact us for parts list required for the installation.
- Gravel specific wide +2.5mm chainline for extra tyre clearance has been adopted to allow up to 650x50 or 700x44 tyres. The full list of chainsets and chainlines useable are listed below:
- Shimano Double GRX600 30/46 or GRX812 31/48. Shimano GRX front mechs only. No Shimano road chainline chainsets fit.
- Shimano Single/1x GRX up to 42t
- SRAM 11spd Double Road maximum 34/50, SRAM 12spd Double Road maximum 35/48 or any SRAM WIDE Chainset.
- SRAM Single/1x Road Chainline max 38t, SRAM WIDE Single/1x Chainline max 42t
- Hope RX 45mm chainline maximum 32/48 double, maximum 40t Single/1x
- 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.
Front Mech is still 28.6mm bottom pull or Di2 or AXS eTap. Shimano GRX +2.5mm chainline front mechs are required for Shimano chainsets, or SRAM conventional or wide road chainline appropriate for your SRAM chainset. Conventional Shimano road chainline (105, Ultegra, Tiagra etc) DOES NOT FIT.
| Frame size | Rider Height in centimetres | Rider Height in feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| XL / 60 | 183cm - 196cm | 6ft and over |
| LG / 58 | 180cm - 191cm | 5ft 11in - 6ft 3in |
| MD / 56 | 173cm - 180cm | 5ft 8in - 5ft 11in |
| SM / 54 | 165cm - 175cm | 5ft 6in - 5ft 9in |
| XS / 52 | 155cm - 166cm | up to 5ft 6in |
The chart is a guide to frame size for the new Escapade: Ultra Compact Geometry - Road means that the frames are low and long. You'll probably need a 350mm seatpost due to the compact sizing. Note, the sloping top tube design needs to be taken into account if you're comparing seat tube size with other bikes. Drop us a line at size@cotic.co.uk and we'll be happy to discuss size and set up based on what you're riding at the moment.
dimensions in mm
| Frame Size | XS/52 | SM/54 | MD/56 | LG/58 | XL/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube (centre-top) | 450 | 480 | 510 | 540 | 570 |
| Top Tube Length (Effective) | 525 | 537 | 560 | 580 | 600 |
| Chainstay Length | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 |
| Head Angle | 71° | 71.5° | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| Seat Angle | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73° | 73° | 73° |
| BB Drop | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Head Tube Length | 128 | 135 | 150 | 170 | 190 |
| Reach | 360 | 370 | 383 | 397 | 411 |
| Stack | 555 | 564 | 580 | 598 | 618 |
| Wheelbase | 991 | 999 | 1011 | 1035 | 1056 |
| Usual Height Range | 155-166cm | 165-175cm | 173-180cm | 180-191cm | 183-196cm |
| Stem Length | 90-120 | 90-120 | 90-120 | 90-120 | 90-120 |
| Forks included with frame: | |||||
| Fork Length | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Fork Offset | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Rear Axle Thread | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 |
dimensions in inches
| Frame Size | XS | SM | MD | LG | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube (centre-top) | 17.7" | 18.9" | 20.1" | 21.3" | 22.5" |
| Top Tube Length (Effective) | 20.7" | 21.1" | 22" | 22.8" | 23.6" |
| Chainstay Length | 16.7" | 16.7" | 16.7" | 16.7" | 16.7" |
| Head Angle | 71° | 71.5° | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| Seat Angle | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73° | 73° | 73° |
| BB Drop | 2.3" | 2.3" | 2.3" | 2.3" | 2.3" |
| Head Tube Length | 5.0" | 5.3" | 5.9" | 6.7" | 7.5" |
| Reach | 14.2" | 14.6" | 15.1" | 15.7" | 16.2" |
| Stack | 21.85" | 22.2" | 22.8" | 23.5" | 24.3" |
| Wheelbase | 39" | 39.3" | 39.8" | 40.8" | 41.6" |
| Usual Height Range | up to 5'6" | 5'6"-5'9" | 5'8"-5'11" | 5'11"-6'3" | 6' and over |
| Stem Length | 3.5"-4.7" | 3.5"-4.7" | 3.5"-4.7" | 3.5"-4.7" | 3.5"-4.7" |
| Forks included with frame: | |||||
| Fork Length | 15.75" | 15.75" | 15.75" | 15.75" | 15.75" |
| Fork Offset | 1.75" | 1.75" | 1.75" | 1.75" | 1.75" |
| Rear Axle Thread | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 |
- Pre-order for early 2024 - 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 on frame, Anything Cage bosses on fork legs.
- Great rear tyre clearance: Big road or cyclo-cross tyres up to 700x44, or 650b x 50 for maximum float and comfort on the potholes, rough tracks and back lanes?
- Cotic RB5 fork: Taperer steerer, full carbon construction. 12mm thru axle. Massive clearance for up to 700x47c or the 650b x 50 tyres.
- Precision 142x12 thru axle rear dropouts for ease of wheel removal with 'guards or without.
- Cotic Inside Out routing: Di2, internal or external mechanical, dropper, whatever you need.
- 68mm threaded BB shell. Chainline is 45-46mm used on the new wide chainline gravel groupsets such as GRX for extra tyre clearance. Road chainline do not fit.
- Confident geometry and handling with semi-compact frame layout.
- Note: both axles included when purchasing frame and fork.
ORDER YOUR FRAME
Complete bikes from: £2299
Bikes are now available worldwide, with free shipping to UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.
We have several levels of stock build which are based around our favourite parts in builds you can trust. We never specify anything we haven't ridden, tested and enjoyed. However, just about everything in your build can be customised to help with fit (contact us if you need help) or to personalise your bike. Want a different fork? Shock? Brakes? Wheels? Tyres? Bars? Stem? Longer drop seatpost? Women's saddle? Colour matched Hope components? No problem. It's your bike.
All the bikes are assembled from a frame right here in the UK by us. We can do everything from bare frame to complete bike: Send us your favourite saddle and grips to fit. Send us your wheels if you have a nice pair you want to use. There's no point you getting kit you don't want. It's wasteful. That gives you almost limitless options to customise and tune your bike to your needs. If you can't see an option you'd like on the order form, get in touch. We all know it's good to head off piste sometimes!
Tap on a build title below to see the default specification and price for that build... then hit the 'CONFIGURE YOUR BIKE' button to see all the customisations you can make to the build. When you select your country at the bottom of the form, sales taxes (VAT), pricing and shipping will automatically update for you. Once you're happy, order your bike!
- 700c Bike - Silver 1x11 - SRAM Apex
- 700c Bike - Gold 2x11 - Shimano GRX
- 700c Bike - Gold 1x11 - Shimano GRX800
- 700c Bike - Platinum 1x12 - SRAM Force AXS wireless
- 700c Bike - Platinum 1x13 - Campagnolo Ekar
- 650b Bike - Silver 1x11 - SRAM Apex
- 650b Bike - Gold 2x11 - Shimano GRX
- 650b Bike - Gold 1x11 - Shimano GRX800
- 650b Bike - Platinum 1x12 - SRAM Force AXS wireless
- 650b Bike - Platinum 1x13 - Campagnolo Ekar
| headset | Cane Creek Headset 40 Series IS41/IS52 |
|---|---|
| bottom bracket | SRAM Road DUB Bottom Bracket |
| wheels | Cotic hubs on Deep Section Disc rims |
| tyres | Continental Sport Contact 2 37c - full set with tubes |
| finishing kit | Cotic saddle and fitted black bartape |
| groupset | SRAM Apex 1x11, Rival1 Chainset 40t, 11-42 Cassette, Hydraulic Disc Brakes |
| handlebar | Cotic Valley Bars - 46cm Alu Flared Drop |
| stem | Cotic 100mm x 6deg Stem |
| seatpost | CC Alu 330mm seatpost 27.2mm |
| price | £2299 |
The Escapade uses our Ultra Compact Geometry idea, keeping seat tubes fairly short and frames compact for plenty of room to move on the bike, and a longer seatpost for ride comfort. Actual top tube lengths follow more traditional road geometry, with proportional fit and optimised head angles to maintrain ride feel whilst minimising toe overlap.
For one batch only in 2022, we have a Limited Edition Reynolds 853 version. DZB down tube, our custom ride tuned Ovalform top tube, and butted seat tube which helps to deliver that famous ride feel. The use of 853 has allowed us to shave a little weight out of the frame, too
The Escapade uses our Fe custom butted Heat Treated Cromoly to design a perfect frame to our exact specifications. It features the Cotic Ovalform top tube for optimised ride and handling, and a smooth integral headset tapered head tube. Custom shaped heat treated cromoly rear end completes the picture for the lightest, toughest, most beautiful riding frame. Durable, clean, graceful.
The Escapade features our latest fork - the RB5. Full carbon, just 550 grams, it's light, strong, rides beautifully and has tonnes of clearance. 700x45 or 650x50 in the front should you so wish. All modern conveniences are included, with 12x100 thru axle, flat mount brakes and mudguard eyelets.
The latest Cotic Escapade now features the industry standard 142x12 rear thru axle to match the 12x100 front fork.
The Escapade as been a gravel bike since before there were gravel bikes. It's always had big clearances and discs, but we think that works just as well on road as off it. Frames have big clearances for big tyres. Sure you can speed it up on something like a 700x28c, but we supply the bikes with big volume 37c slicks. They roll really fast, but float over the potholes in the road and bumps in the trail. With the improved clearance on the 2021 frames, you can run up to 700x44 no problem.
Alongside this we have the option for WTB Road Plus, using their fantastic 650b KOM Light rims, and the WTB 650 x 47 tubeless tyres. There's the Horizon slick for smiles and miles, or the radical new Senduro ramped knob tyre, which blurs the lines between road and offroad, and the Byway semi-tread tyre fitting in between as the all rounder. New for 2021, there is more mud clearance and you can fit up to 650x50 tyres.
Smaller rims with big volume tyres give a similar overall diameter to the more usual 700c 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 700c 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. This way, we can build exactly what you want. Your dream bike!
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 Panaracer, 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 Cascade.
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 ISO4210 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 diameter: 27.2mm (minimum 330mm long)
Seatpost clamp: 29.8mm or 30.0mm (bolt up clamp is included)
Chainline/Chainring: +2.5mm chainline for extra tyre clearance.
- Shimano Double GRX600 30/46 or GRX812 31/48. Shimano GRX front mechs only. No Shimano road chainline chainsets fit.
- Shimano Single/1x GRX up to 42t
- SRAM 11spd Double Road maximum 34/50, SRAM 12spd Double Road maximum 35/48 or any SRAM WIDE Chainset.
- SRAM Single/1x Road Chainline max 38t, SRAM WIDE Single/1x Chainline max 42t
- UPDATED 17/05/2021 - Campagnolo EKAR up to 40t
- UPDATED 04/10/2022 - Hope RX up to 40t
Front Mech: 28.6mm bottom pull. Shimano GRX +2.5mm chainline, or SRAM conventional or wide road chainline appropriate for your chainset. Shimano road DOES NOT FIT.
Bottom Bracket width: 68mm
Bottom Bracket thread: Conventional English/BSA
Headset: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered. IS41/28.6 top tube, IS52/40 lower cup
Fork: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered steerer, maximum axle to crown length 400mm. Offset 45mm.
Front hub: 12mm x 100 bolt thru
Rear Hub: 142x12 Thru Axle, M12x1.75 Thread
Brakes: Flat Mount front and rear
