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The Escapade: Road, trails, gravel, commute, tour, adventure
The subtle steel Escapade fits into your life, for work and fun. 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, full mudguards are included, because 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?
Just in! HUNT Carbon Wheels options. Upgrade your Escapade with Adventure Carbon 650b Road Plus or 35 Carbon Gravel X-Wide.
Available now on the order form wheel chooser
Reviews
Read road.cc's 4.5/5 review of the Escapade Gold 1x Plus bike:
"An agile, sweet-handling, comfortable bike on multiple terrains"
"The Cotic Escapade is a brilliant bike. I haven't had so much fun in ages off the beaten track....."
We now have a Factory Collection option on the bikes. Come down to our base on the edge of the Peak District, and we will set up your bike, the suspension, fit pedals, get you all comfortable. You can even take your new Cotic out on its maiden voyage around our demo loop, straight from our workshop door.
Just tick the Factory Collection check box on your order and we will look forward to seeing you. We'll contact you once your bike is built to arrange a date.
Want to learn more about the Escapade?
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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.
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.
Alongside this we have introduced the WTB Road Plus concept, using their fantastic 650b KOM i25 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.
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.
We Build Your Bike For You
All Cotic bikes are assembled in the UK from and frame up. We have set specifications, but these are just the start. Want the Silver spec bike with tubeless tyres? Easy! Want a big can air shock on your droplink bike instead of the inline? It's there too. Full colour matched Hope parts, and add the matching brakes too? It's a click away, and everything else in between. If it's not a choice on the order form, just ask.
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 SolarisMAX.
Tech Deep Dive
Want to get right into the details about why our bikes are built the way they are? Geek away my friend!
- Custom butted Cotic Fe Cromoly frame with Ovalform top tube and smooth integral tapered head tube. Tough, durable, clean, graceful.
- Lots of mounts: Rear full rack, mudguards, 2 x bottles, disc brakes.
- Great rear tyre clearance: Big road or cyclo-cross tyres up to 700x42, or how about 650b x 47 Road Plus for maximum float and comfort on the potholes, rough tracks and back lanes?
- Cotic RB5 fork: Taperer steerer, full carbon construction saving 200 grams over the RB4. 12mm thru axle. Massive clearance for up to 700x47c or the 650b x 50 tyres.
- 68mm threaded BB shell with clearance for pretty much any chainset you like. Only super narrow track setups won't fit. Single, road double Standard or Compact, Triple; they all work on the Escapade.
- Confident geometry and handling with semi-compact frame layout.
- Note: both axles included when purchasing frame and fork.
ORDER YOUR FRAME
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
Small
Medium
Large
Seat Tube (centre-top)
45cm
48cm
51cm
54cm
Top Tube Length (Effective)
52.5cm
53.7cm
56cm
58cm
Chainstay Length
425mm
425mm
425mm
425mm
Head Angle
71°
71.5°
72°
72°
Seat Angle
73.5°
73.5°
73°
73°
BB Drop
70mm
70mm
70mm
70mm
Head Tube Length
128mm
135mm
150mm
170mm
Reach
360.6mm
370.1mm
382.9mm
397.0mm
Stack
555.1m
563.8mm
580.1mm
598.1mm
Wheelbase
991m
999mm
1011mm
1035mm
Usual Height Range
155cm - 166cm
165cm - 175cm
173cm - 180cm
180cm - 191cm
Stem Length
90mm-120mm
90mm-120mm
90mm-120mm
90mm-120mm
Forks included with frame:
Fork Length
400mm
400mm
400mm
400mm
Fork Offset
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
Rear Axle Thread
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
M12x1.75
dimensions in inches
Frame Size
XS
Small
Medium
Large
Seat Tube (centre-top)
17.7"
18.9"
20.1"
21.3"
Top Tube Length (Effective)
20.7"
21.1"
22"
22.8"
Chainstay Length
16.7" 16.7"
16.7"
16.7"
Head Angle
71°
71.5°
72°
72°
Seat Angle
73.5°
73.5°
73°
73°
BB Drop
2.3"
2.3"
2.3"
2.3"
Head Tube Length
5.0"
5.3"
5.9"
6.7"
Reach
14.2"
14.6"
15.1"
15.7"
Stack
21.85"
22.2"
22.8"
23.5"
Usual Height Range
up to 5'6"
5'6" - 5'9"
5'8" - 5'11"
5'11" and over
Stem Length
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"
Fork Rake(centre-top)
1.75"
1.75"
1.75"
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)
Front Mech: 28.6mm (bottom pull)
Bottom Bracket width: 68mm
Bottom Bracket thread: Conventional English/BSA
Headset: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered steerer. IS41/28.6 top tube, IS52/40 lower cup
Fork: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered, maximum axle to crown length 400mm. Offset 45mm.
Front hub: 12mm x 100 bolt thru
Rear Hub: 135mm QR dropouts
Brakes: Flat Mount front and rear
The Escapade: Road, trails, gravel, commute, tour, adventure
The subtle steel Escapade fits into your life, for work and fun. 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, full mudguards are included, because 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?
Available now on the order form wheel chooser
Reviews
Read road.cc's 4.5/5 review of the Escapade Gold 1x Plus bike:
"An agile, sweet-handling, comfortable bike on multiple terrains"
"The Cotic Escapade is a brilliant bike. I haven't had so much fun in ages off the beaten track....."
We now have a Factory Collection option on the bikes. Come down to our base on the edge of the Peak District, and we will set up your bike, the suspension, fit pedals, get you all comfortable. You can even take your new Cotic out on its maiden voyage around our demo loop, straight from our workshop door.
Just tick the Factory Collection check box on your order and we will look forward to seeing you. We'll contact you once your bike is built to arrange a date.
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.
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.
Alongside this we have introduced the WTB Road Plus concept, using their fantastic 650b KOM i25 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.
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.
All Cotic bikes are assembled in the UK from and frame up. We have set specifications, but these are just the start. Want the Silver spec bike with tubeless tyres? Easy! Want a big can air shock on your droplink bike instead of the inline? It's there too. Full colour matched Hope parts, and add the matching brakes too? It's a click away, and everything else in between. If it's not a choice on the order form, just ask.
When you contact us you are talking to the people who design the frames and will be building your bike. We check it and build and pack it in our award winning bike boxes with the same care we would our own bike, because we know how important it is. We build your bike, for you.
Like the idea of the Escapade for bikepacking, but want more offroad capability? Have a look at the SolarisMAX.
Want to get right into the details about why our bikes are built the way they are? Geek away my friend!
- Custom butted Cotic Fe Cromoly frame with Ovalform top tube and smooth integral tapered head tube. Tough, durable, clean, graceful.
- Lots of mounts: Rear full rack, mudguards, 2 x bottles, disc brakes.
- Great rear tyre clearance: Big road or cyclo-cross tyres up to 700x42, or how about 650b x 47 Road Plus for maximum float and comfort on the potholes, rough tracks and back lanes?
- Cotic RB5 fork: Taperer steerer, full carbon construction saving 200 grams over the RB4. 12mm thru axle. Massive clearance for up to 700x47c or the 650b x 50 tyres.
- 68mm threaded BB shell with clearance for pretty much any chainset you like. Only super narrow track setups won't fit. Single, road double Standard or Compact, Triple; they all work on the Escapade.
- Confident geometry and handling with semi-compact frame layout.
- Note: both axles included when purchasing frame and fork.
ORDER YOUR FRAME
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 | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube (centre-top) | 45cm | 48cm | 51cm | 54cm |
| Top Tube Length (Effective) | 52.5cm | 53.7cm | 56cm | 58cm |
| Chainstay Length | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm |
| Head Angle | 71° | 71.5° | 72° | 72° |
| Seat Angle | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73° | 73° |
| BB Drop | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm |
| Head Tube Length | 128mm | 135mm | 150mm | 170mm |
| Reach | 360.6mm | 370.1mm | 382.9mm | 397.0mm |
| Stack | 555.1m | 563.8mm | 580.1mm | 598.1mm |
| Wheelbase | 991m | 999mm | 1011mm | 1035mm |
| Usual Height Range | 155cm - 166cm | 165cm - 175cm | 173cm - 180cm | 180cm - 191cm |
| Stem Length | 90mm-120mm | 90mm-120mm | 90mm-120mm | 90mm-120mm |
| Forks included with frame: | ||||
| Fork Length | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm |
| Fork Offset | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm |
| Rear Axle Thread | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 | M12x1.75 |
dimensions in inches
| Frame Size | XS | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube (centre-top) | 17.7" | 18.9" | 20.1" | 21.3" |
| Top Tube Length (Effective) | 20.7" | 21.1" | 22" | 22.8" |
| Chainstay Length | 16.7" | 16.7"16.7" | 16.7" | |
| Head Angle | 71° | 71.5° | 72° | 72° |
| Seat Angle | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73° | 73° |
| BB Drop | 2.3" | 2.3" | 2.3" | 2.3" |
| Head Tube Length | 5.0" | 5.3" | 5.9" | 6.7" |
| Reach | 14.2" | 14.6" | 15.1" | 15.7" |
| Stack | 21.85" | 22.2" | 22.8" | 23.5" |
| Usual Height Range | up to 5'6" | 5'6" - 5'9" | 5'8" - 5'11" | 5'11" and over |
| Stem Length | 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" | |
| Fork Rake(centre-top) | 1.75" | 1.75" | 1.75" | |
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)
Front Mech: 28.6mm (bottom pull)
Bottom Bracket width: 68mm
Bottom Bracket thread: Conventional English/BSA
Headset: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered steerer. IS41/28.6 top tube, IS52/40 lower cup
Fork: 1⅛"/1.5" tapered, maximum axle to crown length 400mm. Offset 45mm.
Front hub: 12mm x 100 bolt thru
Rear Hub: 135mm QR dropouts
Brakes: Flat Mount front and rear
