Cotic lists this spec for the £1,649 build, our test bike had the £200 upgrade option with WTB Horizon tyres: SRAM Apex1 Flat Mount Hydraulic disc brakes with 160mm rotors. The all-new Cotic Tonic is a polished titanium gravel bike based on the geometry of a long standing member of the Cotic stable; the Escapade. The wide 47mm tyres help cushion the ride if you want to run them at low pressures. Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? It's a set of gear ratios that work well, especially off-road, giving you plenty of climbing gears for the steep bits and a decent enough top end for the downhills. Send Message. compares with items of similar spec, quality, and price. Mudguards, panniers, bottle cages. The bike suits commuter duties perfectly, especially in an urban environment, negotiating traffic and road furniture. Sure it could be lighter and lower and could offer a tapered steerer tube to open up fork options when you’re speccing your build, but the Escapade isn’t about the numbers its soul lies in the ‘old skool’ or ‘simple’ and ‘stripped back’ side of riding and gives riders the chance to experience it all, as a ‘jack of all trades’ type of bike that will truly last forever. Interesting that BTN is able to clean bikes, even after nekkid people have been on them. Price £399 for disc only frame incl 9mm bolt thru fork, chainstay protector and UK delivery. Wanted: 3: Wednesday at 16:43 Drop bars. This is echoed at the rear wheel, along with the flat mount calliper mounts. The frame is made of Cotic’s own Fe steel blend - the tubes are butted to save weight, and improve ride quality, with bosses for mudguards and pannier racks. On some sportives they can be a good place to exchange suffering or have a chat with the marshals. The Cotic RB5 fork runs a 12mm x 100mm thru-axle to pair with the 12mm x 142mm rear end spacing. Complementing this is Cotic’s latest lightweight carbon fork, which comes in at just 550 grams. You can have as much fun as you want, and if it all goes a little bit wrong the Escapade is really easy to bring back under control. If you’ve enjoyed this article, then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £1.99. See complete description. The Escapade also features two bottle bosses, a threaded bottom bracket and of course disc brake mounts. That £949 buys you a complete Sora 9-speed groupset features a 50/34 compact chainset with a large ratio 11-32 cassette, so scaling steep climbs should be no bother, and that low gear will be useful if you plan to head off the beaten path. We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. Cotic’s own brand parts are also used for the 44cm handlebar, 10cm stem, 330mm layback post and chromoly railed saddle. If I was riding primarily on the road I'd probably go for the Gold build, which gives you Shimano 105 with a double 50/34t chainset and 11-28t cassette. It costs an extra £200 but it's money well spent, especially if you are planning on spending a lot of time off-road as the extra tyre width makes for a better ride. How was the bike in terms of height and reach? Tel 01225 588855. eBay See price. The 4th generation Cotic Escapade may keep the same geometry, ovalized top tube and wishbone seatstays as before, but a lot of the little details have been fully updated to the latest standards. It feels like it should cost twice the price and it does feature a fair amount of ‘trickle down’ technology from Dura-Ace and Ultegra groupsets above. This medium model has an effective top tube length of 560mm with a short 150mm head tube. I love this bike for that reason and it shows as I rarely own a bike for this long and still feel the buzz when I wheel it down the drive and out on the next adventure. Full carbon fork. Subtle tweaks characterise the fourth iteration of Cotic’s steel downcountry machine, the FlareMAX. Tell us some more about the handling. As they like to say, gravel riding caught up with this bike, not the other way around. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I am using 80mm stem, 44cm wide Service Course 80 bars paired with CX bar tape. 4: 6 Jun 2020: Cotic Escapade: Projects: Builds, Rebuilds or Modifications: 1: 15 Mar 2020: Small road bike. Ours has the Road Plus 650B wheel and tyre upgrade, which comprises Cotic hubs laced to WTB KOM i23 rims that are then wrapped in WTB's 47mm Horizon tyres. The Apex hydraulic brakes work really well straight out of the box, offering loads of power with Cotic's choice of 160mm rotors front and rear. The Roadrat particularly, in its drop bar version, was designed to be the one bike you needed to do pretty much everything - capable of running various different braking system, gear systems and tyre sizes. Cotic Escapade - new frames: Bikes & Buying Advice - What Bike? Cotic says, "The Escapade fits into your life, for work and fun. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. 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.". The widest gravel bike handlebars you can buy: broad bars for bikepackers The Escapade features an ovalized top tube and tapered head tube for stiffness. In some components you have a large number of options to choose from, in others there is no option. Photos by Rich Baybutt/Cotic. All material © Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited, Unit 7b Green Park Station BA11JB. It's an evolution of the Roadrat, and is a disc-specific steel frame and fork with big tyre clearance and rack and mudguard mounts. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. The frame is decorated with mounts for racks, mudguards, twin bottles and disc brakes, with the rear caliper located inside the rear triangle, so there’s no issue with fitting mudguards and racks. A lightweight touring bike? It does have a steel fork, though, which really pushes the weight up, to 11.79kg. Derailleur gears, hub gears, single gear. The Escapade really is a very good all-rounder, offering so much versatility that it can tackle everything from a commute in all weathers to a bit of light touring or a blast off-road in equal measure. In excellent condition. Don't forget that 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. With improved clearance thanks to the advent of This Cotic Escapade has become surplus to requirements as I’ve acquired a different bike for commuting. Complete frameset with quality headset, very nice Shimano Cantis, long mudguards & Surly seat collar. Based on their Escapade steel gravel/adventure bike, the Tonic is the same recipe, but with 3Al/2.5V titanium as the main ingredient. The Escapade marks the return of a drop bar road machine to the Cotic line-up - the later versions of the  Roadrat, and the current Roadrat3 being available as flat bar bikes only. For a 10kg bike it is so agile and it's fast. Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork? Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist, independent reviews, impartial buying advice and more. As mentioned above the frame costs £249, with the fork it’s £329 - we're testing the £949 Shimano Sora equipped complete build option. Disc brakes all round. I'd say the extra £200 quid for the Cotic we have is well worth the extra money. How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size? The gear ratios chosen worked really well for all but the steepest of road descents when you might spin out. They are pretty robust tyres and grip is okay on the roads, plus rolling resistance doesn't feel at all hampered. They provide a huge amount of confidence and are dependable in all conditions. So whether you intend to use this bike for gravel paths, a drop bar commuter or even a second road bike built with components designed to keep the worst of the UK’s winter at bay or a bike packing adventure bike. That was the theory on the old drop bar Roadrat too - in practise Tone treated to us to a masterclass in swearing when he fitted full length Gilles Berthoud - and he wasn't swearing at the guards. Check. The Cotic Soul really cemented the brand with the mountain bike community in the UK, offering a ‘modern’ steel mountain bike for the masses. All the fittings for two bottles, rear rack, full mudguards are included, because why limit yourself and your bike to just one thing? > Buyer's Guide: 22 of the best gravel and adventure bikes. Couple the braking performance with the direct (not too twitchy) steering and it’s nippy but reassuring ride typical of a steel framed bike. The Escpade a good looking bike too, built from custom butted chromoly steel with an Ovalform top tube and the 35mm down tube taken from the >X< cyclo-cross bike. Cotic Escapade - new frames: Bikes & Buying Advice - What Bike? 1: 12 Aug 2020: Cotic Escapade: Bikes & Buying Advice - What Bike? Cotic Escapade MK I Medium Escapade Frame & Fork In Duck Egg blue Shimano RS685 Shifter / Hydro Brakes ... Mudguards Included But Not Shown . The frame is made of their own Fe steel blend – the tubes are butted to save weight, and improve ride quality, with mounts for proper mudguards and pannier racks. © 2008–present unless otherwise stated. There is a Gold option which comes with Shimano 105 (£1,799) or a Gold Carbon (£1,929) which upgrades the handlebar and stem to carbon fibre. Custom and Vintage Specialist. However, the RB3 fork uses a regular 9mm quick release axle with the main difference being you have to completely remove the axle to install the fork, and then thread the bolt back on the opposite end to the lever, in the regular fashion. Dolan allows you to configure its GXC CARBON gravel model with the transmission and components of your choice from its website. Posted 5 years ago. Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Would you recommend the bike to a friend? The gear choice is spot on too. That should guarantee plenty of stiffness - something older versions of the Roadrat weren't necessarily blessed with. Quick on the road and handle pretty well on hardpacked gravel as well. A head angle of 72° and a seat tube angle of 73°. Cotic offers plenty of build options for the Escapade by way of its framebuilder page on the website, or you can go for the frame only if you like to tinker yourself. You can also see that the seatstays are pretty slender too, to offer extra plushness. Which makes you wonder why they wouldn't make representation have the Law / Highway Code updated? If you don’t want to subscribe, please turn your ad blocker off. in: HGV driver killed biker after illegal overtake of cyclist, in: Near Miss of the Day 627: Close passes over solid white line, in: Cyclist appeals for witness after suffering brain bleed, in: Council reassures residents after naked bike ride, in: 8 tips for getting the best out of a sportive. It uses an aluminium alloy frame and carbon fork and costs £1,650, even though it comes with the same wheels as standard that are an upgrade on the Cotic. There's the Horizon slick for smiles and miles, or the radical new Senduro ramped knob tyre, which blurs the lines between road and MTB. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. Cotic describe it as “a road bike with few limitations.” They've coined the term 'life bike' to describe both the Escapade and the Roadrat3 we'll settle for the more prosaic do-it-all bike cos there's no poetry in our souls.Â. ( Log Out /  Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? If you’ve enjoyed this article, then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £1.99. Like this site? Tell us what the bike is for and who it's aimed at. "All Cotic Life Bikes have big clearances for big tyres. Most... Editorial, general: info [at] road.cc The Escapade is made of the characteristic steel Cotic are renown. Mudguards, panniers, bottle cages. Super versatile, the Escapade is a road bike with few limitations. A true testament as I find it hard to swing my leg over the Escapade after work without going the long way home. That said, he's cast his eye over the Escapade and reckons some of the braze-ons have been moved slightly so such problems should not occur on the new bike. New Cotic branded mudguards. The police guidance says that... Yeah that's ridiculous. When it comes to brands, we offer some of the best mountain bike mudguards and road bike mudguards from the likes of Topeak, Mucky Nutz, SKS and Polisport. His fascination with gravel bikes is getting out of control too! He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.Â. Tyres fitted are Maxxis Overdrive Excel 28mm cut slicks. The Apex chainset is plenty stiff enough for powering up hills. We have the full-carbon RB5 model, which Cotic reckons shaves 200g off the RB4 that has carbon legs but an aluminium alloy steerer. The Escapade’s steel frame makes for a forgiving ride, but still retains that stiffness to give you some snap and the solid bomb-proof confidence feeling. Solid and dependable build for various terrains. in: Lego sees proper bike lanes as ‘ideological statements’? Drop bars. Other features are a 27.2mm seat post, pannier mounts and fitment for two bottle cages. I saw the bike in the office and it looked stunning in the flesh. Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork? That's a very good bike and like the Cotic has that beautiful steel ride. In this width they are fat enough to not sink when riding over small grade, deep gravel, and you are only really begging for tread when the tracks and trails are wet. ( Log Out /  The Cotic Escapade is a brilliant bike. Tell us some more about the wheels.Did they work well in the conditions you encountered? Only replacing tyres, bar tape, chain and cassette and brake pads after 3000 miles of use in the worst conditions including mud and rain, snow and even flooded rivers pays tribute to the hardy build and reliability of this bike. in: HGV driver killed biker after illegal overtake of cyclist, in: Near Miss of the Day 627: Close passes over solid white line, in: Cyclist appeals for witness after suffering brain bleed, in: Council reassures residents after naked bike ride, in: 8 tips for getting the best out of a sportive. Silver level bike with Sora & cable discs from: £999, Gold level bike with 105 & hydro discs from: £1599. No issues with reliability. It has a quality finish, especially around the weld areas. The slightly steeper head angle, although not race bike sharp, should still make things responsive enough with the 45mm offset fork. For sale is my Cotic Escapade steel frame & fork. Now, with the explosion of the whole gravel/adventure market, components have caught up and things like quality 1x groups… The wheels are solid, remained true throughout testing, and aren't that weighty either. Comfort, again, is impressive, and you can just cruise along for miles and miles in total bliss. How did the bike transfer power? 13/11/2015 - MUDGUARDS ... 10/10/2020 - Kelly-Jayne's Cotic Escapade Pregnancy Flat Bar Conversion 08/10/2020 - Launching Cotic BFe 2021 23/09/2020 - MBR Online Editor Benji Haworth's Custom FlareMAX Bike Check 07/09/2020 - Head Beaten Black And Blue How does the price compare to that of similar bikes in the market, including ones recently tested on road.cc? Even with the new beefed-up tapered head tube, the front end doesn't rattle your wrists about when you're blasting on the gravel tracks. The Cotic Escapade is advertised as a drop bar ‘Life Bike’ for ‘road, trails, gravel, commute, tour and adventure’. List the components used to build up the bike. The steel frame is handbuilt in Taiwan using custom butted tubing for Cotic. Includes Cane Creek 40 headset with new bearings. A touch lively off road and a little more neutral on the tarmac. Hope Technology also provide their excellently sealed 1 1/8th headset to keep the bike on the road and away from bike shop service racks and aprons. Would you change the wheels? Cotic Escapade 105 — £1,799. Terms and conditions of use. Tel 01225 588855. Pretty basic own brand components that do the job. Apex is 11-speed and Cotic has fitted a 42t single chainring with an 11-42t cassette. We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. The top tube is ovalised, promoting stiffness in its wider side-to-side profile, with the narrower shape top to bottom providing a bit of flex. Notify me before the end of the auction. The whole bike just feels great. Yes the bike and its components are starting to show signs of use despite the impressive deep and long-lasting paint Cotic used, I feel these scars and scrapes only adds to this bike’s story and gives my Escapade character. in: Lego sees proper bike lanes as ‘ideological statements’? With 20 years of road cycling and over 150,000 miles in his legs it's safe to say Stu is happiest when on the bike whatever the weather. All material © Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited, Unit 7b Green Park Station BA11JB. The bottom bracket height is a tad high compared to regular road bikes but this makes it great for taking this bike off-road and pedalling through corners and smashing along deep ruts showing where its true pedigree and intentions lie. An agile, sweet-handling, comfortable bike on multiple terrains, If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website. Steel frames don't tend to use the large tube profiles of aluminium alloy options, but you can still see how the Cotic employs the overbuilt template on the lower half of the frame while making things much more slender up top to promote comfort. The HC states you should give at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car. How would the controls work for larger or smaller riders? On some sportives they can be a good place to exchange suffering or have a chat with the marshals. Good scores are more common than bad, because fortunately good products are more common than bad. New Cotic Escapade frames! 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