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@Silly_Savage @platypus I am thinking about doing something similar to the cotic and thanks for sharing those frame recommendations. Currently without a MTB, can't really afford/justify a full sus and I think I'd be using it more for longer day rides and hopefully more bikepacking. What's the rear spacing on the Cotic and is there any old standards to avoid? Cheers
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I'm really not the person to ask about MTB standards, but I think all the info you seek is on that link Landslide posted.
If I get a Solaris it would probably be a Mk 1/2 (discontinued) so that I could use most of the parts from my Vagabond. I think the new, 'max' version has more modern axle standards. If I was buying everything from scratch/rich I'd be going that route.
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Rear spacing is 135mm. It’s a perfect frame in part because it doesn’t use any weird modern standards so all the bits you need are available cheap used or new.
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platypus
Thanks for the info sounds like a keeper. I'll take a look at those others too. Sounds like what I'm after, the Genesis is all old standards, which bothers me not, but I'd love the ability to fit a sus fork and dropper in the summer and get a little rad, but probably means at least a different front wheel. Rigid fork and dynamo for winter muckyness is my thinking.