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Cotic FlareMAX Gen 2 steel full-sus 29er
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Next victim of the moving out sale. Medium 2nd gen Cotic FlareMAX. This is their ‘downcountry’ full suspension 29er, which, as far as I care, means it’ll do a bit of anything. Done big cross-country rides and trail centres and it just laps it all up.
Full details and geometry for the frame here.
I bought the frame secondhand directly from Cotic. It previously belonged to Cy’s (founder and owner) wife.
Full spec below:
Medium gen 2 FlareMAX, boost spacing, Hope headset, Cane Creek Air IL shock, 120mm travel.
Rockshox Pike Select forks. Currently set to 130mm travel but I’ll include air springs for 120 and 140. Owned from new and have done ~980km according to Strava.
Hope Pro4s on DCR rims. 35mm internal front, 30mm rear iirc. Maxxis Assegai 2.5in/Aggressor 2.3in tyres with very little wear.
X-Fusion Manic 150mm dropper. Bought recently and has done a handful of rides. One Up Components remote.
Groupset is a mishmash of 1x10 Shimano. 170mm SLX cranks with a 30t Unite direct mount chainring. Old saint shifter, SLX rear mech, 11-42 Sunrace cassette. Yeah so you don’t get the same range as 11 or 12 speed but it’s solid and reliable.
Deore M6000 2 pot brakes. Again, been on 4 different bikes over as many years and have been faultless.
Ragley 50mm stem, On-One riser bars, Fabric Scoop saddle. Superstar Nano pedals. Fully serviceable with removable pins.
Frame has seen a fair bit of use. Plenty of scuffs, particularly on the rear triangle, and chain slap on the aluminium swing arm under the tape. No dents or damage but has developed an intermittent creak. I think I’ve tracked this down to the seatstay shock mount bushing but can’t guarantee. Spares are available from Cotic/Cane Creek. Forks and shock function as they should. No marks on the stanchions. Forks have had a couple of lower legs services (when changing between air springs). Shock hasn’t been serviced in my ownership.
£950 collected from near Derby. I may be able to deliver within reasonable distance or meet at station etc. Not posting. Pm for more details and photos.
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