Cotic Escapade ideas

[Swany05]

Good Morning Ladies and Gents 

 

I am toying with the idea of converting the Cotic to a drop bar. Simple enough exercise i know but my issue isnt with the conversion but rather what it will do to the ride position. 

 

I have the medium and according to Cotic sizing, Its meant for riders up to 180cm. In the current config its pretty much a perfect fit for me with the flat bar, the reach is spot on and i dont feel like im hunched over too much even though im 183cm  

 

Now im worried about the seat to drops ratio, With it being a medium i feel like the riding position will be rather aggressive, That being said the medium is a 56tt and reach of 382.9mm, the large is 58tt and 397mm reach. so only 4.1mm difference. which does not equate to much of a change on paper. 

 

Have any of you been in a similar situation? Am i overthinking it or should i just slap on a longer stem and ride it? 

 

 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Good Morning Ladies and Gents 

 

I am toying with the idea of converting the Cotic to a drop bar. Simple enough exercise i know but my issue isnt with the conversion but rather what it will do to the ride position. 

 

I have the medium and according to Cotic sizing, Its meant for riders up to 180cm. In the current config its pretty much a perfect fit for me with the flat bar, the reach is spot on and i dont feel like im hunched over too much even though im 183cm  

 

Now im worried about the seat to drops ratio, With it being a medium i feel like the riding position will be rather aggressive, That being said the medium is a 56tt and reach of 382.9mm, the large is 58tt and 397mm reach. so only 4.1mm difference. which does not equate to much of a change on paper. 

 

Have any of you been in a similar situation? Am i overthinking it or should i just slap on a longer stem and ride it? 

 

I would just do it and see......

That 180cm height they refer to covers so maybe different builds, doesn't take into account leg and arm lengths, reach, etc......

[Swany05]

Agreed, I believe its a general guide. 

 

I would just do it and see......

That 180cm height they refer to covers so maybe different builds, doesn't take into account leg and arm lengths, reach, etc......

[Fat Boab]

Why not drop Cotic a line with your query. They seem to offer sizing advice?

[Allrounder]

Good Morning Ladies and Gents 

 

I am toying with the idea of converting the Cotic to a drop bar. Simple enough exercise i know but my issue isnt with the conversion but rather what it will do to the ride position. 

 

I have the medium and according to Cotic sizing, Its meant for riders up to 180cm. In the current config its pretty much a perfect fit for me with the flat bar, the reach is spot on and i dont feel like im hunched over too much even though im 183cm  

 

Now im worried about the seat to drops ratio, With it being a medium i feel like the riding position will be rather aggressive, That being said the medium is a 56tt and reach of 382.9mm, the large is 58tt and 397mm reach. so only 4.1mm difference. which does not equate to much of a change on paper. 

 

Have any of you been in a similar situation? Am i overthinking it or should i just slap on a longer stem and ride it? 

Shorter stem. 

 

the drop bars moves your hand position further away from your saddle. I threw on the shortest stem that I could get hold of, and it worked quite well. 

[Jewbacca]

Cotic escapades are big bikes.

 

Drop bars will lengthen the riding position, so you will not need a longer stem.

 

I built mine quite high so I spend most of my time in the drops and only climb on the hoods when I'm punching up something or in a steady rhythm on a longer, drawn out effort.

 

Just slap it together and play with the spacers on the steerer or flipping the stem to see what suits you.

 

I have spare Tiagra 10 speed STi's if you're looking.

[Grease_Monkey]

Edit: Nevermind, misread the initial post.

[Jonesy]

Good Morning Ladies and Gents

 

I am toying with the idea of converting the Cotic to a drop bar. Simple enough exercise i know but my issue isnt with the conversion but rather what it will do to the ride position.

 

I have the medium and according to Cotic sizing, Its meant for riders up to 180cm. In the current config its pretty much a perfect fit for me with the flat bar, the reach is spot on and i dont feel like im hunched over too much even though im 183cm

 

Now im worried about the seat to drops ratio, With it being a medium i feel like the riding position will be rather aggressive, That being said the medium is a 56tt and reach of 382.9mm, the large is 58tt and 397mm reach. so only 4.1mm difference. which does not equate to much of a change on paper.

 

Have any of you been in a similar situation? Am i overthinking it or should i just slap on a longer stem and ride it?

 

I was in a very similar predicament. Got a Spez Secteur in size 58 that was converted to flat bar by the previous owner. Rode it for a while and it felt fine. Later I decided to converted it back to drop bars but wasn't sure what the impact on the reach would be like. Put on a short 35 degree stem and it works just fine for me.... though some might find it ugly...

[Stall_Gear]

Good Morning Ladies and Gents 

 

I am toying with the idea of converting the Cotic to a drop bar. Simple enough exercise i know but my issue isnt with the conversion but rather what it will do to the ride position. 

 

I have the medium and according to Cotic sizing, Its meant for riders up to 180cm. In the current config its pretty much a perfect fit for me with the flat bar, the reach is spot on and i dont feel like im hunched over too much even though im 183cm  

 

Now im worried about the seat to drops ratio, With it being a medium i feel like the riding position will be rather aggressive, That being said the medium is a 56tt and reach of 382.9mm, the large is 58tt and 397mm reach. so only 4.1mm difference. which does not equate to much of a change on paper. 

 

Have any of you been in a similar situation? Am i overthinking it or should i just slap on a longer stem and ride it? 

I'm around 1.86m and running a 2nd gen Escapade frame (Large) with a 100mm stem and drops... Setup is very similar to a road bike and can be quite racy, but when you used to it you won't want to go back...