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Cascade Bronze Microshift Advent X 1x10
A steel frame gravel bike with upper mid-range components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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£2,099($2,777)| Frame | Steel |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Wheels | 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 10 |
| Groupset | microSHIFT Advent X, Deore |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
5'4" – 5'8"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'5"
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Summary
The Cotic Cascade is a versatile and robust gravel bike, praised for its stable geometry, extensive tire clearance, and bikepacking readiness. Its steel frame offers a comfortable yet responsive ride, making it suitable for a variety of terrains from gravel to technical singletrack. While it excels in versatility and build quality, some note its weight and specific design choices as minor drawbacks.
Stable and confident handling
Extensive tire clearance and bikepacking mounts
Versatile for various terrains and adventures
Comfortable steel frame with responsive ride quality
Dropper post compatibility enhances off-road capability
Heavier than some gravel bikes
Steel fork adds to the weight
Rear rack mount position and dropper routing could be improved
The Cascade takes a dollop of the brand’s steely DNA and a dash of what makes UK-designed hardtails interesting and rolls it into a fairly unique package.BIKEPACKING.com
the Cascade is the bike equivalent of that mate who isn’t the fastest, fittest or fanciest but who never lets you down however heavy things get and always makes daft adventures or just the daily grind way more fun than you expect
Bike PerfectThis is the most stable and easily controlled adventure/gravel bike I've ever ridden.
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Jan 2023 · Logan Watts
In the Cotic Cascade review, we look beyond the obvious after pedaling it hundreds of miles on singletrack trails, dirt roads, and gravel...
Tubing design and selection makes for a comfy ride that’s still responsive and quick, part and parcel with Cotic’s DNA
Super stable geometry makes for a very confident descender when compared to other bikes in the drop-bar 29er category
Excellent tire clearance
Good selection of mounts and provisions
Fairly nice build kit, save narrow drop bars and questionable tires
Rear rack mount position is fiddly and three-pack mounts under down tube are positioned too high
Ideally, the seat tube would be a little longer to provide a larger frame bag space
Dropper routing port is too small
Flat-mount brakes could pose some challenges as a flat-bar bike
Jun 2022 · Guy Kesteven
Cotic’s new Cascade is a super versatile, feature loaded heavyweight off road explorer inspired by Covid-dodging adventures.
Smoothly sprung steel frame
Properly trail capable handling
ALL the bikepacking fixtures
Suspension fork ready
Loads of build options
Heavy
Steel fork isn’t forgiving
Mar 2022
Cotic's new steel Cascade is a tough and versatile adventure bike. It's happy to charge around your local woods, explore bridleways, and head out on multi-day off-road rides in the wilderness. With the ability to equip huge tyres and a dropper seatpost while possessing a geometry based around a long fork, the Cascade clearly has a mountain bike heritage, making it extremely capable when the trails get challenging.
Feb 2022 · Katherine Moore
A supremely capable drop-bar shredder
Huge tyre clearance
Wide variety of build options
Unrivalled drop-bar capability
Over-sized for smaller riders
| Bottom Bracket | MT800 XT Bottom Bracket |
|---|---|
| Headset | Cane Creek Headset 40 Series EC34/EC44 |
| Stem | Cotic 60mm Stem, 31.8 Clamp |
| Handlebar | Cotic Valley Bars - 46cm Alu Flared Drop |
| Seatpost | Pro LT 31.6 Inline Seatpost for Cascade Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | microSHIFT ADVENT X Drop 10spd with Cable Disc Brakes |
|---|---|
| Crank | Deore M5100 Chainset with 32t chainring |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | HUNT XC Wide 29 HG |
|---|---|
| Tires | Wolfpack Speed 29x2.4 |
First added October 28
Last updated February 27
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