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FlareMAX Trail / Silver SLX
A 29″ steel frame full suspension trail bike with upper mid-range components.
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£5,165($6,930)| Frame | Steel |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full, 125 / 130mm |
| Fork | RockShox Revelation RC |
| Shock | RockShox Deluxe Ultimate |
| Wheels | 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | SLX |
| Brakes | Shimano Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
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View Comparison5'3" – 5'8"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'9" – 6'1"
5'11" – 6'3"
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Jul 2023 · Guy Kesteven
Cotic’s charismatic steel framed FlareMAX is back for round five, and it’s embracing the down-country theme it stumbled across back in 2018.
Balanced suspension and blended frame materials offer a calm yet exhilarating ride. Cane Creek suspension will please the dial deities
Like for like builds will be heavier than alloy or carbon options. No SRAM UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger)
May 2023 · Cory Benson
Cotic's updated 5th generation Reynolds 853 steel FlareMAX short travel trail bike is now built entirely in Great Britain...
May 2023 · Cotic-Bikes
If you haven't seen our FlareMAX before, it's a 125mm travel full suspension bike, which can be built light and lively with the latest generation of 120mm forks and fast tyres, or with 130 or 140mm forks and burlier wheels for a tougher trail style setup..
Apr 2022 · Ben Haworth
From The Big Short grouptest in issue 142 of Singletrack World, Benji awards a Singletrack Recommended to the Cotic FlareMAX Gen4.
| Fork | Rockshox Revelation RC - 130mm (using airpsring) Travel: 130mm Spring Type: Air |
|---|---|
| Shock | Rockshox Deluxe Ultimate RCT 210x50 Travel: 125mm |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano MT801 XT Bottom Bracket |
| Headset | Cane Creek Headset 40 Series ZS44/EC44 |
| Stem | Cotic SHORTERSTEM - 35mm |
| Handlebar | Cotic Calver Bars - 780 x 25 rise, 5deg up, 9deg back (black) |
| Seatpost | SDG Tellis V2 31.6 Seatpost 170mm drop Type: Dropper |
| Rear Derailleur | SLX M7100 1x12 Drivetrain |
|---|---|
| Crank | SLX 170mm M7100 Chainset with 32t chainring |
| Cassette | SLX 12spd 10-51 Cassette |
| Brakes | Pair of Shimano rotors 203/180 6bolt Type: Shimano Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Hunt Trail Wide 29 V2 Microspline |
|---|---|
| Tires | Maxxis EXOplus DHF 29x2.5 MaxxGrip DHRII 29x2.4 MaxxTerra |
First added July 12
Last updated April 25
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