Cy Turner on 20 Years of Cotic Bikes

Cotic Bikes was an early pioneer in the UK’s hardcore hardtail scene, and now 20 years later they’re still doing things their own way — including making a line of (mostly) steel full-suspension bikes to go with those hardtails. So we sat down with their founder, Cy Turner, to get the super interesting story of Cotic’s founding and development; Cy’s approach to bike design and why they do things pretty differently from a lot of other brands; why Cotic puts such an emphasis on custom builds, and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:20 years of Cotic (2:51)Cotic moving from a side project to a career (3:17)Cy’s first real mountain bike (12:10)The first Cotic Soul (17:20)UK’s culture of hardcore hardtails (20:05)Cotic’s first full-suspension bike (22:34)Steel full-suspension bikes (28:02)The first Cotic Rocket (29:38)Suspension layouts & single pivots (35:06)Droplink suspension (39:31)Frame stiffness (49:12)Cotic build specs & customization (57:03)Our upcoming RocketMAX review (1:02:02)RELATED LINKS:BLISTER+Become a Blister MemberBlister LabsThis Week’s Gear GiveawayBlister Mountain Bike Buyer’s GuideOUR OTHER PODCASTSOff The CouchGEAR:30Blister PodcastCRAFTEDHappy Hour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.