Sim’s Long Term Test Bike
On Wednesday Cy from Cotic popped by the office to say hello and to show us a couple of new things and left two bikes lighter.
One of the bikes is a top secret prototype that looks lots of fun, but we’ll tell you more about that at a later date. The other bike is a RoadRat which will be my long term test bike. As of next week I’ll be within commuting distance of the office and rather than just sticking slicks on a mountain bike I thought trying something a bit more specialised might be an idea.
The RoadRat is a bit more versatlie than your typical hybrid commuter though. Singlespeed - fine, gears - just as fine, discs - yup, canti’s - aha, mudguards - sure, racks - you got it, skinny slicks - go for it, knobbly tyres - 1.8’s seem to fit, so yeah. See what I mean, it can do just about anything you ask of it. Or that’s what I’m hoping. I aim to try out every perceivable combination of add-ons and extras to see just what it is up to.
So this is the starting configuration: singlespeed, flat bars, slicks and V-brakes.
A very ‘right’ looking bike I’m sure you’ll agree and at £255 for the frame and forks it’s not even silly expensive.
I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be fun…