WINTER FITNESS
MOUNTAIN BIKING
What’s not to love about MTB? A full body workout, time outdoors and, if you’re lucky, a free mud bath…
[ Words Rachael Sharpe, Rebecca Bland ]
Orange plush
Choose from orange, crimson and blue for the frame, or design your own for a little extra money. The finish is vibrant and the quality of the frame is clear.
Electro might
My test bike came with a 418Wh battery, but you can upgrade to 504Wh or 630Wh. There’s also the option to add on a second battery if you’re a real mile-muncher.
COTIC ROCKET
The first e-bike from Cotic is by its
very
nature divisive. For a start it’s steel –which is uncommon for any e-bike, let alone a full-fat electric mountain bike –and then there’s the external battery, which again is not often seen on modern e-MTBs. But there’s beauty in the different…
One of the brilliant things about Cotic as a brand, and not just the Rocket, is that customisation is part and parcel of the buying process. The frame and motor are set in stone but pretty much everything else is customisable –wheels, groupset, battery, and of course the colour.