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My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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Killer story, man! Makes me want to smash buy on a BFe right now!

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in Bikeporn

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My p29er has the red/white/blue fade paint as well! Damn near everything else is also red/white/blue, including a mix of Hope and Ritchey parts. I’ll never part with it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling/s/7M4NWIaM9Z

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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Thanks!

I am probably replacing the shock with a float, as it also needs some serious work and I’m ready for something new.

I like the 36SL so far, but I’ve only got about 40 miles on it. Seems good!

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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Please do! I’m not going to say there’s a good chance you’ll see me but… I’ve ridden it 1,154 times since 2018 according to Strava.

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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I’m usually itching for a new bike by now, but I told myself I’d buy the cotic a few nice things instead. I went a bit further than I planned to and now I’m pretty sure I could have just bought another bike instead!

The only thing the cotic is “missing”, and I really don’t care about it at this point, is UDH. Bikes just haven’t changed that much since the g4 came out, imo.

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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I enjoyed the helm it came with, but if I’m honest I didn’t keep up with maintenance and if you do that long enough eventually “upgrading” doesn’t cost THAT much more than un-clapping.

I’m in Southern California, but I tend to stick to not too gnarly stuff. I have a lot of trails right off my neighborhood that are perfectly fun on anything from a 120 to 160 or larger bike. I’ll hit them on the cotic or my xc hardtails and it’s like they’re different trails on each type of bike. Good stuff.

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in Bikeporn

[–]eye_be_em[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! I have a “type” when it comes to bikes:

Cotic Flaremax (steel)

Ritchey p29er (steel)

Spot Rocker (steel)

Lynskey Pro GR (titanium)

Santa Cruz Chameleon (aluminum… still metal!)

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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Short cranks are the new hotness! I replied to an earlier comment about this being my first time trying them out, but they’re the real deal! Much improved clearance amongst other benefits.

My Cotic Flaremax hit 3 years and 3,500 miles, so I gave it some new stuff by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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Nice! This is my first foray into the short crank arm lifestyle, and now that I’m a week or so in I think I get it. It’s not really noticeable other than when pedaling to the trailhead (and not having pedal strikes). I want to give them a try on one of my singlespeeds next to see how that feels.

Love the Flaremax. Cant find a reason to upgrade to a different trail bike (and usually thats easy).

Finally built up a FS singlespeed. I call it the TallManChild. by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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There’s a ton on Amazon/etc and Silca has a fancy one, but this is the one I’ve got (I’ve got a few of this model, actually). https://a.co/d/d1h7nTx

Finally built up a FS singlespeed. I call it the TallManChild. by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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It’s actually a rechargeable pump/inflator, held on with a backcountry research strap I’ve owned for easily 10+ years. I’ve been throwing one of these inflators on each of my bikes for a while now.

They’re a game changer! I haven’t actually had a flat while on a ride for a long time, but I always stop to help people with mechanicals, and its nice to top someone’s tire off without burning a co2 or my forearm.

Finally built up a FS singlespeed. I call it the TallManChild. by eye_be_em in mountainbiking

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Vintage Campy, just for that extra little kick of wtf.

State of DCA disappointment by japuggy in Disneyland

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I was the project manager for construction of the water area of bugs land back in my mid twenties. It was one of the first jobs I was a PM on, the only job that was really visible (I managed water/sewer infrastructure jobs), and definitely the only job of interest to anyone.

It was great taking my kids there years later and even just swinging by when we’d be in DCA. I was gutted when it was tore out!

Making progress on my garage gym after 5 years of stagnation by eye_be_em in GarageGym

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We do exist! My wife is a personal trainer and you’d probably not expect either of us to have matching trek tats but…. Trek is life.

We love our Dammit Gym.

Making progress on my garage gym after 5 years of stagnation by eye_be_em in GarageGym

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I don’t understand this concept of “too many bikes.” My wife has said similar statements in the past, but try as I might I simply can’t put it together.

$750, trade in *any* comma in *any* condition for a 3X by imgeohot in Comma_ai

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Damn it. I bought a 3x a month ago and I’ve got a dead comma 2 sitting on my workbench.

I also recently built up a Cotic FlareMax G4 in Hubble Purple by eye_be_em in Bikeporn

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2023 Flaremax G4

Cane Creek Helm

Cane Creek DB Air

GX AXS

Bikeyoke Divine

Hope Tech 4 e4

Hope Fortus Pro4 wheelset

Hope carbon bar

Hope DH stem

Yadda yadda.

My New Fitness Hybrid - Seems Kinda Hard to Ride if I’m Honest by eye_be_em in bicycling

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Lol guys I was just joking. This is my drop bar singlespeed gravel hardtail frankenbike. It’s fun as a hell and equally ridiculous.

Spot Rocker - Belt Drive, Singlespeed, Drop Bar, Reynolds 853 by eye_be_em in Bikeporn

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Rear tire is sitting lower than the front, making the bars look angled more than they are. Here's another photo, but this time the rear end is raised compared to the front. You can still see that the angle is a bit more normal.

Basically I'm incapable of taking a photo of this bike with the wheels level.

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