I flew down some of my favourite tech descents in Calderdale at a rate of knots that I’ve not achieved before on a hardtail, and it was as rewarding as it was exhilarating. The SolarisMAX uses our radical Longshot geometry for sweet, short stem handling, and you can run up to 140mm fork for full trail slaying potential.

Only a small section of the dropper post cable runs inside the frame, and even then it’s all very straightforward for routing.Speaking of the dropper, the X-Fusion Manic is a terrific performer. There’s external routing for the rear brake hose and derailleur cable, while the tidy, fully enclosed dropouts wrap around a 12mm Syntace X12 bolt-up axle. It felt like I was stretched out on an XL frame, and I had to double check I was in fact on a Medium. As a result, the Solaris is very steady on the descents – it is remarkably planted for a bike that doesn’t have a rear shock.Thanks to this descending stability and overall feeling of calmness, early on I managed to scare myself shitless on several of my local test loop descents. ), but the geometry has been optimised around 120mm travel. I’d guess that an 853 st would be 32.6 around internal which is a pretty odd size without shims. Just curious though, what size seat post do you use in a 34.9mm st? I guess the 5th was the original first batch with the gusset at HT/DT junction, right?In my mind it was ‘change in geometry’ = different model. I asked Cy @ Cotic about the different generation frames, and he considers the Mk1 & 2 to be basically the same Gen 1 model, then the first SolarisMAX as the Gen 2 model, then the new one here as the Gen 3 version. Whenever I had to do that, I always felt like I had time – the un-skittish character of the Solaris seems to turn regular trail scenarios into slow-motion, allowing you to adapt your position to suit.Generally speaking, I sometimes find these humoungo-reach bikes difficult to keep in check on faster downhill corners, because they require you to ride with a much heavier front wheel bias to get enough of your weight over the front tyre. That said, the Solaris is very good on technical climbs.

Review: The latest Cotic SolarisMAX is one of the fastest hardtails we’ve tested In case you hadn’t noticed, Cotic has been on absolute fire lately. According to Cy, part of the reason he decided to make his own bar and stem was because his other vendors (like Race Face) are all pushing the 35mm diameter standard. I ended up 8 clicks off full fast.The sealed Roughcut HLR damper has both high and low-speed compression damping. And since your body position is more centred between the two wheels, it’s easy to change your weight distribution mid-corner as needed. Sure, it’ll carry a nice and predictable path in the air when it needs to, but the big wheelbase makes it harder to lift up the front wheel in the first place, and I found it a difficult bike to wheelie – such is the trade-off for such immense stability and traction.In my experience, I found the 27.5+ setup to be much more beneficial on the Solaris than it was on the long travel Genius though. For me it stick with the 29er wheelset.Cheers Will! Unlike other some other bikes out there that change the stem length depending on the frame size, Cotic has designed each frame to work with that nice and short 35mm stem.Hope that helps explain, but just let me know if you’ve got any more questions mate! If you’re nervous and ride off the back of the bike, the front wheel gets too light and can wash out. In case you hadn’t noticed, Cotic has been on absolute fire lately. I went 29 as I could only stretch to one wheelset, and figure it was more adaptable though I’ve been really enjoying plus – with the wide rims, I’m debating if I need a Plus wheelset after all.Droppers – I didn’t as I’ve never had one, don’t really need one round here and I had a decent carbon post.Gloss black is amazing in the flesh/sun – more ‘beetle shell’ – but scratches easy 🙁 – the Fiamma rack arm not in use slipped and rubbed the top tube.It rides light. This is Cotic’s signature 4130 cromo wishbone stay rear end featuring bridge-less MAX S-bend chainstays with Cotic Hexten gussets for improved fatigue life.The front triangle is fabricated form large diameter, thin-wall, air hardening The 2020 SolarisMAX uses a 44 mm standard head tube designed with external bottom cup for tapered steerer compatibility and zero stack top cup for minimal stack height. Though I was personally able to get a comfortable climbing position with the adjustment available in the saddle rails, I do think an extra degree to steepen the seat tube would help balance the long reach a little better.The X-Fusion fork did take a little longer to get into though, as the sealing is tight from new. You will need to watch the pedals though – I did clip them occasionally with the 27.5+ setup, but a lot of that is technique based, because the BB isn’t ridiculously low.With the smaller diameter wheels, the Solaris does feel a touch more playful and easier to maneouvre. However you choose to set it up though, as a competent mile muncher, a winter mud-plugger, or as a hardcore enduro hardtail, the SolarisMAX is likely to impress with its steady handling and speed-seeking momentum. I thought the latest version was the 4th version though. The new SolarisMAX is fast. I measured the sagged BB height at 298mm off the ground, which is exactly 10mm lower than the 29in setup. Complete bikes are available from £2200.

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