The ROADRAT is our take on something fast. But fast wasn't enough. It needed to be versatile, and it needed to be something we felt right at home on at all times.

We started with our award winning Ultra Compact Geometry, but optimised around flat bars and road riding, and we stuck with steel, using Cotic custom butted cromoly throughout to give a responsive, long lasting frame. Our super skinny stays read across from the SOUL, but in a lighter gauge with tonnes of tyre clearance. V-brake and disc mounts are fitted, because drivers are dopey and we like stopping in a hurry. Add in 700c wheels because they're fast, fun and the tool of choice for covering the miles.

Flat bar model: Long, low slung top tubes means no toe overlap or standover problems, and because of where the rider is positioned, mountain bikers used to central weight distribution and whipcrack singletrack handling will feel right at home.

NEW Drop bar model: Shorter top tube allows the use of drops with normal length stems. Now there's a ROADRAT with more traditional geometry for the non-mountain bikers, or anyone who wants "a proper" road bike with all the ROADRAT's flexibility.

Cotic designed Dogsbody dropouts cover all the bases. You want gears and racks for touring? No problem. Singlespeed or fixed for commuting? We've got that too. Disc brakes for a bit of 'cross? It's all there, and our clever slotted disc mounts (which actually work with all axle positions) mean you can run trouble free as singlespeed or hub geared with discs.

Includes Cotic designed ROADHOG fork in the price.

Cotic ROADRAT Frame Specifications

• Custom butted Cotic Cromoly frame and Cotic designed ROADHOG fork. A mount for everything: Racks, mudguards, discs, v-brakes.
• Super versatile Dogsbody dropouts means a bit of what you fancy. Gears, discs, SS, fixed, whatever.
• Huge tyre clearance. Why not? Big road or cyclo-cross tyres (up to 42c), or even 26" wheels with massive 1.8" slicks if you're using discs and want to go super comfy. How about 650B ? Popular with many tourers, and gaining popularity in the mountain bike world, these can be used with discs on the ROADRAT as well.
• In between dropout spacing at 132.5mm. Run road or MTB spacings with no problems thanks to the joy of springy steel!
• Flat bar model features optimised UCG-R. No toe overlap, no twitchy handling, no back ache, no worries!

As this is the ultimate do everything bike, you can set it any way you like. Upright stem and 35c tyres for tow path tootling and going to the pub. Flats, 23c tyres and singlespeed for tearing up the city centre. Knobblies, discs and gears for some winter CX training. Guards, gears and racks for those long distance epics.

Commuting, training, touring, cyclocross, family rides, courier work,

ROADRAT - It's for everything apart from mountain biking.

ROADHOG Fork Specifications

• Bladed profile.
• Butted Cromo Legs.
• Removable 700c V-brake bosses.
• Disc mount positioned on front right ; brake forces always go into the dropout and there's no interference with mudguards. Max rotor size : 160mm.
• 400mm a-c
• 45mm offset.
• 250mm steerer length uncut - about 40mm more than the minimum required for a large frame.
• Clearance for up to 46c tyre.

Geometry and Sizing Chart for flat bar model

The chart is a guide to frame size for the original 'long' version of the ROADRAT:  Ultra Compact Geometry - Road  means that the frames are low and long. You'll probably need a 350mm seatpost due to the compact sizing, and as a guide, the top tube lengths are identical to the Soul/Soda if you're coming over from mountain bikes. You lot are just too different to say for sure, so drop us a line at size@cotic.co.uk and we'll be happy to discuss set up based on what you're riding at the moment.

Geometry and Sizing Chart for drop bar model

We had lots of enquiries for people wanting all the utility and setup options the ROADRAT gives you, but in a more classic road bike layout. There are now new 'short' sizes of the ROADRAT for those people. These are identical in every way to the existing ROADRAT design, but shorter in the top tube to allow 90-120mm stems to be used which achieves more sensible drop bar handling. Confused? Drop us a line at size@cotic.co.uk to find out which size you need.

Hover over the frame sizes at the top of the diagram, and the frame lengths at the bottom, to check out the combinations ('long' frames are mainly for flat bar use, 'short' frames predominately for use with drops). Click on any of the sizes to find out how to order.