The Cotic Rocket is our 27.5" wheel, rough and tough, race proven enduro bike.

Going into its 3rd generation, the Rocket is a race winning Enduro weapon. The Cotic Racing team have been closely involved in the development, and won the PMBA Enduro Series Championship titles in 2016 and 2017 aboard their Rockets.

Away from the race track it's wild and fast and just so much fun, designed to get you down the rowdiest trails with an infectious grin on your face. Progressive new Longshot geometry keeps the bike stable through the rough stuff, and planted in the corners. The super short stem combine with the optimised head angle and frame length make you feel like your hands are directly connected to the front tyre. The Rocket has a swaggering, "let's do this" attitude that you can't help but love.

Whether you're tackling big mountain adventures, laps of the bikepark or the toughest enduro stage, the Rocket will look after you and keep you screaming for more. The best part is, it will happily skip up the toughest of climbs; honed on the tough hills of our native Peak District, the Rocket will get you back up to the top for run after run.

As with all Cotic bikes, the frames' steel construction is compliant and naturally ground moulding. The Rocket uses Reynolds 853 super strong steel, and includes our custom ride tuned Ovalform top tube which helps to deliver sublime trail damping and that signature Cotic feel; lively and fun, yet stable and controlled.

Hold on tight, and get ready to launch your Rocket

Why 27.5" Wheels?

The Rocket is designed around the latest 27.5 x 2.6" wide trail tyres, with clearance to spare even with this monster rubber installed. 27.5" wheels are lighter, livelier and easier to accelerates than 29" or 27.5Plus wheels. The new and improved Boost148 rear end brings more stiffness, clearance and style. The dedicated 1x frame is designed with an integrated One Up chainguide, as well as ISCG05 lower mounts and the neat Syntace 12mm bolt through axle. Simple, solid, secure.

Cotic Droplink suspension is supportive and progressive, keeping the Rockets 160mm travel feeling lively and interactive, with grip to spare on the descents, support and traction on the climbs.

Complete bike options

Complete bikes start with our no nonsense Silver build, moves up to our high performance Gold level, and finally to the dream bike Platinum spec for all the toys. There are multiple upgrade options for each bike, including all the Hope colours, so you can make your Rocket your own. For more information, click on the tabs below.

Prices start at £2749

frame options

The Rocket is also available frame only with Cotic tune X-Fusion O2 RCX, Cane Creek DB Air IL, DB Coil IL. Prices start at £1499

We now have a Factory Collection option on the bikes. Come down to our base in the heart of the Peak District, and we will set up your bike, the suspension, fit pedals, get you all comfortable. You can even take your new Cotic out on its maiden voyage around our demo loop, straight from our workshop door.

Just tick the Factory Collection option on your order and we will look forward to seeing you. We'll contact you once we have received your order, and arrange a day that suits you for your visit (Monday - Friday).

Like the idea of droplink suspension, but want something lighter, sharper and more trail orientated? You need the Flare.

Think the Rocket sounds good, but prefer 29er or 275 Plus wheel options? You need the RocketMAX.

Looking for a hardtail with Rocket toughness and attitude? You need the new BFe.

Are you in the UK and would like to demo a Rocket? Contact us via our Demo Page to organise a demo ride with us.

• Read our Founder and Bike Designer Cy Turners' theory behind using steel for our full suspension bikes here.....
• Read all about the development and features of the Cotic droplink suspension here.....

New Longshot geometry brings a new balance, speed and capability to the Rocket. Long frame, matched with a responsive stem in the 30mm-50mm length range is combined with a slacker head angle to balance out the handling for a beautifully controlled and exciting ride. Better up, better down, better for everyone.

New sizing: Every frame size has been been redeveloped, with attention paid to the riders of that specific frame size.

A new 1x specific swingarm with forged parts brings added stiffness and tyre clearance. Latest generation 27.5 x 2.6" rubber will fit, and Boost spacing and chainline keeps everything futureproof. New 1x integrated One Up top guide (included).

Increase travel up to 157mm at the rear - optimised around 160mm forks, but now certified for up to 170mm travel forks.

Revised Gold build now features the awesome Cane Creek HELM fork for the same price as the 2017 build. Amazing value, amazing performance.

• Radical Cotic Longshot geometry is specifically designed for 30-50mm stems, giving incredible steering responsiveness combined with hugely confidence inspiring capability at speed.
• Reynolds 853 Ovalform and DZB tubed front end brings precision, beautiful ride feel, durability and strength
• 44mm standard head tube designed with external bottom cup for taper steerer compatiblity and zero stack top cup for minimal stack height
• Custom Cotic designed 35mm heat treated cromoly seat tube for super stiff support for the main suspension pivots
• 31.6mm seatpost size is dropper seatpost compatible. Internal 'Stealth' dropper post remote routing
• Regular threaded bottom bracket for reliability and ease of maintence
• Rear mech cable routed internally through the steel seatstay for clean lines and low noise
• Dedicated 1x drivetrain design - maximum width swingarm pivot, low drop, forged construction swingarm heads with integrated One Up Components award winning Top Guide. Combined with ISCG05 lower tabs for maximum drivetrain reliability and security
• 6066-T6 aluminium swingarm with Syntace X-12 BOOST148 x 12 rear axle for maximum wheel stiffness and mud clearance.
• Main and seat tube pivots are 15mm diameter, and droplink thru axle style linkage clamp keep the frame solid front to rear
• 1 bottle mount
• Clearance for big tyres - Latest generation 27.5 x 2.6" tyres
• Optimised around 160mm forks for great balance of speed and precision. Options are open though - bring on the big hits with 170mm fork option
• 157mm of Cotic droplink suspension brings grip, fun and massive bump absorption capability via a strong progression rate on the linkage driven single pivot layout
• Sizes - Small (390mm), Medium (425mm), Large (460mm) or XL (495mm)
• Weight - Gold Spec Bike 30.7lbs w/o pedals

All our bikes are hand assembled to order here in Sheffield by Paul, Cy, Richard or Will. If there's anything on the spec you're not sure about, or don't need, give us a ring to discuss. We'd much rather leave something off you don't need and charge you a bit less than waste a perfectly good part you'll not use when we can put it on someone elses bike. Better for you, better for us, less waste, so better for everyone.

When ordering, you can choose key components to help you get the fit you want on your bike (contact us if you need help), but you can also go custom if you want to personalise your build still further. Many of our builds can be customised extensively, with headset, brake, wheel and fork travel options available.

NOTE: Specifications subject to change without notice. Because of this, bikes shown in videos and photos are likely to feature a different spec to that currently offered.

The chart is a guide to frame size. Longshot Geometry means that the frames are low and long, with plenty of standover room. You can take this two ways: We recommend going for the size suggested for your height on the chart, and getting all the benefits of running a super short and responsive 30-35mm stem. If you prefer a more conventional setup, you could go for the next size down with a long dropper post to keep pedalling height, and run a 45-50mm stem. Make sure you consider your leg length as well. If you upsize you might not be able to fit a dropper post with 150mm drop due to the collar hitting the seat tube top or the dropper post bottoming out on the seat tube droplink pivot. If you are unsure about that or anything else, 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 and what seatpost you are planning to use.

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Seatpost diameter: 31.6mm (get 380mm long minimum)

Front Mech: Not applicable - 1x drivetrains only.

Fork: Minimum 150mm. Maximum 170mm travel, 561mm axle-crown (without sag)

Bottom Bracket width: 73mm

Bottom Bracket thread: Conventional English/BSA

Chainring: Single only, boost chainline

Chainguide Mounting: ISCG05 bottom 2 tabs. Integrated Cotic x OneUp Components Top Guide (included with frame or bike)

Headset: 44mm for Taper Steerer forks: Hope 2H, Cane Creek ZS44 Top/EC44 Bottom, Chris King Inset I7

Rear Hub: Boost148 x 12 bolt through

Rear Axle: Syntace X-12

Rear Mech Hanger: Syntace X-12 Type 1 (Conventional or Shimano Direct Mount)

Shock: 200 x 57

Shock Fittings: 15.75 x M8 Down Tube End, 24.0 x M8 Seatstay End

Dropper Post Routing: Stealth via the down tube

Rear Brake Mounting: I.S. Compatible with up to 203mm diameter rotors