Article Video: Cotic EMTB Prototype First Ride Impressions!

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As you should all know by now, Cotic announced that they are developing their own eMTB, this is great news for fans of Longshot bikes who want a motor to help them out on their rides, but the bad news is that Cotic won’t be launching their eMTB until around 2023, and I’ll get into that in a moment.



Cotic EMTB Prototype – First Ride Video









I was lucky enough to swing a leg over the Cotic EMTB prototype a few weeks ago. I’d spotted the EMTB while chatting to Cy and the prototype EEB was actually sat next to us when I recorded a short interview at Cotic HQ, but it wasn’t until a few days later that I would finally ride it.



For Cotic fans, the elephant in the room is that this EMTB is made of aluminium rather than steel, although steel is still used for the seat stays. Aluminium isn’t unheard of from Cotic and in the past, the brand did offer a full suspension alloy frame named the Hemlock, so this isn’t really a change in material but rather going back to something...

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