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Cotic looked good and was graphically interesting because it's nearly symmetrical on both axis, so we could potentially do interesting things with it. If I had realised how many people would mispronounce it , I probably would have picked something else. There was very little pre-meditation when Cotic started though...I have always wanted to design things, I’ve loved it since I was a kid.
I got samples through them and they were good, and people who rode them loved them. That was the original Cotic Soul. It was right at the start of Internet direct selling, and my friend said he would “write” me a website in exchange for a frame and bits. I got a quote for what I told the back was a car loan for £25k to buy the first batch of frames.
Given the global changes in the past few years, have they impacted smaller brands more than bigger brands? Kate Potter racing a Cotic in the XC World Champs in Canberra, Neko Mullaly racing a bike I helped design in the DH World Champs in 2023, and being able to walk into his pit at races to say hello too.