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The Soul is the original long fork steel hardtail. A trail riding machine in the truest sense, the Soul has amazing adaptability and all round performance. It's just as happy ripping up the singletrack at your local woods or trail centre as it is tearing down mountains on your summer holidays.
Its first major update in 6 years (it was THAT good the first time) has centred around meeting the new stringent CEN safety regulations that all frames must now comply with. New features include the introduction of our Ovalform top tube which optimises the stiffness in each direction, and the super strong Reynolds 853 main frame is joined by a Reynolds 631 head tube, and carefully designed tapered gussets. This allows us to not just meet, but exceed these new requirements. We didn't do it the easy way either, as the Soul is now fully certified for up to 140mm travel forks, rides better than ever and yet weighs just 40grams more than the outgoing model. At the other end of the frame, our dinky new machined and pocketed cowled dropouts include a replacable mech hanger and are half the weight of our previous all steel items. They look very pretty too!
We haven't thrown the baby out with the bathwater though, fear not! Cotic geometry carries over unchanged; it's what made the Soul the legend it is in the first place. It's the same inspiringly, wonderfully twinkle-toed ride it always was. We have moved things on as well, though. The Ovalform top tube increases handling accuracy that the latest stiff steering forks demand, yet this tube is more compliant vertically than the previous round tube and at no increase in weight. Allied to our tireless efforts to ensure that the strength of the frame is only where it needs to be and you are left with a incredibly light yet tough frame, with all the aggression, compliance and terrain molding ability of the original star, but with more edge when you're really pushing on. Our riding's progressed; the Soul has too...
Reynolds 853 main tubes - Because it's the best, and massively strong.
Thick walled Reynolds 631 head tube
Larger diameter thinwall tubing with Ovalform top tube combines with ultra compact frame layout for a supple yet precise ride feel.
4130 cromo wishbone stay rear end. Bridge-less S-bend chainstays with Cotic Hexten gussets for improved fatigue life and massive mud clearance.
Superlight custom machined and pocketed dropouts with replaceable mech hanger.
Geometry with commitment!
Minimum 100mm travel forks, and handles great all the way up to 140mm travel.
Long top tube, short stem set up (60-90mm stems recommended) for super sharp steering whilst maintaining a comfortable day riding stretch.
Steep seat angle and short 16.5" chainstays give fantastic climbing traction, and negates the 'nodding dog' syndrome where badly designed bikes pop the front end up when running long forks.
Sizes - 16", 17.5" and 19". The frames are designed to be compact and chuckable.
Weight - 4.4lbs for the 17.5"
Seatpost diameter: 27.2mm (wise to get a decent length one)
Front Mech: 28.6mm (Top Pull)
Bottom Bracket width: 73mm
Headset: 1.125" only |
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