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Cotote 1999, rebuild 2012

my brother built this bike originally in about 1999, rode it for many years then he moved to the capital so cant ride it so it was left in a garage for 2 years, then he gave it to me to see if i could make better use of it, so i used it but didnt change it for a year. then i played with it :)

Frame:
Coyote DUAL

Fork/Headset:
unknown trails fork/cane creek

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Deore XT (new chainrings)/shimano

Pedals:
DMR V8(rebuilt with new bearings)

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Deore XT (new)

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Deore XT new and old

Handlebars/Stem:
Ritchey/Bontragor

Saddle/Seatpost:
Specilized/Coyote (30.0mm!!!!annoying!)

Brakes:
Deore XT Vbrake front/SLX hydrolic rear (new for wheelies)

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Rigida/HOPE/specilized (all original!)

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic 719/Hope pro2 EVO/DTcomp/Specilized (all new)

More Info:
i grew up watching my brother do wheelies around roundabouts and doing tricks ect on this bike and now its mine, and i have tried to keep things original where i can, but broken parts (eg.forks,rearwheel/rear shifter) which there were some have been replaced by modern

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. Original
  2. Initial
  3. trials tricks

Current Stage Info:

Been getting more interested in trials and tricks but it was starting to take its toll on my suspension forks, so got these off a friend and has changed the whole game for the better. I know its ugly and mishmash but its all there for a reason and purpose

Added by ArferBar. Last updated over 11 years ago.

2 Comments

sloman

sloman says:

nice bike,looks well loved. digging that LONG rear deraileur. enjoy

Posted over 11 years ago

ArferBar

ArferBar says:

thankyou very much, its a weird build but it has history and purpose

Posted over 11 years ago