Been looking around for a real DH rig. Just wanted to hear some opinions on the Rotec moto. I knew a guy who rode one a few years ago but he moved to a different bike a while ago. The bike looks ultra clean and simple. Any knowledge would be good.
Rotec? what do you think?
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Are you looking at one of the old Rotecs or the newer design? The old one is an absurd boat for most people...the newer ones were pretty cool when I gave one a quick pedal around in Utah last fall. Smaller, lighter, yadda yadda.
MD
MD
the new moto looks like a solid rig. its got the mount for the hopy steering damper. stock with floating brake and some other nice componets with it dont have the specs memorized but it looks to be a very race oriented bike. with some trail riding in mind.
I have a biased view(cuase Sully is a friend) but besides that, I really like them , they feel fun and pedal well. not very heavy but good and strong. Also the Rotec riders really loe there bikes...and rip on em'! I really recomend checking them out, that bike with a 5ht and the manitou fork with SPV(sherman?) is cool!.... and Sully will help you with what ever you need..hes a good guy! 
I've ridden the new one, and I really like it, especially since the chainstays have been shortened to a normal DH length. It felt light enough, and it seemed to do everything well except pedal (even with a 5th element, but I don't know what the spring rate was, so I wouldn't take that observation too seriously).
Hmmmm. I want to say somewhere around 17.5", but I'm afraid I don't remember.
that sounds about right, but i think they may be even a 1/4" longer. they ride like limos, super stable at speed......Tully said:
I don't like em. Rode one a year or so ago and it was LOOOONG (unmanuallably so), pedaled like absolute crap (bobbed more than a thai hooker with a schlong in her mouth), generally didn't like the geometry. I really don't understand the idea of a BB-centric pivot, it offers a lot of disadvantages and bugger all benefits.
Was that the old one or the new one? New ones are normal wheelbases, 44, 45, or 46 in. depending on size. And the new one I pedalled was pretty good with the 5th Element on it, but then again, it might just have been oversprung.thaflyinfatman said:
MD
my arrow has 4.5 inches of travel and a concentric pivot, same location as the rotec, and it pedals like crap. I don't have a fifth ele though, so it might help, but I've never been happen with the way that it pedaled. More bounce than my 8" travel schwinn.
I can't vouch for the rotec as I've never ridden one, but if I had the option of a concentric pivot again, I don't think I would take it.
I can't vouch for the rotec as I've never ridden one, but if I had the option of a concentric pivot again, I don't think I would take it.
thaflyinfatman said:
I'm pretty un-PC a lot of the time, but really now.
Rotec's are cool bikes, Sully has a new model coming out at Interbike this year which will have clearance for larger tires out back, and additional enhancements like 1.5 steer tube as well. Cory's right, he's a good guy and cares about his bikes, riders, and company. He also owns GRC Components.
Poor Sulley. That company seems like it will forever be stuck with the long wheelbase stereotype, even though its no longer true.
The new bike looks very promisign, that for sure. As for the current ride, all the old rules don't apply anymore. The one i sat on at the last interbike show wasn't long at all, although a parking lot test ain't exactly the place to comment on how it rides.
The new bike looks very promisign, that for sure. As for the current ride, all the old rules don't apply anymore. The one i sat on at the last interbike show wasn't long at all, although a parking lot test ain't exactly the place to comment on how it rides.
I like them 
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I think this is Sulley's rig:
Me on my old 1999 Rotec:
Me and my 2002 Rotec:
Me on my old 1999 Rotec:
Me and my 2002 Rotec:
Hey thanks guys you have made up my mind. Gonna be a while till I can get it but Hey things can only get better.
It was the one without the linkage, whichever that is.MikeD said:
thaflyinfatman,
If you rode one without linkage and it was long (manual-wise) you rode an early 2003 prototype in a large, with the longer CS and different geometry, spring rate, etc.
I'd say it was B.C Place since you last rode it or their abouts??
04's are different and I'm quite sure you haven't ridden the newer model unless you've ridden one at Whistler this year.
All the same, can't compare what was then a 3 month ol 2003 proto to a 2004 production piece. Not the same animal.
New 05's will be a new animal all together again.
If you rode one without linkage and it was long (manual-wise) you rode an early 2003 prototype in a large, with the longer CS and different geometry, spring rate, etc.
I'd say it was B.C Place since you last rode it or their abouts??
04's are different and I'm quite sure you haven't ridden the newer model unless you've ridden one at Whistler this year.
All the same, can't compare what was then a 3 month ol 2003 proto to a 2004 production piece. Not the same animal.
New 05's will be a new animal all together again.
A pic of sulleys new proto made it to hcor......
Looks like it was missed in all the hoopla of rails, pink, and pedros girls.......
Looks like it was missed in all the hoopla of rails, pink, and pedros girls.......
That thing looks sweet !!!
or here if you dont want to wait for a butt load of pics (the link is worth a look BTW), this is just more direct....
Havent ridden any of the new ones.
That said, I don't know another individual in the industry that I'd rather do business with than Sully.
That said, I don't know another individual in the industry that I'd rather do business with than Sully.
yet you work for the big "S"Damn True said:
:devil:sweet lookin frame. any idea when those are expected to come out? or prices?
Acadian said:yet you work for the big "S"
Sully is a stand up guy who runs a one man show and as far as I know, does a great job of it.
Compared to say.........another "individual" from.....Washoe County?
Yea, sully is the man, I love that guy. His new rig is really cool! Id rock one! hhmmm... I really like the new frame. hhmm...???
Bibs, you forget your ADD medicine again?? Say'n hhmm?? alot these days......bibs said:
yea, its been a long day, and the meds for my leg , to make me feel better make me dumber than usal, its hell being stupidoly said:
it's nice looking, and the rear end is identical to a straight 8, linkage and all...but I'm so scared of a concentric now....hmm...maybe the shock will help...maybe I should to that on mine...
And now your even stupider because of the meds.bibs said:yea, its been a long day, and the meds for my leg , to make me feel better make me dumber than usal, its hell being stupid
I've got last year's Rotec - the one without the new rear end - and its hands-down the fastest bike I've ever ridden. Well worth the money I paid for it - every penny.
Erin
Erin
edinSvenson2 said:
I had a Honda CBR 900RR it was pretty fast
The new rig looks like it could be faster... and thanks Tyler, I already felt it...
hey me 2!!bibs said:I had a Honda CBR 900RR .