Cotic, purveyor of fine Reynolds 853 frames to the gentry, is organising a series of Cotic owner get-togethers/potential Cotic owner demo rides during 2005, in association with A Quick Release holidays.

The first Cotic Big Day Out will be at Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Clipstone, Nottinghamshire on Saturday 5 March. The format is simple - meet up, let the AQR guides lead you around the Pines singletrack, lunch at the cage, more riding, back to base fo coffee, cakes and chat.

Numbers are limited to around 30 riders, and there'll be a 50-50 split between Cotic owners and people who'd just like to try one out. So, free guiding, somebody else's bike, woods, singletrack, can't be bad. And if you find your wallet twitching there'll be a 5% discount of any Cotic frames bought on the day...

Cotic supremo Cy Turner tells us that the plan is to do another couple or three Cotic days during 2005 - dates and venues TBC, but the Dirt Demo Day at Saab Salomon Mountain Mayhem will definitely be one of them. More Cotic information at www.cotic.co.uk - you can register for the Sherwood Pines Big Day Out at bigdayout@cotic.co.uk.