Cotic Escapade Silver 2x vs BMC URS 01 LT ONE
Both are gravel bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.
The short answer
These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.
What actually separates them
- Price
- The Cotic Escapade Silver 2x is £50 cheaper — £3,949 against £3,999.
- Weight
- The BMC URS 01 LT ONE is 0.6kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
- Tyre clearance
- The Cotic Escapade Silver 2x takes 50mm tyres against 47mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
- Climbing gear
- The BMC URS 01 LT ONE has the easier bottom gear (20 gear inches against 23), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.
- Shifting
- Only the BMC URS 01 LT ONE has electronic shifting. Crisper and lower maintenance, but it needs charging and costs more to replace.
Side by side
| Spec | Escapade Silver 2x | URS 01 LT ONE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,949 | £3,999 |
| Weight | 11.1 kg | 10.5 kg |
| Frame | steel | carbon |
| Groupset | Shimano GRX 820 2x12 mechanical | SRAM Rival XPLR AXS / GX Eagle Transmission 1x12 electronic |
| Stack / reach | 1.45 | 1.45 |
| Tyre clearance | 50 mm | 47 mm |
| Lowest gear | 23 in | 20 in |
| Mudguard mounts | Yes | Yes |
| Comfort | 67 | 66 |
| Speed | 19 | 25 |
| Climbing | 42 | 52 |
| Value | 0 | 1 |
Neither might be the right answer
This page assumes an average rider. Tell us how you actually ride and we will rank these two against everything else at the price.
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