We've started getting a trickle of Genesis bikes through for customers, and felt compelled to write about 'em.
Yup. We want one. So to share our lust, we've created our 5 most wanted 2010 Genesis bikes.
Most of us gave up dreaming of being the next Bradley Wiggins after we got dropped by that seventy year old in our last sportive. This is a realistic bike with realistic aims. Not to be the quickest, but to be the quickest AND most comfortable road bike possible for British roads. Long rides with a smooth predictable performance? Job done and yes, I desperately want one.
The Core range is Genesis's, uhh, core range. Not some run of the mill hardtail is this though. Even the entry level Core 10 gets hydraulic brakes, but our most desired Core has to be the Core 40. Hitting the magic £999.99 price point (and perfect for cycling to work), it's spec is awesome for the money. Rockshox Recons? Look at the price point they appear on other bike ranges...
Shimano specs are high here too, with included pedals, Deore chainset and M575 hydraulic disc brakes. This might be the best value trail bike around at the moment, but forget all that. Yellow and grey just floats our boat.
The Genesis IO. A personal admission here. I've spent the last two years dreaming of owning this bike. If it wasn't for the fact I've got three bikes in a kitchen designed to take none, I would be the proud owner of one right now. Girlfriendless, but proud. In fact it's difficult for me to write about this without shaking a little bit with jealousy. I've ridden one, very briefly, and can confirm it rides a lot like it looks. On, off power, won't be much fun in the flats, but then you're not getting this for flats. You're getting it because it'll make your favorite trail a different beast, because you can actually afford it, because the steel frame is gorgeous (best looking bike in the entire Genesis range), because for sheer fun to cost - it's the best value bike around. Enough. I'm upsetting myself.
Finally, their commuting/urban singlespeed, the Genesis Flyer, hasn't stopped selling since it was introduced. None more real steel, retro appeal oozing out of every perforated microfibre on the handlebar tape - this is the epitome of the current fixation with fixies. The small gauge tubing will make you think of every classic bike you ever saw, but this isn't a classic ride. Fast, responsive and the most fun you can have on two wheels on tarmac. Carefully thought out finishing touches like the built in tensioner and carefully position bottle mount (it's on the seat stay for a reason...), means that this apparently simple bike is the embodiment of the brand.






