In The Beginning: Genesis Owners

@amac090 genesis are quite responsive in my exp - could email them the question enquiries@genesisbikes.co.uk

I love my flyer. Got it on here back in February. Had some Velo Orange Crazy Bars which were just a touch too crazy so I put some Ergotec Space ones on.

Got some guards in the shed from a friends old bike and I can’t think of anything else I want to do to it but that is also why it’s so good. Maybe a longer stem one day but that would only be for the sake of it.

it’s just so low maintenance and exactly what I wanted from it.

Pics from various modes (just different bags really)

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Tidy that - flyers ftw

What happened to the 650b crimping plan?

It is pretty good for glasgow potholes tbf. Don't want to completely slate it as it does have some good points.

Still havnt got round to it! It means totally stripping the bike down and I just use it too much at the moment to stomach doing that. Maybe when the weather gets better and the road bike comes out!

I'll give that a crack, cheers

I got a 700 x 42c Continental Sport Contact II in 2016 CdF. I reckon there would've been room to go slightly larger, maybe 45c, but I am yet to test this theory.

Seconded - especially at the front. Was tightest around the chainstays, acres of clearance on the seatstays.

It's the hub weight comments that are swinging it for me. I know IGH's are heavy and it will result in the rear of the bike being heavy - I guess I should have asked: is it more noticeable than a 3 speed hub on the Brompton? That's the only comparable I have.

Weight aside, I'd expect that bike to plow through potholes!

Ah good to know. A mate has some 45s (can’t remember what now) that I wanted to try in there. And yeah @S_b the limiting factor seems to be the chainstays near the BB. Shitloads if room everywhere else.

Theres this guy on mtb-news that runs 2.0 Continental Racekings in his, biggest i've seen so far on the net:

https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/aufbau-grosse-lust-maessiges-budget-wenig-wissen.772763/post-14107198

pictures of cleareances further down the thread. i think its too tight though.

on my 2020 cdf and the old 2016 day one 45mm without guards was rideable without issues.

Ah cheers for that. He’s got the same version as me (same colour even) so that’s a good guide. Yeah I reckon that’s not enough mud clearance for the kind of riding I’ve been doing, but that’s useful to see.

2015 models onwards had much better clearance AFAIK

I don't really notice the hub weight to be honest.

I might benefit from putting different tyres on, came with Maxxis overdrive excel thought they seem to get good reviews.

Interesting that Genesis aren't making any MTBs anymore, other than the Longitude, which is more of a tourer anyway. I guess they've probably been left behind in the arms race of boutique branding and progressive geometry.

Saracen and Genesis are basically the same company.
Saracen = MTB/Off Road
Genesis = Road/Gravel

Ahh right

First ride on the Longitude today. What a fun bike. (Excuse clip on guard!)

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An update at this post https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15376626/ .

There is a rub with with WTB Venture 27.5x47. I believe that mostly comes from the mud and likely because I used fenders. It did not allow mud to clear before reaching the narrowes part of the chain stays.

My eyes are set on CDF 2021 frame.

Don’t suppose anyone has an XS CDF for sale?

Slowly been updating my Croix de Fer, first posted at the very start (https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13831235/) Got some Brooks tape to go on still and cable it all back up again. Slight snowy interruption yesterday.

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Nice thatch (& bike)

did you get this repainted? seems to have the paint and decals of the older style genesis cdf but all the mod cons of the newer ones. like it a lot!

Thanks! Thatch is a bit saggy but kept the snow off!