Genesis Madison

Genesis Madison

Anyone own one? Wondering if it is a good buy compared to, for example, Dolan Pre Cursa.

there is one at great portland st evans atm

those seat and chainstays are BEEFCAKE

The cranks do not exactly inspire confidence, but the frame I like. It looks honest with the steep angles. Not for street use, I am sure.

Would be good to get the opinion of someone who has ridden one.
Seems good value at the moment as ProBikeKit have it for >£400

http://www.probikekit.com/uk/bikes-frames/bikes/road-bikes/genesis-madison-track-bike.html

Ive ridden one. It rode like an old Giant Omnium i had. Pretty damn stiff.
Not pleasing at all to ride around my area (Birmingham) but could see it as a good option for folks looking to take it indoors for some track time.

If its got to be a Genesis, go with the Flyer.

Bump - As im sans fixed at the moment i'm tempted to get one of these as i can get one cheap through work, and the short top tube suits me - to use for general hacking around and potential herne hill use. Would probably swap the fork for crabon.

Anyone had any experience with one since this thread was last responded to?

I didn't get on with mine. It was exclusively for track use, I used it weekly for a couple of months and knew it wasn't for me. It was a 54 FWIW

The wheelbase is very short and the angles seemed steep even for a dedicated track bike. I found the toe overlap extreme too. Im not sure that going a size up would have made any difference to these issues.

The wheelset was heavy and supplied with utilitarian tyres given its intended for track use. The bb was a fairly rudimentary affair, square taper cranks, and a rather ugly rear dropout assembly left me feeling rather short-changed, its not exactly cheap and cheery. Unbranded finishing kit too.

Dolan Pre Cursa or Genesis Madison.

No contest.

Cheers merak - I did have concerns about the toe overlap, esp as I'd be getting a 52 - prob best to steer clear!