Looks like I just bought one, so tell me how great they are and also how long are your forks.
Thanks
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Genesis iO - any owners?
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Singlespeed I presume......
I have the ID 8spd version and think it's great! Well done sir!
Oops! Forgot about the forks: 100mm as supplied. Mainly because it's my winter-gloop machine and I want to keep some weight on the front wheel. Have toyed with the idea of tinkering with the forks 'cos I think they can be 130 travel, but I don't think it would improve the handling in the muck.
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single speed here , got it for a winter bike last jan , not go off it yet, rode trans wales on it in 2011 great bike
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I'm very tempted by one and I don't like steel hardtails
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Singlespeed here too, fitted with now v old 100mm Fox Floats from my old sub-5. Had it a couple of years and more than happy with it.
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I've got the ID 8 speed and I love it. Stock with 100mm Recons.
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Got one of the first years' batch of silver frames a while back. Loved it to bits, only sold it to buy a Singular Hummingbird, as it had the option to fit gears and so effectively replaced two bikes.
The Io is an awesome frame. Ran it with old 105mm Marzocchis, which was fine. Switched to 100mm Rebas, also fine, and a far shorter fork than the Marzocchis. Upped travel to 115mm, and it was a little waggly on climbs, but descended as well as when it used to have the Marzocchis on it. All in all an excellent frame. You'll have a ball on it.
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I had one and loved it but the dropout lug things etc for singlespeeding were made of cheese. (mind's gone blank - wtf are they really called?) I just couldn't get it to stop moving under pressure no matter what I tried.
Other than that it was a bike which was way more than the sum of it's parts.
Oh and the saddle was the comfiest I've ever used. ever.
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I got a frame only 2009 model, running singlespeed and with 100mm forks (Magura Menjas). Built with sensible rather than lightweight parts. And a few lightweight parts.
Possibly my most favouritest bike ever.
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Mutts nuts
100mm fork on mine running ss.. All day rides/kielder twice and various
Selkirk 100k'sPosted 4 months ago # -
It is an 8sp one whichever that is. Going to be my commuter and winter bike. Currently has some 100mm rebas on but also have some suitable steel rigid forks.
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can you still buy the singelspeed version new anymore? its a shame as i really liked the look of those, best looking ss bike in my opinion, especially the silver and red framed ones.
Will have one one day, always on the lookout, there was a silver frame went for £65 on here the other day, was gutted i missed it!
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Ah.....actually, Ivandobski+100 (although I don't think they're made of cheese, they are almost too hard so the washers dont get a grip on them)
You might want to purchase a tug-nut thingy. I'm on my 3rd set of track nuts as i keep stripping them trying to tighten them enough to stop the wheel slipping!
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Love mine! Just bought it because I needed a cheap bike but I've ended up riding it loads
Week 44: Silly new bike! by Stuart Marshall, on FlickrPosted 4 months ago # -
Lovely handling. Way better than its price point.
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I like mine except for the horrid white forks, bars and originally seat. Could paint them but that level of technology goes against the whole principle of SS.
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i pulled my pants down in front of everyone at SSUK08 in order to win one. with 100mm forks, tubeless wheels, and the 853 version it was the MOST comfortable bike i've ever owned.
regret selling it, but tbh i really really don't like track ends on mtbs
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I've got one, it's a cracking bike.
It's now for sale as I've built a 29er
Any takers?
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yes me steve, Im waiting on photos!
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This is my commuter.
It was an ebay bargain, bought about 18 months ago, and I wont make you all jealous by telling you the price. (especially as the seller chucked in a set of rigid forks and extra pedals)
Its my favourite bike, a month after I got it I commuted to work on a Friday, raced it at Hit The North on the Saturday, did a lakes ride on it on the Sunday and was commuting on it again on the Monday
13 mile each way commute, perfectly comfortable, and a mate lent me his Kona cross bike which I didnt really get on with so its back on the Genesis tomorrow.
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I didn't like mine, it felt woooden compared to the On One, long gone...the Genesis that is..
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Finally got out on it last night. Was great in the mud, and really like the alfine.
Only issues were the rapid rise shifting which was pretty annoying, the fact I didn't put enough air in the forks so it packed down on the steep stuff, and the flat tyre I got on the last downhill, and the saddle that came on it that felt like a wooden bench. Oh and I kept clipping trees for some reason. Don't think the bars are any wider than any of my others but hit about 4 last night. Might just be lack of recent night ridingPosted 4 months ago # -
I've recently changed the shifter on mine to a gripshift style one (it is the nexus 8spd shifter)
I did this for 3 reasons: to change the shifting style so I'm not distracted by the rapid rise arrangement, the ability to change through the whole gear range in one flick of the wrist and the ability to move the brake levers inboard so i can single-finger brake.
It only cost 13 quid.
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