Hmmm looking tasty.

Details here, http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/madison-genesis-volare-953-first-look-36202/

Reynolds 953 steel, U23 race team to test it. It’ll be very interesting to see the results as the season kicks off. Hats off to Genesis on this one.

i dread to think what it will retail for though.

I think it is very nice though

probably similar to / less than many plastic frames…

funny thing: you could probably say that i’ve got a bit of a steel obsession, but i don’t like the shiny shiny, it should be eye catching though and that’s maybe half the point of a team bike…

Well the Equilibrium-ti is £1500 so you’d expect it to be more than that given the Cotic and Pipedreams experiments with 953 MTB frames. Pity as I really fancy one.

Looks lovely. I don’t really go in for the classic steel thing but this is an exception.

Argh, inline seatpost!

Fair play for making a steel race worthy frame for the team.

But it’ll cost loads no doubt. A custom build Rourke will probably be cheaper.

I wonder if they’ll do a more basic version at a similar price to the Equilibrium?

Also, I cant see any rack mounts?!?!?!

Was talking to Dom from Genesis at the bike show today – the prototype bike is bloody lovely. I talked to him just as he was just putting the bike on the display having commuted to the show on it!

Moda have a similar 953 framed bike retailing for £2k, weights in at about 16lb, which is about par with carbon and ti at that price. Can’t wait to see some MTBs built with those tubes.

Also, I cant see any rack mounts?!?!?!

WTF!!! are you for real!!!!!

It is a race frame!!!!

Also, I cant see any rack mounts?!?!?!
WTF!!! are you for real!!!!!

It is a race frame!!!!

Quite!

Looking at many of the posts from the “new-to-road-biking-and/or-Cyclocross” members on STW sometimes I get the impression they believe every road or CX bike should have rack mounts. WTF for????

BB86 🙄

In the market for a new road bike, this is worryingly the first that appeals.